Ngarri Ngarri News

National Reconciliation Week Art Competition 

Thank you to the students who participated in the National Reconciliation Week Art Competition. With over 100 entries from across Years 7 – 12 it was very difficult to judge.  A big thank you to Ms Attard’s Personal Development Class, Aunty Tamekah, Aunty Val and Koorie Student Leader Bailey Armstrong for being the official judges.  We can’t wait to see the 2022 National Reconciliation Week Collage that will be created using all of the entries. Congratulations to the following students: 

1. Tuqa Abdelkhalek 7G – Campaspe House
2. Maddy Burford 7N – Murrumbidgee House
3. Rachel-Lee White 12N – Loddon House
4. Jhett Parker 7D – Lachlan House
5. Banin Jima 7D – Lachlan House
6. Shakara Ralph 10B – Ovens House

Campfire Conversation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student voice was captured this week at a Young Peoples Campfire Conversation.  The Department of Education has been holding conversations across the state to inform the Self-Determination in Education Reforms. A Community session was held earlier this year and yesterday (Thursday 16th June) a group of students gathered to discuss what self determination in education looks like at GSSC. 

Questions such as “If you were the Principal what would you change? and “How would you like to see your culture celebrated at school?” were posed and insights captured by graphic scribe, Debbie Wood. 

It was great to hear positive comments from students about what they like/don’t like about school, suggestions about how to improve and openly share ideas for the future. A big thank you to Corey Walker for his Welcome to Country, guest speaker Wytasie Walker for sharing her recent experience through education and GSSC First Nations Student Leaders Bailey Armstrong and Frances Atkinson for their involvement.  

Join our Ngarri Ngarri Online Community

The Ngarri Ngarri Team invites parents & families of Koorie students attending Greater Shepparton Secondary College (GSSC) to join their private Facebook Page. Here you can connect with other parents and see what is happening in the College’s Koorie community. We share information about upcoming events and activities, Koorie specific Careers and Pathways and opportunities to get involved. 

Ngarri Ngarri is the name of GSSC’s Koorie Educator Team, meaning “Teaching Knowledge”. We want to work in partnership with you to create a culturally safe space for our kids to dream, learn and achieve great things. We want students, parents, families and community to have a voice - what and how our kids learn is important.

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Larissa Falla

Snr Koorie Education Advisor