Indigenous program
This immersive program, one of the most comprehensive in the country, provides Indigenous students from rural and remote communities with the opportunity of an outstanding education in an environment that is supported by appropriate pastoral care. Parents, carers and families of Indigenous students are welcomed into the College community and are encouraged to engage across all that the College has to offer.
Indigenous students actively contribute to all facets of life at St Joseph鈥檚 and regularly take part in community events such as the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Program, Reconciliation Day events and NAIDOC Week celebrations.
An inclusive program.
The Indigenous program strives to lead the way in Reconciliation in Australia through education.
NAIDOC: Honouring history and heritage.
NAIDOC Week is always eagerly anticipated at the College, and provides us with a celebratory lens to view our rich Aboriginal history and traditions, to look back at the history of the land that we all walk on and to look forward with hope as we continue to learn and celebrate from and with a people of rich culture.
At 国产探花, the history, culture and achievements of Australia鈥檚 First Nations peoples are celebrated and honoured in and out of class. It is an opportunity for Indigenous students to present their heritage to their schoolmates and engage in conversation about the world they share.
NAIDOC is a celebration of our amazing and diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community within 国产探花. It is a representation of our continued pursuit of reconciliation through genuine action.
Reconciliation Action Plan.
St Joseph鈥檚 College believes that reconciliation can only become a reality when there is a deep appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to celebrate these cultures and their place as part of our national heritage. Our vision for reconciliation is one of working together to listen and learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in order to build mutually respectful relationships whilst working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to support their needs and aspirations.
We are deeply committed to being a culturally welcoming and safe school, with organisational policies and procedures and recruitment and procurement practices that reflect this commitment. We strive to promote reconciliation internally and throughout the community.
St Joseph’s College acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Wallumedegal Nation and all nations across this sacred and ancient land.
We acknowledge the traditions, histories and languages connected to the oldest living cultures throughout the world. We acknowledge First Nations peoples鈥� ongoing connection to and custodianship of the lands, waterways and skies and pay our respects to the Elders that came before us.
We look forward to a time when the whole country will walk on together, as we do here at 国产探花.
We are deeply committed to being a culturally welcoming and safe school.
The Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students living in remote areas of Australia to attend high-performing secondary school and/or university to complete Year 12 and/or an undergraduate degree.
The program contributes to the development of skills in leadership in a range of ways. Students are supported in their leadership journeys on personal, academic and professional levels. St Joseph鈥檚 College continues to work in close partnership with The Smith Family, which currently supports around 30 of the College’s Indigenous students.