First Nations Education

HOW DO WE HELP?

Our role is to ensure that our students are engaged with learning and with College activities. Most of our work is in class support and we run programs across Prep to Year 12. 

• Yarning Circle:  Spaces / Garden have been created on both campuses and we gather to yarn once a term by year levels.

• First Nations T-shirts:  These were created by artist Gavin Kum Sing and designed by Jack Singh and can be worn by students on days of significance. Staff have another colour version of these T-shirts and can wear them at their convenience.

• First Nations Pastoral Care Classes (PCC) (Years 5 to 12):  Two year levels at a time participate in PCC in place of the students' regular Pastoral Care Class.

• After School Tutoring / Homework Clubs (Years 3 to 12 ).

• Deadly Dancing (Years 1-12): Students have the opportunity to learn cultural dancing from traditional knowledge holders, First Nations staff, and other First Nations students.
• Buddy Reading (multiple year levels): Secondary Emerging Leaders visit Primary classes to support reading development, build confidence and create connections across the campuses.
• Personalised Learning Plans (PLP) (Prep to Year 6): Each Primary First Nation student has a PLP that highlights their learning, cultural, and personal goals for the year.
• Deadly Jarjums (Years 3 to 4): Students meet with the Primary First Nations Team three times per term to cover significant dates, as well as cultural topics whilst developing respectful, positive relationships.
• In-class support: School officers are timetabled into classes to provide educational support to our First Nations students across Prep to Year 12.
• Emerging Leaders Program: All Year 7 to 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are eligible to apply for this program, which offers a fee subsidy and incentive level funding.

• Participation in external events such as ATSIAP and NQ Constitutional Convention.

• Burara Mentoring Program (started in 2019):  The program, named with the Birigubba language word for “to fly”, invites Years 10, 11 and 12 students to be matched with a Mentor (mostly past students of First Nations descent).  The core aim is to offer one on one mentoring sessions and also includes an event every term for engagement, including a cultural camp and mental health workshops.

• Celebration of National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC with assemblies, cultural activities.

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