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The Homeland School Company is based in the Northern Territory community of Maningrida in Arnhem Land.

It’s home to thirteen active Aboriginal languages and has been identified as one of the most linguistically diverse places per capita in the world.

Maningrida is a town of around three thousand people.

This diversity of language is reflective of our great cultural strength.

Unfortunately, this strength hasn’t been supported or bolstered through formal educational offerings.

“They stopped bi-lingual education, but they cannot cut our tongues.”
— Dale Pascoe

Our Schools

Based in the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) of west Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, the Homeland School Company is in the process of registering three independent schools at Gamardi, Buluh Kaduru and Gochan Jiny Jirra.

Currently, there is only one full-time public school across the entire 6,700 square kilometre Indigenous Protected Area and its many remote outstations. The area is home to 102 clan estates and more than 4,000 people.

Dale Pascoe

“It’s like when you’re in a boat, and you’re going one way, but then the tide comes in, and it pushes you back. That’s how we feel when government policy changes without considering our needs, or our views.”

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  • Timeline

    Stay up to date as we share our progress of registration, recognition and beyond.

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  • Employment

    Eager to work out on one of the homelands of the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area? Then we would love to hear from you!

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  • Blue Sky Projects

    HSC understands that these schools must be supported by wrap around services on the homelands. Our vision is for homelands that are vibrant, healthy and thriving.

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  • Board of Directors

    We have a dedicated and visionary board of directors - you can meet them here!

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