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Creating brighter futures for children in Kalumburu

16 August 2018
Community Kalumburu
Children and Schooling
Remote attendance officer Rhonda Collins

School attendance worker, Rhonda Collins is passionate about getting kids to school in the community of Kalumburu in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

School attendance worker Rhonda Collins is passionate about getting kids to school in the community of Kalumburu in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. 

Rhonda stresses the importance of parents being involved in their child’s education and knowing what they’re learning.

 

“I'd like to see the parents, because kids are passing on what they're learning to their parents, so parents can know and learn new things as well” Rhonda said.

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Getting children to school every day is the Australian Government’s number one priority for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families.

The Remote School Attendance Strategy is about working together – with schools, families, parents, and community organisations – to ensure all children go to school every day.