Worawa Aboriginal College

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Worawa Aboriginal College
Location
Worawa Aboriginal College
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates 37°41′05″S145°30′29″E / 37.6846°S 145.5080°E / -37.6846; 145.5080
Information
Established1983
Website http://www.worawa.vic.edu.au

Worawa Aboriginal College is a private boarding school for Aboriginal girls in Healesville, Victoria, Australia.

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History

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]

Description

Worawa is an all-girls boarding school catering for young Aboriginal women in Years 7 to 12. [4]

Ambassadors

As of 2021, 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]

References

  1. ↑ Burin, Margaret (12 December 2015). "A grandfather's dream come true: proud Aboriginal elder dances with granddaughter at graduation". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Tomazin, Farrah (1 December 2007). "State shuts down only private Aboriginal college". The Age. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Rintoul, Stuart (23 May 2008). "Green light to reopen Aboriginal school". The Australian . Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "School Enrolment". Worawa Aboriginal College. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Ambassadors". Worawa Aboriginal College. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dr Anita Heiss Our Newest Ambassador". Worawa Aboriginal College. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.


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