Dandiiri. Coming Together.

West Moreton Anglican College is recognised as a national trailblazing educational leader in empowering students with the tools and language to develop deep knowledge, understanding and skills concerning the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures. The College employs full-time Indigenous Perspectives Learning Innovator Phyllis Marsh, who, in collaboration with our Deputy Principal Janelle Lecinski spearheads the College’s strategic vision to ensure a thorough embedding of spiritual and cultural histories to raise students’ knowledge, ensure cultural safety and enhance educational outcomes.

Every WestMAC student, through the humanities program, curriculum and extracurricular objectives, is exposed to the ancient wisdom and 65,000-year-old history of our First Nations peoples. WestMAC students have authentic opportunities to understand and reflect individual and community experiences, cultural beliefs and values, especially acknowledging and connecting with First Peoples’ ways of knowing, viewing and relating to the world.

Innovative programs:

All-campus professional approach to empower students with the knowledge, understanding and skills covering the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
First Nations students are provided with self-development opportunities through the NGARI Leadership Program, which supports students in establishing connections to their cultural identity
Collaboratively, Mrs Marsh works with the College’s Leaders of Learning to embed First Nations spiritual and cultural histories into the curriculum, especially the humanities program
In an innovative approach, every curriculum piece streams through the College’s three themes of caring, connection and wisdom to work within a contextualised First Nations pedagogy of Place/Story, Connection and Self
Tailored First Nations cultural projects with each year level, such as the Reconciliation Cup, are embedded in the SpiritED program and special opportunities.
First Nations heritage campus walk
The Dandiiri (Coming Together) Professional development program

Hear from our students:

“I feel very grateful because not everyone has the opportunity to come to such an amazing school and to have so many amazing opportunities to learn about the history of the Indigenous peoples of Australia. We are lucky to have Mrs Marsh at our school who can tell us about the amazing stories involving connection to Country.’’

Stephanie, Year 10 non-Indigenous student

“I love the opportunity to learn about the culture of my people and to learn what my people went through.’’

Lucas, Year 11 Indigenous student

“Learning about the Indigenous culture at school has prompted me to want to know more about my culture and to understand more about the heritage of my background.’’

Riley, Year 11 Indigenous student

Authentic inclusivity and cultural safety occurs through Dandiiri — coming together.