The Ntaria Girls are the 2019 Alice Springs School Girls Football Champions!
For the second year running the Ntaria School sent a team of girls into Alice Springs to participate in the School Girls Football Competition. In order to participate throughout the season, the Ntaria girls were expected to attend school, participate in training...
Northern Territory Athletics Championships
Two girls and one boy from our Arlparra Academy recently represented their community at the NT Championships in Darwin. Marika Club, Alexandria Long and Jacob Loy were selected as a result of their fantastic athleticism and leadership abilities. With a huge field of...
Darwin WANTA Cup a smashing success! Kids performed a guard of honour for the Melbourne Demons.
Last weekend our four Top End communities - Lajamanu, Kalkarinji, Ngukurr and Gapuwiyak descended on Darwin to battle it out on the sporting field at the annual Darwin Wanta Cup. Teams enthusiastically competed in basketball, soccer and various relays. Our Warlpiri...
Yuendumu dominated the Central Australian Wanta Cup
Twice a year, the four Wanta communities in Central Australia meet in Alice Springs, (on neutral territory) to battle it out on the sporting field. Ten students from each community – Yuendumu, Ntaria, Papunya and Arlparra were selected to attend the Wanta Cup based on...
Starting Term 2 with a bang!
As the weather gets cooler, term two can traditionally see a dip in attendance levels, therefore our Directors and staff are busy planning fun activities including cultural opportunities, sporting games, and reward trips to continually engage Indigenous kids in...
Our first Wanta Academy student to successfully obtain their Drivers License!
Wanta and Arlparra School staff recently undertook a vocational training program to help senior students and newly employed former students obtain their drivers licenses. Staff were trained by Drivesafe NT to deliver Learner Driver Training and were also given the use...
Gapuwiyak students learn to Surf – a must watch!
Last November, Mahra Villis - Director of our Gapuwiyak Academy selected eight students to attend a once in a lifetime trip to learn to surf at the Surfing Australia High Performance Centre in Casuarina Beach NSW. Students were selected based on strong school...
The Lajamanu girls meet the legendary Cyril Rioli!!
Recently our Lajamanu girls were invited to the Michael Long Learning & Leadership Centre (MLLLC) in Darwin for a week. The girls who were selected to attend had strong school attendance and showed natural leadership abilities amongst their peers. As the future...
Wanta secures the Remote School Attendance Program in Papunya
Wanta Aboriginal Corporation has recently secured a three-year contract with the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to deliver the Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS) in the Papunya School. Papunya is...