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Box 7.3.4Broulee Public School, NSW — language programThe 2005 Report included a case study on the Broulee Public School in Eurobodalla,NSW. The school has a large population of Aboriginal students and decided to includethe Dhurga Djamanji language program into the school curriculum, to teach bothIndigenous and non-Indigenous children about Indigenous language and culture.The Dhurga Djamanji language program offered at Broulee Public School continues toperform strongly. The program has been endorsed by the NSW Aboriginal EducationalConsultative Group as an exemplary program and model. The Aboriginal languageprogram has been successfully integrated into everyday classroom activities and hasreceived overwhelming support within the school community and the local Indigenousand non-Indigenous communities.Source: NSW Government (unpublished).Box 7.3.5Tauondi College, SAVocational education and training (VET) in schools can reaffirm Indigenous students’cultural identity, as well as provide skills for employment, community development andself-development.Tauondi College, in Port Adelaide, is an independent, Indigenous community-runtraining organisation that has operated since 1974. Tauondi College is a registeredtraining organisation that has established a culturally-appropriate approach to VET inSchools. Tauondi College deliver nationally accredited VET training packages tosecondary school students. The Tauondi VET in Schools program provides dual awardcourses that combine traditional school studies with VET, which allow students to attaina qualification from both Tauondi College and their secondary school.Tauondi currently runs VET in Schools courses in hospitality, art, informationtechnology, horticulture, community services and automotive skills. The collegeoperates using cultural protocols and practices and each course incorporatesAboriginal culture. For example, the hospitality students work with native foods as wellas western foods.Source: O’Callaghan 2005.7.28 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007

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