River Nile Learning Centre

River Nile Learning Centre is located in North Melbourne, Australia on level 1/117 Capel St. River Nile Learning Centre is rated 3 out of 5 in the category school in Australia. We empower young refugee and asylum seeker women through education, to acquire the language, life and work skills to integrate and thrive in our community. The River Nile Learning Centre (RNLC) programs develop essential English language, literacy, numeracy, life and work skills for young refugee and asylum seeker women. Our aim is to equip our students to move onto further education or employment. All programs and services are free, as our students are among the most disadvantaged in the community and are unable to contribute to the costs of their education. Unique aspects of our service include: • Childcare for students who are young mums • Welfare support to resolve complex personal issues for students • Individualised learning and support RNLC is an ACNC registered Charitable organisation, endorsed by the ATO for charity tax concessions and as a Deductible Gift Recipients (DGR). HISTORY The original River Nile Learning Centre (RNLC) was established in 2006 to assist the African refugee community. That entity (ABN: 20 382 591 724) was approved to become a senior-secondary school in December 2016 and changed its name to the River Nile School (RNS). RNS had its first year operating as a registered, independent school in 2017. The new River Nile Learning Centre (ABN: 13 616 662 134) was established in January 2017 to provide education programs and services to young refugee and asylum seeker women, who’s age, visa or personal circumstances prohibit them from being enrolled in the School. Separation of services was a requirement of the School’s registration. 2017 was therefore a transitionary year in establishing two ‘sister’ River Nile entities – RNS and RNLC. Founding members of the new RNLC were Lisa Wilson, John O'Shea, Rich Brown and Susan Pelka.