Services for Indigenous students

Northern Sydney Institute has a range of support services and courses to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

NSI's Gamarada Aboriginal Education and Training Unit is located at Meadowbank College. The unit provides support and advice to assist Aboriginal students to achieve their goals. If you want to talk to someone about what you would like to learn, what sort of training you need, or the courses that are available, then the team at the Gamarada Aboriginal Education and Training Unit can help.

• course information
• learner support
• teacher liaison
• advice on pathways to higher education
• direction to other services e.g. Abstudy
• course development

Read more about the Gamarada Aboriginal Education and Training Unit

The word Gamarada means 'friends'.

Commissioned by NSI to create an r image for the Gamarada Unit, Kamilaroi Aboriginal artist Kevin Duncan created 'Ghiong'. The image shows a whale rising high above the water to represent the link to Sydney's northern beaches, where there are many Aboriginal paintings and rock carvings.

Gamarada Aboriginal Education and Training Unit
Meadowbank College
Building H, Room H.3.4

Telephone: + 61 2 9942 3577

Email: gamarada@tafensw.edu.au

The Gawura Aboriginal Learning Centre at Northern Beaches College is a purpose-built teaching and learning facility for Aboriginal students. The centre is a welcoming learning environment for students, staff and community groups. Programs include Indigenous Tour Guiding, Events Management and other Aboriginal Cultural Education Programs (ACEP)

The work Gawura means 'whale'.

Further information:

Northern Beaches College
154 Old Pittwater Rd
Brookvale NSW 2100

Telephone: + 61 2 9941 5353

Fax: + 61 2 9941 5256