The college has been working in partnership with the Co-Id Foundation for the past five years to raise money for the children on Bohla Island.

The foundation is run by Fred Hyde, who set it up to give disadvantaged children on Bohla Island the chance to learn.

Cash will be raised through a number of initiatives this year, including the school’s formal and a Marian’s Got Talent show on Friday.

There is also a gofundme page set up.

Student Lauren McCarthy said classmates wanted to get the entire Ararat community behind the cause this year.

“We just want to let them know what we are doing because the school raises money for the foundation every year,” she said.

“We want to let them know how it all works.”

Lauren said the charitable cause provided year 12 students with a change of pace during a hectic year of study for their final exams.

“As a year 12 group we always have our head down working,” she said.

“To have something for us to plan for and do things for, it gets us out of work mode and motivated to do something else other than study.”

Along with raising money the year 12 cohort also takes the time to educated the younger students at the college about the issues facing the people on Bohla Island.

College teacher Matthew Summers said the foundation was a dollar-for-dollar organisation that gave every cent raised to the school to help it run programs and pay for costs.

“The year 12 students this year are doing really well to raise money,” he said.

“There are no administrations fees everything is input into the school.”

Students will also take part in a sausage sizzle, cake stalls and no uniform day to coincide with the Marian’s Got Talent performance.

The money will go towards paying teacher’s wages and buying books and stationery at the Bohla Island school as well as keep the building in good repair.