Yipirinya School
Yipirinya School is an independent co-educational primary and secondary school located just outside Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. The school was established in 1978 and teaches students in four Indigenous languages – Central Arrente, Warlpiri, Luritja, Western Aranda, as well as English.[1]
Yipirinya is a member of the Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory.[2] It is community controlled by an Aboriginal School Council.[1]
| Yiprinya School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Lot 7399 Lovegrove Dr, Araluen NT 0870 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent co-educational secondary school |
| Established | 1978 |
| Principal | Gavin Morris |
| Years | K-10 |
| Affiliation | Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory |
| Website | www.yipirinya.com.au |
History[edit]
Yipirinya School was founded on the initiative of the Aboriginal Elders of the Town Camps of Alice Springs.[3]
In 1978 the Yipirinya School Council was formed. In 1979 the first classes were started in the town camps.
In 1981 the Council applied for registration of the school, but this was originally rejected. After an appeal to the Supreme Court the School was finally registered in September 1983. The site in Lovegrove Drive was offered in 1984 and the School moved to Tangentyere Council until the first stage of building was completed. All the building was completed by November 1989.
Programs Implemented[edit]
Sunset School[edit]
In April 2022, school principal Dr Gavin Morris established a new initiative at the school, called the ‘Yiprinya Sunset School’, with funding from the NT Government, Department of Education[4] as a way to engage the young people of Alice Springs outside the school hours.[5] The school runs outside school hours (weekends, school holidays, after school and public holidays) to engage and support the young people and their families to participate in community in helpful ways and develop their personal skills and interests.[5] It delivers inclusive and culturally responsive activities for children who have disengaged from traditional schooling.[6] After 6 months of launching the Sunset School, by October 2022, enrolments at Yiprinya School had tripled and attendance rates almost quadrupled in response to the program.[5]
Happy Heart Hub[edit]
In early 2022, Morris introduced the Happy Heart Hub at Yiprinya School to support the students individual needs.[4] It includes a therapeutic team of health professionals, such as psychologists, paediatricians, speech therapists and occupational therapists which stay on-site across the school week.[7] This inclusion space combines traditional healing practices and Western therapy to respond to the students trauma.[8]
The school received more funding from the Federal Government in 2023 that would be invested into the Happy Heart Hub.[8]
Boarding House funding[edit]
After over a decade, a proposal for funding to build a boarding house at Yiprinya School was presented to the Federal Government in 2022.[9] Dr Morris called for support from federal MP Marion Scrymgour to gain further support for the plan to build an 85-bed boarding house.[9] However, Scrymgour's support was not received and Dr Morris concluded the school would attempt to fund the boarding house themselves.[9] Mr Morris proposed the boarding house would provide short stays for 20 staff and 65 children, with the expected cost of $5.8m.[9]
In January 2024, Morris announced the proposal to build the boarding would go ahead regardless of funding support from the government.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b mitchell-creative-3 (2023-03-07). "Our School | Yipirinya School | NT Schools". Retrieved 2024-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Independent Schools NT| AISNT". www.aisnt.asn.au. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ mitchell-creative-3 (2023-02-21). "Yipirinya Early History | Yipirinya School". Retrieved 2024-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Holmes, C; Guenther, J (2023). "16. Case Study: Yipirinya School" (PDF).
- ^ a b c mitchell-creative-3 (2023-02-21). "Sunset School | Yipirinya School". Retrieved 2024-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ris, M. M.; Deitrich, R. A.; Von Wartburg, J. P. (1975-10-15). "Inhibition of aldehyde reductase isoenzymes in human and rat brain". Biochemical Pharmacology. 24 (20): 1865–1869. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(75)90405-0. ISSN 0006-2952. PMID 18.
- ^ "'We're not talking about it': This is a key issue in troubled Alice Springs, insiders say". ABC News. 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b Hooper, L (2023). "Details on Alice Springs $250m federal budget funding welcomed". NT News.
- ^ a b c d Bowles, A (2023). "Yipirinya School calls for federal government to support boarding house". NT News.
- ^ "NT News' Most Powerful list: Numbers 120-1". NT News. 2024.
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