64 NORTHERN TERRITORY YEAR 12 LEAVERS
The inaugural Northern Territory Leaving for Work Dinner was held at The Holiday Inn in Darwin on Wednesday, November 2. The function was a celebration of the outstanding achievement of 64 Clontarf Foundation Year 12 students in completing their Secondary School studies.
Clontarf students from nine Academies across the NT from Alice Springs in the south to Yirrkala in the east attended the event supported by Academy staff whose ongoing commitment has been so important in assisting the young men through the challenges of Year 12 completion.
The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, self esteem, life skills and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men and by doing so, equip them to participate more meaningfully in society.
Using the passion that Aboriginal boys have for football allows Clontarf to attract the boys to school. But it is not a sporting program.
Each Clontarf Academy, formed in partnership with the local school, is focussed on encouraging behavioural change, developing positive attitudes, assisting students to complete school and secure employment. Fundamental to this, is the development of values, skills and abilities that will assist the boys to achieve better life outcomes.
Through a diverse mix of activities, the full-time, local Clontarf staff mentor and counsel students while the school caters for the educational needs of each student.
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Since opening its first Academy for 25 boys on the campus of the Clontarf Aboriginal College in Perth, Western Australia in 2000, the Foundation has grown rapidly and has been consistently successful.
We now cater for over 2,500 boys in 45 schools across Western Australia, Northern Territory and Victoria.
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