Mawson Lakes Primary School

At Mawson Lakes School, situated on Kaurna Land, we aim to provide a high quality and culturally safe learning environment for  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We strive to empower students to successfully navigate the challenges of an ever-changing society, recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and heritages shape the identity of all Australians. We respectfully celebrate and embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives within the school, acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of Australia, valuing the voice of First Nations students, staff, families and wider community.

Relationships + Respect = Opportunities

Relationships: We commit to respectfully engaging and building relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, their families and the wider community, working collaboratively to achieve aspirational outcomes.

Respect: We aim for all staff, students, families and the wider community to recognise, acknowledge and develop an understanding of the true histories and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including that of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and families.

Opportunities: Promoting success through increased equal and equitable access to education and improving engagement and participation to empower all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in their education journey, and providing opportunities to build  upon non-Indigenous peoples’ understanding and respect of First Nations peoples’ perspectives, to recognise the true and unjust past and uniting together to create a positive future.