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Victoria University Secondary College
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Victoria University Secondary College is located in Brimbank LGA, VIC. The
College serves a low socio-economic community, with 52% of students being
recorded within the lowest quartile of socio-educational advantage1,2.
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Brimbank residents have high quality access to ICTs, with the LGA recording an
ADII score of 73, above the VIC average of 713. Victoria University Secondary
College school reflects this trend, with the school recently integrating ICTs into
their Literacy and Numeracy curriculums.
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Higher access to ICTs is reflected in the results, with all laptop recipients
surveyed indicating that they have access to reliable internet at home or their
place of study. However, access to a computer remains a key barrier for students,
with 83% indicating that they did not have access to a computer after school
hours.
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Of the students who did have access to a device after school hours, all of them
had to share it with someone else in their household. As a result, laptop recipients
surveyed acknowledged that they frequently, often or occasionally had difficulty
completing school work because they did not have access to a computer.
OVERVIEW
Survey 1
Respondents
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Laptops
Distributed
Survey 2
Respondents
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Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2022, Victoria University Secondary College, Home | My School
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Profile.id, 2021, City of Brimbank, Home | City of Brimbank | Community profile (id.com.au)
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ADII, 2021, The national picture, The national picture (digitalinclusionindex.org.au)