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NISEP

The National Indigenous Science Education Program - NISEP is an innovative, university-based program, run collaboratively by Macquarie University staff, high school staff, Aboriginal communities and a growing number of partner organisations and universities.

The main aim of NISEP is to provide secondary students, especially Indigenous students, with the motivation and skills to complete their high school studies and to open pathways to tertiary education.

NISEP logo
Image: National Indigenous Science Education Program
NISEP banner button with the logos for Inspiring Australia, Charles Sturt University and Macquarie University
Image: A collaboration with Inspiring Australia, Charles Sturt University and Macquarie University.

NISEP at Mount Austin High School

In 2012 Macquarie University’s NISEP team joined force with Charles Sturt University and trained our Koori students to become science demonstrators. The demonstrators get taught various science-based activities ranging from microscopy to polymer chemistry. These demonstrators then become the science team that gives science shows to Year 7 students within the school and our feeder primary schools.

A timeline of events

  • 2012 - Students participated in Science Unleashed at Charles Sturt University.
  • 2013 August- National Science Week - Year 10 NISEP demonstrators participated in Science Week activities at the Redfern Community Centre.
  • 2013 September - Students attended Macquarie Uni’s Open day and demonstrated NISEP activities.
  • 2013 October - Students attended Macquarie Uni’s Science workshop.
  • 2013 - NISEP came to MAHS and trained new Year 9 students and they gave the Year 7 students a science show.
  • 2013 - NISEP community day at MAHS (Elders, CSU staff and community came to MAHS)

Collage of three images, the first shows two students doing a science activity, the second shows some other activity and the third is two students in front of a mural of the Indigenous flag.
Image: NISEP activities

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