It's a school that offers education with a difference, blending indigenous and western language and knowledge in its curriculum. And when a group of students from the Yirrkala and Laynhapuy homelands schools in north-east Arnhem Land graduated year 12 on 2020, the "both-ways" approach was seen as integral to the students' success. Community-led growth in this style of education has lead the Northern Territory government to rethink its approach to teaching kids and supporting teachers in the bush.
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