Outstation Schools at Yirrkala

Abstract

During 1973 the outstation movement at Yirrkala was going in full force. Aboriginal people were moving from Yirrkala to start up their own communities consisting of numbers of their own clan.

During that time Aboriginal people asked many questions about school. So in 1975 the outstation schools were established and were serviced by two visiting teachers from the central school.

The names of the communities and the clans that established their outstations in terms of houses and school are these:

Garrthalala (Djapu); Gurrumuru (Dhalwayu); Gangan (Dhalwayu); Baniyala (Madampa).

Since the above places got established and had a school going the communities listed below got started and are presently operating.

Dhalinybuy (Wangurri); Wandawuy (Djapu); and Bawaka (Gumatj) talking about starting a school; Biranybirany (Gumatj) talking about starting a school.