Our Vision

Thrive: Finishing School Well is a cutting-edge research-in-action partnership that connects world-class mathematical statisticians, computer scientists and social scientists to identify what students of all backgrounds need to thrive at school and finish high school well.

Thrive Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry

Thrive recently submitted evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry on the Factors Driving Educational Attainment, sharing insights from our research on school completion, belonging, attendance, and student wellbeing.

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Thrive: Finishing School Well is a research-in-action initiative bringing together world-leading researchers and experts in machine learning, digital technology, social science, and education. Thrive is uncovering what young people of all backgrounds need to finish high school well — and thrive beyond it. By integrating cutting-edge digital technologies and machine learning with human-centered research, Thrive is setting a new standard for how social challenges are understood and addressed.

Why Thrive, Why Now: New advancements in digital technologies together with the voices of communities and young people are unlocking new capabilities to understand the complexities and nuances of what it means to finish school well — how it varies significantly from one student to another, and from school to school. This integration of digital technology, machine learning, and lived experience will help us identify new ways to improve opportunities for all young Australian's, irrespective of the barriers they face.

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About The Partnership

Learn more about who we are, what we are doing, and how we work

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How We Work

Using Bayesian reasoning to integrate insights from machine learning models and the voices of young people

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Thrive launch: Causal Connections in Full Bloom

Visualisation that highlights strong school completion rates across Greater Sydney and animation links which symbolises growth and resilience.

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What are young people saying about school?

Our Leaders

“The Thrive program was prompted by the recognition that most AI methods, including ChatGPT, cannot address a fundamental concept; causation, that is which factors impact outcomes. Thrive at UTS will develop innovative statistical machine-learning methods that can do this.”

Sally Cripps, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and Director of Technology at the UTS Human Technology Institute

“Thrive will focus on identifying and leveraging community strengths to inform the co-design and trial of innovative approaches to supporting the school engagement of young people who experience complex challenges.”

Professor Rebekah Grace, Director of the Centre for Transforming early Education and Child Health (TeEACH)

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