Karalundi Aboriginal Education Community

               
Karalundi Aboriginal Education Centre (Inc.) is a school for Aboriginal students situated 60 kms north or Meekatharra, on the Great Northern Highway. It is a co-educational school catering for students K – 10. All students at the school are boarders. Students are housed in dormitories. Students are resident only during the school term and return to their communities for holiday periods.

Karalundi is an independent parent controlled school, incorporated in 1986. An Executive Committee of 15 members (elected at an Annual General Meeting) is responsible for the yearly operation of Karalundi, for hiring of staff and faculty and for long term planning. The parents who operate the school are largely ex-Karalundi students. They are Seventh-Day Adventist, and require that Karalundi be operated with the ethos of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith. All staff are required to exhibit exemplary Christian standards before the students, and uphold the Christian ethos.

Due to the boarding nature of Karalundi, all staff are encouraged to participate in the overall program of the school, both within and outside school hours.  This entails being involved with the students in the social and spiritual life of Karalundi.

The facilities at Karalundi were originally built as a Seventh-Day Adventist Mission which operated until 1974.  Many new buildings and facilities have been built recently, giving Karalundi an excellent focus for the future.  Most homes are built from rammed earth, fully air conditioned and very comfortable.  Plans to extend and improve the range of housing, particularly for single staff are currently under way.

Rent charges are reasonable and include gas, electricity and water. The community has it's own 24-hour power and provides excellent drinking water. The environment is typically outback, with quite a few places of interest for those who like the bush, and also some opportunities for prospecting.  Basic supplies are available at reasonable prices at Karalundi store, and there is a supermarket at Meekatharra.  The community is a pleasant place with spacious lawns and good shade trees.

Karalundi Aboriginal Education Community
Great Northern Highway, 60 km north of Meekatharra
PMB Box 6
MEEKATHARRA WA 6642
ph:  (08) 9981 2937
fax:  (08) 9981 2953
e-mail:  principal@karalundi.wa.edu.au

Principal:  Mrs Anne Tonkin
Chairperson:   Ms Regina Newland
Chief Executive Officer:
Karalundi Aboriginal Education Community Inc:  Mr David Cowled