Close the Gap Day

Closing the Gap in Education

Improving education outcomes from early childhood to higher education is essential for better health, wellbeing, employment and self‑determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  The Closing the Gap goal aims for 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25–34 to complete a tertiary qualification (Certificate III or higher) by 2031.  Engaging young people in learning and supporting them to complete their education opens pathways to greater opportunities and helps them reach their full potential. 

Join Gnibi in an Indigenous Knowledge Informed Design workshop

Gnibi will be running an Indigenous Knowledge informed Speculative Design workshop that has students, staff and community consider the future of tertiary education, in particular the disciplines they feel will be crucial for future economies, and how this will intersect with Indigenous peoples, communities and Knowledges. 

The goal is to 'draw together' a range of discipline specific understandings, through an Indigenous Knowledge informed practice, to highlight the challenges facing all of us and then apply strength based, solution-focused thinking, to map a collective way forward. 

It is envisioned that each workshop held at each Indigenous event this year, will assist in a collaborative ‘Indigenous Education Strategy and Reconciliation Statement’ co-designed by all participants.

Workshop (1 hour):

Where:  SCU Northern Rivers Campus (Lismore), Gnibi H Block, Room H2.34
Time:    1:00pm - 2:00pm (NSW)

Or Online Workshop (30 minutes):

Time:    3:00pm – 3:30pm (NSW), 2:00pm - 2:30pm (QLD)
Link:     Join via Zoom Link

Register:  scuiecc@scu.edu.au or join via link 30 minutes prior to the online workshop.

About Close the Gap

The people's movement for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health equality. 

For more than a decade now, Australians from every corner of the country, in schools, businesses and community groups, have shown their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equity by marking National Close the Gap Day on the third Thursday in March each year.

The Australian government adopted the goals of the Close the Gap Campaign in 2008, in a strategy known as Closing the Gap, and in 2009 committed to making an annual progress report to Parliament on progress with the Closing the Gap strategy.
In 2020, the Closing the Gap framework and strategy was significantly overhauled, with a “greater focus on partnership between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people”. 

In February 2026, the Commonwealth published the 2025 Annual Report and the 2026 Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap which shows real progress in delivering tangible benefits in communities and focusing on community-led, partnership-based approaches to strengthen self-determination. 

More information: Closing the Gap | National Close the Gap Day - Launch of Report