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Preliminary Assessment of Achievement Levels in an Ethnic Community School

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

M. Reynolds
M. Reynolds*
Affiliation:
Townsville, Qld
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Townsville, North Queensland is the setting for a unique innovation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island education. A number of parents have opted out of the State education system in favour of developing a school which reflects their culture and which aims to provide a program better suited to black children.

The Black Community School was established in October 1974. Initially it aimed to provide for children late in their primary schooling because parents recognised this as the most critical stage. However, by January 1975, it was realized that it was difficult to finance the extensive resources required at secondary level. Therefore the school amended its original aim and now operates to provide the best possible early education up to secondary level, by which time it is hoped successful transfer can take place.

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Across Australia …… From Teacher to Teacher
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , August 1977 , pp. 21 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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References

Fishman, et al.: Guidelines for testing minority group children. In Passow, et al. (Eds), Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc. New York, 1967.Google Scholar