Kulkarriya Community School Wins National Literacy and Numeracy Week Award

Kulkarriya Community School Chairperson Mrs Nita Cox, Principal Josh Bell, staff and students travelled to Sydney at the end of last month to attend the National Literacy and Numeracy Week Awards.  The School was awarded a National Excellence Award for Literacy in the non-government schools’ category.  Only three (3) such awards are given out, annually, around Australia. National Literacy and Numeracy Week is a Commonwealth initiative, funded by DEST.   The happy group are pictured here with the Minister for Education, Science and Training, Dr Brendan J Nelson.  (Article taken from AICS Newsletter September 2003)