Scanlon Foundation Research Institute Narrative 10 – Community in the Classroom
Part 1 introduces you to the work of Community Hubs Australia through the voices of the participants. Trialed in 2011 and commencing in full in 2014, there are now nearly 100 hub locations in primary schools, predominantly in areas with large populations of new and recent arrivals.
Part 2 takes this focus on community inclusion into the secondary school context. In a highly competitive environment, high schools tend to be, in many situations, quite separated from the broader community.
Our author, John Ross, has undertaken an extensive review of the Community Hubs Australia model and the status of community engagement along these lines in secondary schools.
The Hub Census 2025 highlights the significant role community hubs play in building belonging, strengthening early learning, and supporting pathways to participation and employment.
This report highlights key outcomes, participation and impact from across the national community hubs network in 2025, reflecting progress at a national level and the ongoing support hubs provide to families through schools and local communities.
At the six-month mark of 2025, we look back on some of the stories of impact from our hubs network. The first half of 2025 has brought encouraging momentum – from sustaining a strong national footprint of 98 hubs to continuing the vital support hubs provide to families throughout the school year.
The National Community Hubs Program (NCHP) was established in 2013 to engage newly arrived communities at risk of limited access to education, health and social services, and opportunities for economic independence.
Knowledge Translation to Support Early Learning of Refugee Children and their Families
The research presented in this report is based on a three-year study that focussed on developing understandings and resources to support current and future community hubs and centres with the settlement and early learning of refugee children and their families.
Executive summary: Social return on investment evaluation of the National Community Hubs Program, 2023
This report aims to highlight the impact of the National Community Hubs Program on local communities throughout Australia by estimating the social return on investment of the program in 2023.
