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New scholarships for refugees

<h2 dir&equals;"LTR"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; medium&semi;"><em>School News<&sol;em> recently published a story about how Order of Australia holding trailblazer&comma; Ms Dorothy Hoddinott&comma; with the support and enthusiasm of dedicated fellow staff&comma; has devoted herself to transforming Sydney school&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;holroyd-h&period;schools&period;nsw&period;edu&period;au">Holroyd High<&sol;a> into one of the most <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;school-news&period;com&period;au&sol;profiles&sol;refugee-students-flourish-in-a-culture-of-tolerance&sol;">supportive and inclusive multicultural environments<&sol;a> imaginable for young refugees&period; <&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"LTR"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; medium&semi;">Funding for necessary education&comma; language and support programs is limited and not reliably available&period; The needs of the new residents however&comma; are unwaveringly present and often costly&period; Ms Dorothy Hoddinott &&num;8216&semi;s astounding dedication has been underpinned by a desire to facilitate &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;successful education of <em><strong>all<&sol;strong><&sol;em> the children”&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;4765" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-4765" style&equals;"width&colon; 391px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignright"><img class&equals;" wp-image-4765" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;school-news&period;com&period;au&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;SNAU1-PROFILES-Holroyd-High-9-300x225&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Dorothy Hoddinot with Holroyd High students" width&equals;"391" height&equals;"293" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-4765" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Dorothy Hoddinot with Holroyd High students<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; medium&semi;">In a move that will be welcomed by many&comma; Allianz Australia and not-for-profit humanitarian organisation Settlement Services International &lpar;SSI&rpar; have announced that they are offering the scholarships to help refugees settle in the community&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; medium&semi;">Young refugees needing help with their school education and adults seeking local recognition for their qualifications will be among those eligible for new scholarships worth more than &dollar;90&comma;000&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; medium&semi;">Forty-six scholarships&comma; ranging from &dollar;500 to &dollar;5&comma;000&comma; will be offered in five categories&comma; including primary and secondary school&comma; vocational training&comma; tertiary qualification and skills recognition&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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Suzy Barry

Suzy Barry is a freelance education writer and the former editor of School News, Australia.

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