Help us to help students like Amelia*

In the 2021 floods that hit rural NSW, Amelia (not her real name) was distraught as her family’s cattle were swept away by rising floodwaters. Their house, contaminated by overflowing overflow, was later condemned by council.

Within two weeks of hearing about Amelia’s plight, AISF provided her family with $5,000 to cover the cost of a new laptop, new school books, a new uniform, a care pack and fees for her current school term. Amelia’s school principal said she and her parents broke into tears when they’d heard they would receive the money needed to continue her schooling. They could now focus on restoring their livelihood, knowing Amelia’s schooling was being looked after.

Help us to help students like Amelia*

In the 2021 floods that hit rural NSW, Amelia (not her real name) was distraught as her family’s cattle were swept away by rising floodwaters. Their house, contaminated by overflowing overflow, was later condemned by council.

Within two weeks of hearing about Amelia’s plight, AISF provided her family with $5,000 to cover the cost of a new laptop, new school books, a new uniform, a care pack and fees for her current school term. Amelia’s school principal said she and her parents broke into tears when they’d heard they would receive the money needed to continue her schooling. They could now focus on restoring their livelihood, knowing Amelia’s schooling was being looked after.


Who is the AISF?

The Australian Independent Schools Fund Limited (AISF) was established in 2017 to raise funds to address the needs of disadvantaged students and their schools.

Every dollar raised by the AISF goes directly to fund its objectives; no fees or charges are involved, as all administration is handled by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW), which created the AISF.

Funds are distributed quickly and efficiently to students and schools in need. 

Where does AISF get its funding?

Most of AISF’s funding is from generous corporate and family donors, as well as staff in the independent school sector.

Parents and other individuals can now also make tax deductible donations to the AISF to support families with emergency relief and a range of other longer term activities designed to improve student outcomes and reduce educational disadvantage.

Who is the AISF?

The Australian Independent Schools Fund Limited (AISF) was established in 2017 to raise funds to address the needs of disadvantaged students and their schools.

Every dollar raised by the AISF goes directly to fund its objectives; no fees or charges are involved, as all administration is handled by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW), which created the AISF.

Funds are distributed quickly and efficiently to students and schools in need. 

Where does AISF get its funding?

Most of AISF’s funding is from generous corporate and family donors, as well as staff in the independent school sector.

Parents and other individuals can now also make tax deductible donations to the AISF to support families with emergency relief and a range of other longer term activities designed to improve student outcomes and reduce educational disadvantage.

The positive impact of your donations

“I can’t thank the AISF enough for this grant. It is going to change (the student’s) life. When she was told that it had been approved, she broke down in tears in total disbelief. She had emailed our social worker only this morning to get assistance to get a second hand mattress.. now she can’t get a new bed!! 

Please pass on our deepest gratitude for approving this life changing grant!!”

The positive impact of your donations

“Please pass on our thanks to the AISF. This is such wonderful news.

The family were overwhelmed when advised of this support. Their house has been assessed and as there is mould all through the house and in the roof, they expect it will need to be demolished.”

The positive impact of your donations

“Thank you so much for these much needed funds. Our families will be grateful for the assistance. It was really hard to just choose some families as all our families were impacted with school closures, mental health etc after a very harrowing 18 months for our community. I just chose the ones I knew were most needy.

Again, AIS support is amazing.”

What projects does AISF support?

Some of the projects supported by the AISF to date include:

Emergency Relief

Money has been distributed to students across schools to get them through losses and trauma related to natural disasters such as bushfires, drought and severe storms.

The Early Literacy Project

A program involving multiple initiatives to improve reading and literacy levels in dozens of disadvantaged independent schools. The project funds teachers’ professional learning, the development of learning modules and tools to support parents with decoding and home reading.

The Waratah Project

An initiative to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in 25 NSW schools with a higher than average proportion of indigenous students.

Library Regeneration Program 

In partnership with Dymocks Children’s Charities, AISF supports educationally disadvantaged schools to purchase quality books for their students. To date, the program has assisted in restocking school libraries with quality literature to the value of $36,000.