The first of its kind embedded in an educational organisation, the Research Institute for Children and Adolescents seeks to improve and optimise the academic and personal wellbeing of boys and girls through rigorous scientific research, with the Institute team and external researchers from universities and private organisations. This research progresses through knowledge translation into practice by promoting and supporting adolescents as engaged research scientists creating opportunities to impact policy-making. The Institute was founded for the purpose of bringing best practice evidence-based programs and initiatives for boys and girls into the daily operations of education and wellbeing.