Djarragun College
OVERVIEW Djarragun College is a lighthouse Indigenous school, with a commitment of being the leading Indigenous College in Australia for its coeducational cohort of Prep to Year 12 students, including roughly one-third boarders. The College caters to students from remote communities across Cape York, the Torres Strait Islands, Yarrabah, Cairns and surrounds, and across Australia. As part of the Cape York Partnership, the College is underpinned by the Pama Futures Agenda. Djarragun supports the Agenda by ensuring that every student achieves their full potential and has the confidence and capacity for hard work, so that they can orbit between their home communities and mainstream society, enjoying the best of both. The College mantra of ‘no student left behind, no student held back’ combines with a high expectation that every student will graduate with entry to university, further education or employment. At Djarragun, students always come first: their learning, safety and wellbeing are our core focus.
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