Australia Invests $1.5 Million For Nyangatjatjara College
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced additional funding of up to $1.5 million for the Nyangatjatjara College in the Northern Territory.
The Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, welcomed the funding that will ensure that the College, which was due to close this year, can continue operating.
The funding will be provided across the rest of this year and into 2010, with the College expected to be financially sustainable in 2011 and into the future.
Established in 1997, Nyangatjatjara College is an independent Aboriginal community secondary school operated by the Nyangatjatjara Aboriginal Corporation (NAC). The College is based at Yulara, Central Australia, with campuses at Mutitjulu, Imanpa and Kaltukatjara.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has worked with the College and the NAC to agree on a funding package that will build on the College’s achievements.
Nyangatjatjara College plays a vital role, providing students from remote Aboriginal communities with access to secondary education close to their homes.
The NAC and DEEWR have agreed that funding will be provided on the basis that the College:
- improves its governance arrangements
- increases enrolments
- indentifies alternative funding and a sustainable funding model so that the school will be financially secure in 2011 and into the future.
The College is making progress in meeting these goals.
Since Professor Robyn Jorgenson was appointed principal of the College in June 2009, the College has increased enrolments from primary schools, raised school planning processes, developed culturally appropriate curriculum and increased vocational education and training offerings.
The Rudd Government is determined to Close the Gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by ensuring every school is a great school and every child receives a world class education.
Topics: Australia, DEEWR, education, Indigenous Australians, NAC, non Indigenous Australians, Nyangatjatjara College, remote communities, Rudd Government
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