What is Compass?

The University of Sydney's Compass - find your way to higher education ('Compass') program aims to encourage post-school education to those primary and secondary school children who are traditionally less likely to participate in higher education.

The key goal of the program is to build attainment and aspiration within selected school communities.

To do this, Compass has provided a diverse range of activities, projects and programs that aim to:

• increase school completion rates and
• raise community expectations, student attainment and aspiration.

• $3.4 million from the federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (the Structural and Diversity Adjustment Fund);
• $2 million from the University of Sydney and
• $100,000 from the NSW Department of Education and Training.