SAASTA Pathways Programs

The South Australian Aboriginal Secondary Training Academy (SAASTA) -Years 10, 11 and 12 students

The Le Fevre South Australian Aboriginal Secondary Training Academy (SAASTA) is currently combined with Woodville High School.  The Academy runs once a week for a day in our Tirkanthi Kuu Room (Learning place in Kaurna language) and includes a variety of valuable cultural and learning experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

The SAASTA program runs for the entire year and is divided into two focus semesters, the ‘Aboriginal Power Cup’, focusing on Aboriginal culture and various aspects of AFL and the ‘SAASTA Shield’, which could focus on any variety of any two sports. Through the SAASTA Academy, students gain access to a variety of invaluable experiences including learning and performing a cultural dance on Adelaide Oval, designing and wearing a personalised guernsey for the Aboriginal Power Cup and cultural workshops with AFL players. 

The SAASTA senior program is open to years 10, 11 and 12 students and offers 20 SACE Credits.

 

THRIVE • RESPECT • INTEGRITY

We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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