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Halls Creek is a small town of 2 500 people located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The population of the town is predominantly Aboriginal, mainly compromising the language groups og Kija and Jaru. It was originally a gold mining town but now services the pastoral industry. The district high school teaches pre-primary to Year 12 students and accomodates approximately 500 pupils. Whilst there, I taught a year 7 class, information technology on Acorn and BBC computers and physical education from years 1 to 12. |
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Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean just south of the Indonesian island of Java. It was originally under the protectorate of the British Empire, but is now administrated by the Australian government. There are approx. 4 000 residents living on the island at any one time. The cultural breakdown of the island is 60% Chinese, 30% Malay and 10% European. The island was originally commercially successful for mining of super phosphate. That enterprise is now in its final stages of operation, with secondary deposits currently being mined. The island has no other sustainable industry. The district high school teaches pre-primary to Year 12 students and accomodates approximately 350 pupils. During my time working at the school, I taught a year 3 class, information technology on Macintosh computers and physical education from years pre primary to year 7. |
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Christmas Island District High School front entrance |
CIDHS Year 3 students |
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Perth currently has a population of just over 1 million people and is the capital city of Western Australia. It is a lovely city - prettier than Melbourne, nicer climate than Brisbane, more exciting than Adelaide, quieter than Sydney, less politicians than Canberra and futher north than Hobart. Got it all, really!! Kinlock Primary School teachers pre primary to year 7 and has 350 students. I taught a year 6/7 class, computing and physical education. I am currently teaching at Bibra Lake Primary School, which also ranges from pre primary to year 7 students and has 420 pupils. I teach both physical education and Learning Technologies. |
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Looma is an aboriginal community located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It supports several hundred members. It is nestled in very close proximity to the Fitzroy River, one of the largest rivers in the Kimberley. The district high school services 200 pupils, ranging from pre primary to Year 12. In my time at the school, I taught physical education from pre primary to Year 12, high school studies and computing using IBM PC's. |
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Turnoff Looma Community, Kimberley |
Cherabin fishing, Fitzroy River |
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Salt Operations, Karratha |
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Karratha is located in the Pilbara region in the state of Western Australia. It is located in an area of vast primary resources - natural gas, iron ore, gold, silver, salt, etc. It is currrently undergoing tremendous changes to cope with the burgeoning increase in development. There are approximately 6 000 residents, most of whom are employed in the mining and associated industries. The school at which I worked is called Tambrey Primary School and catered for approx. 450 students ranging from pre primary to Year 7. I taught in a year 7 class and also taught information technology whilst managing the school's entire network. |
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