Indigenous education

Autonomy, strong female leadership key to success of Indigenous owned Murri School

In Indigenous education, we constantly hear bad news stories of children falling through gaps and schools unable to assist students…

7 years ago

Why Indigenous children benefit from bilingual education

Increasingly, international and Australian research make strong links between recognition and use of first language and cultural knowledge, and student…

7 years ago

Is Indigenous education policy being deliberately stalled?

A lack of real progression in the area of Indigenous education since its first policy in 1989 points to a…

7 years ago

Aboriginal knowledge for the science curriculum

The Western view alone limits students. Aboriginal knowledge enhances science education with examples of Aboriginal science.

7 years ago

School kids win ‘Song of the Year’ for hip hop track in Noongar

Burdiya Mob has won WAM Song of the Year for schools 15-17 category for their hip hop song about respect.…

7 years ago

Not all students learning English as an additional language are newcomers

At Wiluna Remote Community School in the Western Australia's midwest region, Martu English is widely spoken by students while they…

7 years ago

‘Stomp out the gap’ with the Cathy Freeman Foundation

As part of the Cathy Freeman Foundation’s 10th anniversary on June 6, 2017, schools around Australia are being asked to…

7 years ago

Canberra: so much more than Parliament House

Students have been embarking on voyages to the national capital for decades, and every year, Canberra hosts around 165,000 school…

7 years ago

2017: commemoration and learning in Canberra

2017: a year of momentous anniversaries giving cause to reflect on the past and present fight for the rights of…

7 years ago

Call for more Indigenous teachers to ‘close the gap’

With Close the Gap Day behind us, we may allow the mismatch of opportunity and subsequent educational outcomes to peter…

7 years ago

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