Subject and Research Guides: Education: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Perspectives

Finding Syllabus, Curriculum Documents & Support Information

You can search the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabus documents by using keywords eg enter aboriginal as a keyword.

Aboriginal Education Contexts

New South Wales, Education Standards Authority, Aboriginal Educational Contexts website

The Aboriginal Education Contexts site showcases examples of school-developed context-based teaching and learning projects collaboratively developed by teachers, Aboriginal education workers and local community members.

The Aboriginal Education Contexts website includes:

Aboriginal English
School and Aboriginal Community Partnerships
Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Languages
Aboriginal Studies
English Literacy
Mathematics and numeracy
Secondary 7–10
Primary education

For enquiries about syllabuses and school-based assessment in Aboriginal Education K–12:
Phone: +61 2 9367 8198
Email: curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au

Indigenous Services, State Library, New South Walses
We connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to share and celebrate stories of Indigenous Australia and help to locate them in the Library's collections. It's also where you can get advice on Indigenous matters and protocols related to the collection.
Resources Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, State Library of Queensland
Find articles, websites and images and also includes virtual books
Where Can I Find Information About Indigenous Australians? National Library of Australia
The National Library has a large range of Indigenous resources, many of which can be found on our online catalogue. Try searching with the words "aborigines australian" or "aboriginal australians" (include the quotation marks).

This is an online Aboriginal Education K-12 Resource Guide in two volumes each published in different years.

Aboriginal Education K-12 Resource Guide [Vol 1]
Aboriginal Education K-12 Resource Guide [Vol 2]
Australian Curriculum: Aboriginal and Torres Islander Histories and Culture
The Australian Curriculum website includes a webpage titled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
AIATSIS
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is a world-renowned research, collections and publishing organisation. We promote knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, traditions, languages and stories, past and present. We care for a priceless collection, including films, photographs, video and audio recordings as well as the world’s largest collection of printed and other resource materials for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies.

Healing Foundation

The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that provide educational resources such as the Stolen Generations Resource Kit for Teachers and Students created to educate young people about the Stolen Generations. It makes it easy for school communities to start the conversation and inform classroom discussions using facts, real examples and stories.This teaching resource has been developed to introduce students from Foundation to Year 9 to the firsthand experiences of Stolen Generations members.

Walanga Muru

Walanga Muru, Macquarie University's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student engagement and strategy office
Walanga Muru provides opportunities for Aboriginal students and staff at Macquarie through a holistic, strategic approach. Walanga Muru aims to assist the Aboriginal leaders of the future in their tertiary education journey. The language name of our office - Walanga Muru 'follow your path' - reminds us of the pathways we each take in life, and the role of strategy to support our Communities to follow their pathways and realise their potential.

Acknowledgement of Darug Land

Hibernian [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons