Sangora Education Foundation

About The Sangora Education Foundation

The Sangora Education Foundation was established in 1990 following receipt of a donation of one million dollars from Shozo Kawasaki, Chief Executive of Sangora Holdings Pty Ltd (subsidary of a Japanese company) with the principal objective of establishing a charitable trust for educational purposes.

The Sangora Education Foundation was established to:

Promote excellence in Education;
Provide opportunities for the study of language and culture; and
Seek co-operation and understanding between students of the world.

Current Awards

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Language & Culture Award

Awarded to year 12 students intending to continue their study of languages.

Innovation in Teaching Award

Awarded to early childhood education, primary, secondary and education support teachers.

Beginning Teachers' Award

Awarded to WA Beginning Teacher of the Year winners.

Post Secondary Education Award

Awarded to year 12 students selected by a panel of principals.

Language Teachers' Award

An award for a language teacher to improve their knowledge of languages and/or language teaching pedagogy.

Special Grants

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Teen Challenge - W.A. Foundation

Teen Challenge was established in 1985. It includes many facilities and one of WA’s largest youth drug and alcohol rehabilitation and training centres.

Sangora Education Foundation funded the costs to run TAFE Computer Education Courses for young men and women to enable these students in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program to work towards receiving their Computer Qualification Certificate whilst at the rehabilitation centre. By training young people in the rehabilitation program i...

Plan International - Bangladesh

Plan-International supports activities that benefit children and families in developing countries. Plan–Bangladesh has been operating since 1994, helping poor children to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection.

Sangora Education Foundation provided a Grant to support Plan’s Global Connections Program – Bangladesh. The project has an emphasis on vocational training for young people in Bangladesh, utilising the opportunity for skills buildin...

HALO - Leadership Development Agency

HALO is a non-profit incorporated career and personal leadership development agency advancing Hopes, Aspirations and Leadership Opportunities. Using a unique peer mentoring model the agency listens to the needs of Aboriginal young people and their families, provides advocacy, programmes and networking opportunities that enable individuals to discover who they are, design their own futures and make a difference in their communities.

Sangora Education Foundation provided a Grant to fund a peer ...

Neerigen Brook Primary School - Community Training

Neerigan Brook Primary School is an Independent Primary school which caters for the culturally diverse needs of children from surrounding catchments. The school is populated with students from over 15 different backgrounds. Almost 20% of the students are indigenous. In 2011 the school developed plans to establish a Community Teaching Kitchen and Restaurant to promote a healthy, active lifestyle through education, participation and commitment.

Sangora Education Foundation contributed a Grant t...

Kanya Mulia School for Deaf Children - Surabaya

Patricia O'Sullivan Humanitarian Project was founded in 1990 by early childhood expert and humanitarian Dame Patricia O'Sullivan and has been involved in supporting the Karya Mulia School for Deaf Children in Surabaya for over twenty years, to improve services for children with hearing disabilities in East Java. It is the only school in East Java that caters for the needs of children who are deaf.

Sangora Education Foundation provided a Grant to assist the humanitarian project in WA&r...