Kaurna Plains School

Kaurna Plains School
Address
Map
83 Ridley Road

Elizabeth
,
South Australia
Information
TypePublic
MottoCooperation, Organisation, Respect, Kindness, Acceptance (CORKA)
Established1986–1987; 37 years ago (1987)
PrincipalAngela Walkuski[1]
GradesReception–13
Enrolment122 (2021)[1]
Websitewww.kaurnaas.sa.edu.au

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 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Home". Kaurna. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Annual Report to the School Community" (PDF). Kaurna Plains School. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

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