First Nations Pathways and Engagement

The First Nations Leadership actively commits to developing innovative programs informed by local and national agendas to increase student participation and success. Collaborating across the Colleges, the First Nations Pathways and Engagement team facilitates pre-programs for pathways into university for First Nations people.

First Nations Pathways to University 2026

CDU offers a range of full-time intensive study programs, providing a supported pathway to prepare First Nations students for university study.

Choose a program that matches your interests, like health, arts and humanities, teacher education, STEM, engineering, law, business, or accounting.

Bidjipidji School Program 2026

The Bidjipidji School Program is an outreach initiative designed to connect with students and schools across the Top End and provide an introduction to university, further education and future study pathways.

Through visiting schools and engaging directly with students, the program aims to build awareness, confidence and aspiration by showing young people that university and further education can be an achievable option for them.

For information on the 2026 Bidjipidji School Program, email: Lisa.Smith@cdu.edu.au

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Named after the Larrakia word for dragonfly, Bidjipidji was specifically gifted by Larrakia Elders to support the program. Symbolising enlightenment and illumination, the dragonfly serves as a guiding metaphor for students as they experience and are exposed to various aspects of university life for the first time.

First Nations Pre-Program

CDU offers a range of full-time intensive study programs, providing a supported pathway to prepare First Nations students for university study. You can choose a program that matches your interests, such as health, arts, humanities, teacher education, science, technology, law, business, or accounting.

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