| Worawa Aboriginal College | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′05″S145°30′29″E / 37.6846°S 145.5080°E Coordinates: 37°41′05″S145°30′29″E / 37.6846°S 145.5080°E |
| Information | |
| Established | 1983 |
| Website | http://www.worawa.vic.edu.au |
Worawa Aboriginal College is a private boarding school for Aboriginal girls in Healesville, Victoria, Australia.
The school was established by Hyllus Maris in 1983. [1] It was shut down in December 2007 for failing to meet minimum registration requirements, [2] but was re-opened in May 2008. [3]
Worawa is an all-girls boarding school catering for young Aboriginal women in Years 7 to 12. [4]
As of 2021 [update] , ambassadors for the college include Angela Bates, Executive Producer of NITV Current Affairs; actor Deborah Mailman; lawyer Abigail Burchill; and AFL umpire Glenn James. [5] In 2015 Anita Heiss became an ambassador for the school, [6] but she is not listed on the Ambassadors' web page. [5]
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