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.
| Kaurna Plains School | |
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| Address | |
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83 Ridley Road , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Cooperation, Organisation, Respect, Kindness, Acceptance (CORKA) |
| Established | 1986–1987 |
| Principal | Angela Walkuski[1] |
| Grades | Reception–13 |
| Enrolment | 122 (2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
History and description
editEstablished in 1986[2] and taking classes from 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
editPrincipals 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Home". Kaurna. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b "2017 Annual Report to the School Community" (PDF). Kaurna Plains School. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Coggan, Michael (18 May 2017). "Respected Aboriginal elder Alice Rigney remembered as pioneering educator and cultural warrior - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 13 March 2021.