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"Alisha Campbell loves the name of her school because it sparks conversations
about its meaning.
Barrawang Primary School is a new school with large numbers of students with
disabilities. Campbell said the name – a Woi-wurrung word of the Wurundjeri
people meaning “magpie” – is a great fit.
“Everything is about aiming really high,” the principal said. “And so for us,
that magpie vision is them raising us up to be the best that we can be and
reaching the heights of the magpie.”
Barrawang Primary, in Wollert, is also a taste of the future. From 2025, all
new Victorian state schools and campuses will have a First Nations language
name.
Under the changes, traditional owner groups will propose Aboriginal language
names, and the education minister will select from them for new state schools
and campuses. If an Indigenous name cannot be agreed, another name will be
chosen by the minister.
The number of new Victorian state schools with a First Nations language name
has surged to 13 – 11 new and two renamed – plus two new campuses. There are no
Catholic schools with an Indigenous name. Worawa Aboriginal College, the
state’s only Aboriginal-run school, is named after an Aboriginal word for
eagle."
Via
The Guardian
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