Youth Summit
Our Youth Summits are a platform for students to voice their ideas around diversity, inclusion and community cohesion to peers, politicians, leaders and the broader community. Since 2016, our Youth Summits have supported student voice and leadership, hosting hundreds of students from diverse government and non-government schools.
Our New South Wales Youth Summits began in 2016. In 2023, in addition to our NSW summit, we held our inaugural Victorian Youth Summit in partnership with the Asia Education Foundation.
In 2024, our first National Youth Summit was held at The Parliament of Australia in Canberra, with schools from around the country attending.
In 2025, our Youth Summit headed north with schools from Queensland and the Northern Territory converging on Queensland Parliament.
In 2026 our Youth Summit is coming to South Australia!
We are excited to announce that our 2026 Youth Summit will be held in South Australia, in partnership with The Abraham Institute.
Register your interest and we’ll keep you updated on the date and give you early access to apply for your school to attend!
"I learned that we all have the ability to make a change in our community and in our schools through our actions."
"The summit helped students feel connected and confident to have complex conversations with others. They walked away more inspired and hopeful."
Check out videos from our 2025 QLD and NT Youth Summit, our inaugural 2024 National Youth Summit, our 2023 NSW Youth Summit and our first ever Youth Summit in 2016.
Local Youth Summits: Coming in 2026!
In 2026, we are partnering with City and Shire Councils to facilitate local Youth Summits in various locations around the country.
Please get in touch if you are interested in a local youth summit in your area.
Thanks to our partner
Together for Humanity programs are supported by the Australian Government Department of Education through the Connected Youth and Communities initiative.