The Education Benalla Program: a case study of place-based action and collective impact in regional Australia

The Education Benalla Program (EBP) is a largescale community project that collaboratively works with public and private sectors, agencies, businesses and community groups in order to improve educational outcomes for young people in the Benalla district in north-east Victoria. Responding to concerns of the impact of social disadvantage on educational attainment and aspiration in the district, the EBP delivers, coordinates and supports a suite of sub-programs and related activities within the key areas of school readiness, student well-being and student transitions. The program is committed to effecting measurable improvement in literacy and numeracy levels, rates of Year 12 completion, transition to tertiary education and training or apprenticeships, and familial expectations of education.