The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy today announced that 30 schools would participate in the Australian Government’s Youth Advisory Group on Cyber-safety in 2010.
The YAG has now expanded its membership to include primary school students. School students aged 8 to 17 years will have the opportunity to advise the Government on cyber-safety issues currently faced by their peers.
The YAG will consider cyber-safety risks faced by Australian children and young people and communicate to the Government how best to address these and how to communicate cyber-safety messages to other young Australians.
The 30 schools represent a cross-section of the Australian community covering all states and territories. They were selected from a comprehensive list provided by various government and non-government bodies who were asked to identify schools that were interested in cyber-safety issues.
The YAG is one part of the Government’s cyber-safety plan which includes education, international co-operation, a Joint Parliamentary Committee, research, law enforcement and filtering measures.
The 30 schools participating in the 2010 Youth Advisory Group on Cyber-safety are:
- Amaroo School (ACT)
- Telopea Park School (ACT)
- Ascham School (NSW)
- All Saints College, St Joseph’s Campus (NSW)
- Cabramatta High School (NSW)
- Killarney Heights Public School (NSW)
- Monaro High School (NSW)
- William Carey Christian School (NSW)
- Alice Springs High School (NT)
- Sanderson Middle School (NT)
- Burpengary Primary School (Qld)
- John Paul College (Qld)
- St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace (Qld)
- Springwood State High School (Qld)
- Ipswich Girls Grammar (Qld)
- The Heights School (SA)
- Port Lincoln Primary School (SA)
- St Mary’s College (SA)
- Brighton Primary School (Tas)
- Rose Bay High School (Tas)
- Ballarat Grammar (Vic)
- Caroline Springs College (Vic)
- St Bede’s College (Vic)
- St Bernadette’s School (Vic)
- Wesley College (Vic)
- St Ignatius College Geelong (Vic)
- Como Secondary School (WA)
- Donnybrook District High School (WA)
- John XXIII College (WA)
- Narembeen District High School (WA)
For more information on the Government’s cyber-safety plan, visit: www.dbcde.gov.au/cybersafetyplan.
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