The WA government and MADALAH Limited has announced a new scholarship program for Indigenous students.

WA Minister for Education and Aboriginal Affairs Tony Buti said the government has committed $1.1 million over seven financial years to fund six scholarships at prominent WA public schools that will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from remote and regional Western Australia to undertake their secondary education in Perth.

The students will attend either Bob Hawke College or Shenton College and will board at City Beach Residential College.

MADALAH Limited, a not-for-profit organisation that has been awarding scholarships to Indigenous students since 2009, will deliver the scholarships.

As part of the scholarship, students will receive mentoring and wellbeing support to ensure their success and set them on a pathway to tertiary studies. They will also receive financial assistance for schooling costs.

The scholarship program supports the Department of Education's Closing the Gap initiative and the WA's Aboriginal Empowerment Strategy.

MADALAH chief executive Laura Kirby told National Indigenous Times "this year we are supporting over 500 young people and we look forward to welcoming these six students into the MADALAH family in 2025".

"Thank you to the minister, Dr Tony Buti MLA, and the state government for choosing MADALAH to partner in this exciting new initiative. Together, we will ensure equal access to education and help shape the lives of six young Indigenous students from remote and regional Western Australian to gain access to a high quality education here in Perth," she said.

"At MADALAH we provide a holistic wrap around support structure to ensure our students' connection to culture remains strong whilst they are schooling away from their country, family and communities. We empower our young people to achieve excellence in life through education and we are very grateful to the state government for this commitment."

Dr Buti noted that "education is a powerful tool that transforms lives and strengthens communities".

"I am proud to announce these new scholarships that will provide the opportunity for six young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in remote and regional areas to come to Perth and focus on their secondary education," he said on monday.

"As the Minister for Education and Aboriginal Affairs, I am deeply committed to creating education systems that enable Aboriginal students to thrive.

"MADALAH Limited is a fantastic not-for-profit organisation that empowers young Aboriginal people to achieve excellence in life through education and training."