Kaurna Plains School
| Kaurna Plains School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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83 Ridley Road , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Cooperation, Organisation, Respect, Kindness, Acceptance (CORKA) |
| Established | 1986–7 |
| Principal | Bronwyn Milera |
| Grades | Reception-13 |
| Enrolment | 82 (2019)[1] |
| Website | Kaurna Plains School |
Kaurna Plains School is an Aboriginal school in Elizabeth, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It includes the teaching of the Kaurna language in its curriculum.
History and description
Established in 1986[2] and taking classes from in 1987, it caters predominantly for Aboriginal students from Reception to Year 13.[3] Its aim is to provide Aboriginal children with an academically focused curriculum which respects Aboriginal culture. The school was created as a response to the "widespread educational disadvantage identified within the Northern Adelaide region resulting in Aboriginal learners not meeting National and State educational benchmarks".[2]
People
Principals have included Alitya Rigney, who introduced the teaching of the Kaurna language at the school and was the first Aboriginal woman to become a school principal in Australia.[4]
External links
References
- ^ Planning
- ^ a b "2017 Annual Report to the School Community" (Document). Kaurna Plains School.
{{cite document}}: Unknown parameter|access-date=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|format=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help) - ^ Australia, Department of Education and Children's Services South. "Department of Education and Children's Services". www.kaurnaas.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Michael Coggan, (18 May 2017), Respected Aboriginal elder Alice Rigney remembered as pioneering educator and cultural warrior, ABC News. Retrieved 28 August 2018