School Support Programs

Secondary Education hostel in Katherine with twin share rooms.

The Minyerri School Nutrition Program is funded by NIAA. There are 3 full-time staff employed who prepares fresh nutritional cooked & healthy cold meals for the students each school day. The program prepares, delivers and serve 3 meals per day; breakfast, morning tea and lunch. The average number of children in the program is 180 students. Students from other communities visiting Minyerri are also provided a meal if they attend school and their stay is less than 2 weeks.

Parents are asked to contribute a fee that assist with the food costs and preparation.

Daily fee per child is $5.00 per day – $50 per fortnight.

Parents should contact the School Nutrition Supervisor to check and ensure your child is receiving meals.

Please contact us for further information on 89 89759797 opt 2.

The Community Development Program is the NIAA’s remote employment scheme. CDP supports job seekers in remote Australian communities to build work skills, address employment barriers and contribute to their communities through a range of high-quality activities, projects, employment and intensive case management.

ALPA operates a community-controlled model for the delivery of CDP, ensuring that we are working closely with community members to co-design the priorities of the program and to ensure it meets the needs of the wider community in each area that we deliver.

ALPA delivers in the following locations and engages nearly 4000 people in the program:

• Galiwin’ku
• Milingimbi
• Ramingining
• Gapuwiyak
• Minjilang
• Gunbalanya
• Jabiru
• Nhulunbuy
• Gunyangara
• Yirrkala

In addition, and in partnership with regional Aboriginal corporations, we deliver the CDP in more than 200 homelands across Arnhem Land.

We focus on building strong relationships with each participant and working with them to identify their goals and aspirations and providing high quality tailored supports to achieve those goals. Taking this focus when delivering CDP means that we are supporting community members to make self-determined choices about what their future looks like and what they want to do with it.

ALPA’s Higher Education Hubs or Yirralka′ngur Marnggithirr Rrambangi (on country we learn together) are an initiative of the Australian Government’s Regional University Study Hubs program.

At our Study Hubs, we help students in remote communities access higher education by providing student support and campus-style facilities.

We provide the following services

Infrastructure, including:

• Study spaces
• Break out areas
• Video conferencing
• Computer facilities
• High-speed internet access

Administrative and academic support services such as:

• Developing writing and research skills
• Language, Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy (LLND) support
• Support with administrative processes

Student support services, including:

• Pastoral support
• Study advice
• Help accessing student services

The Australian Association of Special Education Inc is the national peak body of professionals, other para-professionals and community members with the expertise and/or interest in the education of children and young people with special education needs.

Australian Association of Special Education is a broad-based non-categorical association concerned with all who have special education needs.

AASE NT provides information and professional learning and also provides support for teachers, support staff and parents/carers.

Feeling happy and healthy is something that’s important to all of us. At ARRCS, we work closely with School Liaison Officers to provide nutritious food, delivering breakfast, morning tea, lunch and fruit to students attending schools in and around Alice Springs.

Bawinanga is a progressive Aboriginal corporation based in Maningrida. We represent and assist the 4000 Aboriginal people of the 32 homelands surrounding Maningrida in West Arnhem Land.

Our work is carried out in the context of people’s traditional lands, cultural practices and languages. Our services include:

• Housing, Homeland and Construction
• Bawinanga Rangers
• Maningrida Arts and Culture
• Bábbarra Women’s Centre
• Djómi Museum
• Maningrida Wildfoods
• Maningrida Nursery
• Maningrida Mud Bricks
• Barlmarrk Supermarket
• Mechanical workshops
• The Community Development Program (CDP)
• Wild Foods Cafe
• Community Patrol
• Money Management
• Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS)
• Civil Works Program

Without all of the information, how can you make the best decision? Without the right skills or understanding, how can you get that job, that rental, that loan?

At CASPA we are dedicated to ensuring vulnerable young people have access to the information, skills and understanding they need to thrive into adulthood. We know everyone learns differently, and with trauma and upheaval comes unique learning challenges.

That’s why our team approaches every circumstance on an individual first basis, centering the needs and goals of the young person. Because when we equip and empower young people, they can contribute to a more resilient and capable community in the future.

• • Engagement Services

• • Learn about Trauma

• • Work Readiness Program

• • School Holiday Program

• • Seasons for Growth

• • LOVEBiTES Program

We provide EAP to employees of the Catholic School System.

We also provide EAP for other organisations.

How we help

We provide counselling and group work to support wellbeing in the workplace. If there is a critical incident, we can provide a response in the form of debriefing and this may be done one to one or within a group context.

What is the referral process?

For the Catholic School system, referrals can be made by staff themselves or referred by someone within the Catholic School System.

Organisations such as ACCESS Sydney may refer to our EAP or individuals or employers may refer into the program by contacting CatholicCare NT.