Over the past 10 years, great improvements have been observed in the Year 12 attainment rate of Indigenous Australians. This has been due, in part, to government funding of programmes aimed at improving education opportunity for Indigenous Australian students, including funding of scholarships for students from remote areas to attend boarding schools. The current qualitative study investigated the perspectives of school leaders and Indigenous secondary students across the Australian state of Western Australia, on the utility and impact of this boarding provision. Students identified that boarding education allowed them to achieve a dual goal of meaningful career pathways and improved health outcomes, although they faced challenges unique to the Indigenous boarding school experience in terms of student self-concept, racism, homesickness and post-school transitions.

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“更好”的教育：对西澳大利亚土著中学生寄宿学校效用的检验

在过去的 10 年中，澳大利亚土著人的 12 年级学习率有了很大的提高。部分原因是政府资助旨在改善澳大利亚土著学生受教育机会的计划，包括资助偏远地区学生进入寄宿学校就读的奖学金。当前的定性研究调查了澳大利亚西澳大利亚州的学校领导和土著中学生对这一寄宿条款的效用和影响的看法。学生们认为，寄宿教育使他们能够实现有意义的职业道路和改善健康成果的双重目标，尽管他们在学生自我概念、种族主义、