| School: | Culunga Aboriginal Community School |
| Chairperson: | Mr Roland Bartlett |
| Principal: | Mr Darryl Eades |
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| Educational Aims: |
The School Motto is "The Children of the Earth and the Sun"
The School philosophy is to develop the ‘Whole Child’ spiritually, mentally
and physically.
The School purpose is to:
provide quality education with focus on literacy and
numeracy;
develop a very strong understanding
of identity,
culture
and spirituality;
develop self-esteem and confidence;
provide a caring environment.
The focus of the School is to:
improve literacy and numeracy skills while extending the
integration of Nyungar history and culture across the
curriculum;
improve the health of the children thereby improving their
attendance and retention.
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| Staff: | Teaching Principal
6 Teachers
7 Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers
2 Cultural instructors
1 Health worker
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| Enrolment: | Co-educational school catering for children from Pre-Primary to Year 10. 110 students including 35 in the Secondary School. |
| Languages: | Aboriginal English |
| History: | Previously known as Culunga Catholic Aboriginal School established in 1981, was re-located to the current premises in 1988. This land has been identified as an ancient camping ground of the Nyungar Community. The school changed its name to "Culunga Aboriginal Community School" following the transfer of the management to the Nyungar Community in 1988.
Facilities include:
free transport provided by the School;
free breakfast and lunch;
Aboriginal art and craft;
Indoor and outdoor sports;
Modelling and Self-defence;
Computer technology;
Weekly health checks including Conductive Hearing Loss
and Ear testing;
After school homework classes;
On-going support from the school volunteers;
Free books and stationery;
Regular Newsletters.
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| Address: | 104 Harrow Road WEST SWAN WA 6055 |
| Phone: | (08) 9250 1214 |
| Fax: | (08) 9274 3233 |
| Email: | culunga@iinet.net.au |
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