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Experts warn COVID-19 could send Closing the Gap targets backwards with data on Indigenous boarding school attendance 'unclear'

For 11-year-old Nadine Kenny, who comes from Indulkana in South Australia's remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, going to boarding school is a chance to follow in her mother's footsteps. Key points: Data shows the number of Indigenous students attending boarding schools in SA has halved since last year Lockdowns in the APY Lands and the vaccine rollout have impacted enrolment rates The Federal Government is offering boarding schools with majority Indigenous enrolment extra funding "It was good for her, and it's probably going to be good for me too … like, mother, daughter going to the same school is pretty cool," Nadine said. According to the Australian Boarding School Association, the number of Indigenous students attending boarding schools in South Australia has almost halved in 2021 compared to 2020. "If we're going to achieve that Closing the Gap target, that's not going to happen unless we have kids from remote communities going to boarding school," he said. Mr Franks credits the rise in Indigenous high school graduation – from 39 per cent in 2001 to 67 per cent in 2019 – to a surge in the number of students attending boarding schools.

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