Kaurna Plains School

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.

Kaurna Plains School
Address
83 Ridley Road

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

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. "Home". Kaurna. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "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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