Who we are

Ardoch is a children’s education charity focused on improving educational outcomes for children and young people in communities facing disadvantage.

Our purpose

To support children and young people from disadvantaged communities to engage in learning and believe in a future of possibilities.

Our vision

Every child’s potential is realised through full participation in education.

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Programs

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Partnerships

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Latest news

  • Increasing Our Impact

    Increasing Our Impact

    Thanks to you, our wonderful donors and partners, over the past year Ardoch has supported more children and young people living in disadvantaged communities than ever before. In 2019, we partnered with 135 early years centres, primary and secondary schools, mobilised 1,773 volunteers, delivered over 30,585 program participations and helped improve educational outcomes for 18,815……

  • CEO Autumn Message

    CEO Autumn Message

    Life is difficult for many people right now and children in Australia, indeed around the world, are beginning to experience mass disruption to their education, with the potential of more to come.  However, life for many of the children and young people that Ardoch support has always been difficult, and their education disrupted long before……

  • Meeting Andy Griffiths

    Meeting Andy Griffiths

    The morning of March 5 was particularly wet in the city of Melbourne, but no amount of rain was about to dampen the enthusiasm of 170 children from four Ardoch partner schools visiting the State Library that day. In the world of Australian Children’s books, author Andy Griffiths has superstar status. There was no mistaking……