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½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï has set the following program objectives

Long-term program objectives

• Male and female participants are approximately equal in number and of a high calibre.
• Significant increases in participation of high calibre persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) descent.
• By the year 2020 at least 20% of participants will be from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds.

Short-term program objectives

• Male and female participants
• Participants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent
• Participants from low socio-economic status backgrounds should reflect the current cohort of enrolled mathematical sciences undergraduate and postgraduate students.

In the 2013/14 period attendance at the vacation schools and scholarship events increased by 25% overall, female participation increased at all events and the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Schools program expanded significantly, through it’s work inspiring more females, ATSI and low SES students to continue with the study of mathematics and statistics.