By becoming more involved in their children’s education, parents and families can understand what their children need to succeed and how to be support them. Last year Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy held its first ever Year 5 Retreat, where over two days parents of Year...
The annual Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy Awards were held in late November at both our Coen and Hope Vale campuses. These awards are a chance for the school community to recognise and celebrate students’ achievements across the school year. A number of our partners sponsored...
Now that the footy season is over Anthony “Walla” McDonald-Tipungwuti is trading in his boots for the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) classroom! The star Essendon Bomber, who grew up on Melville Island and as a 16 year old couldn’t proficiently read, write or speak...
Good to Great Schools Australia has welcomed new independent directors drawn from national education and business backgrounds. Peter Chandler is a former member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. As Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Education, Peter introduced Good to Great Schools Australia’s Literacy in...
On the 26th to 28th of July we held an Instrumental Music Master Class. This Master Class was a small group of musically talented senior students from the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy. These students are seen as our promising musicians and were selected by...
Watch the full Q&A from last week's Garma Festival here. The panel included Noel Pearson, Minister Nigel Scullion, Professor Marcia Langton, Denise Bowden, Peter Yu and Yolgnu elder, Djapirri Mununggirritj....
In June 2017, Michael Roberts joined the Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) team as the Executive Director of Schools. Michael is an inspirational educational leader and highly regarded in the Queensland education community. Michael guided Broadbeach State School, to become a leading Queensland academic school. Under...
Watch the highlights of our CYAAA Band playing to a packed crowd at the Cairns Indigenous Arts Fair. They were supported by musicians and staff from Queensland Music Festival (QMF) with whom we work in partnership to deliver a high quality music program, aspiring undergraduate music...
The team at Blue Haven School discusses the impact Direct Instruction has had on his students, teachers and school....
Ray talks to the aboriginal leader about the Good to Great Schools programme and bias in the media. Listen to the full interview here....
