clontarffoundationannualreport2015 Football is the vehicle, not the main game. CONTENTS Who We Are and What We Do 2 Chairman & CEO’s Report 3 Roll of Honour 17 Corporate Structure 19 Academy Locations 21 Auditor’s Report 25 Financial Report 27 Partners 50 Reece Raymond from Yirara Academy (NT) proudly shows off after a big summer in the gym. Football is the vehicle, not the main game. WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the Our Academies provide an important Academy members are not selected on education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and school-engagement mechanism for many football ability, although many of those employment prospects of young Aboriginal at-risk students who would otherwise not attracted to the Academy have some men and by doing so, equips them to attend or have low school attendance. aptitude for the game. In order to remain in participate more meaningfully in society. the Academy, members must consistently Full-time, locally-based Clontarf staff endeavour to: The Foundation believes that failure to mentor and counsel students on a range experience achievement when young, of behavioural and lifestyle issues while the • attend school regularly, coupled with a position of under-privilege can school caters for their educational needs. • apply themselves to the study of lead to alienation, anger and to more serious appropriate courses, Using a comprehensive approach of consequences. As a prelude to tackling • embrace the Academy’s requirements supportive relationships, a welcoming these and other issues, participants are fi rst for behaviour and self discipline. environment, and a diverse range of provided with an opportunity to succeed and activities, the students develop improved Upon completing the programme, graduates in turn to raise their self-esteem. self-esteem and confi dence which are assisted to fi nd employment. Specialist The vehicle for achieving this outcome enables them to participate in education, Employment Offi cers are engaged to do this, is football. employment and society in a positive way. as well as to provide support until graduates become comfortable with their new jobs The Foundation works by using the existing Academy activities are planned within and surroundings. passion that Aboriginal boys have for football the focus areas of education, leadership, to attract the boys to school and keep them employment, healthy lifestyles and The approach has proven to be very there. Our programmes are delivered through football. In order to remain in the programme, successful, not only in attracting young a network of Academies established in participants must continue to work at their men to school and retaining them but also partnership with schools. Any Aboriginal male schooling and embrace the objectives of in having them embrace more disciplined, enrolled at the school is eligible to participate the Foundation. purposeful and healthy lifestyles. in the Clontarf Academy. STUDENT SPEECH Clontarf was introduced to me around 18 months ago during a a week in the NT in October to reward me and my peers for time where I rarely attended school. When I was there I was often fi nishing Year 11 with an above 90% attendance at school and suspended as I wasn’t really interested in school and failed to see training throughout this year. the importance of it. These experiences and the ongoing support that I receive from Returning after another suspension I was introduced to Charlie, the Clontarf staff has given me the confi dence to try out for a Clontarf staff member who told me a bit about it [Clontarf] and Dubbo College school captain in 2016. Although I won’t know encouraged me to come down to a morning training session the for a little while yet whether or not I am successful, I know that next day. It was from this moment that I felt like I had a place in the without Clontarf I wouldn’t have even attempted to try out nor had school. They were staff that I could relate to and talk to as well as the confi dence to write a speech let alone deliver it in front of the the Academy room being an area of the school I felt comfortable in. whole school. I’m so grateful of the experiences that Clontarf has provided Stephen Wilson - Year 12 Clontarf Student & Dubbo College me. I’ve met the Governor-General and been on numerous trips School Captain 2016. around NSW and QLD and am looking forward to spending Football is the vehicle, not the main game. CLONTARF FOUNDATION 2 CHAIRMAN AND CEO’S REPORT 2015 OVERVIEW We are pleased to report that all 45 Clontarf Baird, Deputy Premier the Hon. Troy Grant Academies previously funded under Sporting MP, Minister for Education the Hon. Adrian During 2015, the Clontarf Foundation Chance will continue to receive the same Piccoli MP, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs the continued to grow, and while growing, level of Federal Government funding ($6.5 Hon. Leslie Williams MP, and their advisors continued to deliver improved results. million per annum in total). We thank former and departmental staff. We would also like to Highlights of the year include: Prime Minister the Hon. Tony Abbott MP, thank the Minister for Innovation and Better Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator the Hon. Regulation the Hon. Victor Dominello MP • The fi rst Academy in the Sydney Nigel Scullion, their immediate advisors and for his support while in his previous role as metropolitan area (Endeavour Sports departmental staff for this vote of confi dence. Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. High School, Caringbah) was opened. • Six new Academies commenced in On 26 June, New South Wales Premier the As foreshadowed in the 2014 Annual South East Queensland. Hon. Mike Baird MP also announced that Report, in 2015 the Foundation extended its • Participant numbers climbed by his Government would provide the extra operations into South East Queensland, with approximately 1,000 to a record 3,770 State Government funding component the opening of six new Academies: at year end. required to add an additional 1,000 boys to • Harristown (Harristown State High • A record 314 participants completed the programme. Plans are in hand to open School, Toowoomba), Year 12. Academies catering for: • The average school attendance was • Toowoomba (Toowoomba State maintained at 80% (61% of participants • 400 boys in total at Mt Druitt, Orange, High School – Mount Lofty and had above average attendance rates). Singleton and Broken Hill (during the fi rst Wilsonton campuses), • The percentage of Year 12 students half of 2016). • Barambah (Cherbourg State School and remaining engaged in employment • An additional 400 boys during the Murgon State High School), or further education 12 months after second half of 2016 (at sites yet to be • Kingaroy (Kingaroy State High School), graduating from the programme, determined). • Warwick (Warwick State High School), improved by 5% over the previous year’s • 200 more boys during the fi rst quarter of • Dalby (Dalby State High School). 2017 (at sites yet to be determined). fi gure to reach a new high of 85%. A seventh South East Queensland During the year, the Federal Government By June 2017, we forecast that more than Academy (Goondiwindi) is scheduled to completed its review of Indigenous 1,800 boys will be enrolled in New South open in March 2016. Wales Academies, surpassing the number of programmes that receive Federal funding The start up in Queensland has been one boys in Western Australian Academies and and announced the names of the of the smoothest we have experienced making New South Wales Clontarf’s largest organisations and programmes that would – mainly due to the outstanding support operating zone. Special thanks for their continue to be funded under the revamped provided by all levels within the Queensland continued support are due to Premier Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS). education system. Particular thanks Dylan Miller and James Gaydon from Dubbo Senior Academy (NSW) take in the view of the Blue Mountains. Football is the vehicle, not the main game. for this are due to the Minister for Education in his home town of Bunbury (WA). the Hon. Kate Jones, Director General Both events were noteworthy on of Education Dr Jim Watterson, Assistant three counts: Director General Selwyn Button, Regional Director Greg Dickman and his regional • Our partners had the opportunity to offi ce staff and last, but by no means least, interact with small groups of boys and to the Principals of all the schools involved. hear fi rst hand how their organisations’ support of Clontarf is Other highlights in an eventful year were the making a real difference. receptions held for Clontarf by two of our • Our boys enjoyed the opportunity to Patrons: hone their developing social skills in • The Governor-General, His Excellency settings that most of them never General the Honourable Sir Peter imagined they could fi nd themselves in. Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), • We, along with the other Clontarf staff • The Western Australian Governor, Her members present, marvelled yet again at Excellency the Honourable Kerry how natural, accomplished and Sanderson AO. entertaining our boys can be in situations such as these. The Governor-General’s reception was held on the eve of the NSW Academies’ Thank you sincerely Your Excellencies! marquee Rugby League Carnival, the Ross The offi cial opening of our new central Kelly Cup, in the gardens of Admiralty House administration building took place in July. with their spectacular views of Sydney More than 100 distinguished guests and the Harbour serving as a backdrop. (many of whom were representing our Approximately 140 boys representing all corporate partners) along with 40 of our Academies participating in the carnival boys were present to see Her Excellency attended, along with 50 prominent the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AO unveil representatives from our corporate, a commemorative plaque.