Entrepreneurial Schools 2026-2027 EOI Expression of Interest

Entrepreneurial Schools 2026-2027

The Entrepreneurial Schools project is a two-year national initiative designed to accelerate student agency, contemporary learning models, and entrepreneurial capability. The project is delivered by Young Change Agents in partnership with the Australian Secondary Principals' Association thanks to the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation.

Participants will collaborate with experienced educators and industry leaders to build whole-school approaches that strengthen student voice, connect learning to real-world contexts, and develop capabilities for lifelong learning and civic contribution.

Expressions of interest are sought from principals in Australian public secondary schools.

For more information, see that Frequently Asked Questions (add link)

Please contact the Project Director, Dr Renae Jones with any additional questions.

renae@youngchangeagents.com

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The program will prioritise schools that already have aspirational and/or strategic goals for student agency, students as effective learners or similar. Please share your schools' strategic goals here. *

Schools will be selected based on the following criteria:

Strategic Alignment: Your School Improvement Plan (or equivalent) explicitly references student agency, students as effective learners, student voice, or learner dispositions as current priorities.
Leadership Commitment: Principal sign-off and active participation in coaching and forums. Named school liaison (Deputy or senior teacher) to coordinate implementation internally.
Partnership Readiness: At least one community or industry partner identified or ready to confirm by Term 1, 2026, to enable authentic third-space learning projects.
Inclusive Participation: Commitment to establishing a Youth Council that reflects the diversity of your student body and to tracking progress across all cohorts.
Demonstration Site Willingness: Readiness to share learning through case studies, participate in national forums, contribute to evaluation, and provide evidence for policy development.
Geographic Diversity: Regional and rural schools are strongly encouraged to apply. At least 40% of participating schools will be from regional and rural areas.

Are you able to commit your school to this level of participation?*

What questions would you like answered at the online information session on October 30 2025 (1 - 2pm AEST)? You can register here: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-2027-entrepreneurial-schools-information-session*

Why are you here? What excites you about participating?*

What does participation involve?