At Yirrkala School, bilingual education has become a model for remote Aboriginal learning | ABC News

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.

This reporting was funded by the Walkley Public Fund.
This story was produced, directed, written and filmed by Emma Masters.
Post-production and editing by Emma Masters and Tristan Hooft.
ABC News Executive Producers John McElhinney and Sara Everingham.
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