Nyangatjatjara College
Nyangatjatjara College is an independent high school based in the Northern Territory of Australia. It has campuses in Yulara, Kaltukatjara, Muṯitjulu and Imanpa. It teaches students who speak Pitjantjatjara as their first language.
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| Coordinates | 25°13′43″S 130°58′17″E / 25.228477°S 130.971339°E[1] |
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| Type | Independent co-educational secondary school |
| Established | 1997 |
| Specialist | Pitjantjatjara language |
| Chairman | Malya Teamay (2015)[2] |
| Principal | Chris Harvey[3] |
| Years | 1–12 |
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| Campus type | Suburban and Remote |
| Affiliation | Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory |
| Website | www |
The school was first opened on 21 July 1997. The campus at Yulara is the school's original and main campus. It has boarding facilities to allow students to from the other, smaller, campuses to live at the college while studying. Kaltukatjara, Muṯitjulu and Imanpa are small communities in remote areas. The campuses there were opened between 1998 and 2002. The students are taught at their home campuses for part of the year, and then study at the Yulara campus for the other part. The school teaches both boys and girls, but their classes are separated.
Nyangatjatjara College is owned by the Nyangatjatjara Aboriginal Corporation.[4] It is a member of the Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory (AISNT).
References change
- ↑ "NT Place Names Register for "Nyangatjatjara College"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
Also called Nyangatjatjara College Yulara Campus
- ↑ "Board". Nyangatjatjara College. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "CEO Message". Nyangatjatjara College. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ Staff writer (27 March 2008). "No timeline for ending Nyangatjatjara administration: registrar". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Other websites change
- Official websites
- Description Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine from AISNT
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