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There are four Aboriginal Education Assistant positions located in schools with a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. In 1992, 144 Aboriginal students had direct access to this service.
The Aboriginal Mentor program provides support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students exhibiting learning difficulties or requiring individual or small group work with social and cultural issues. In 1992 approximately 15 students directly received this service. The Mentors also provide a reference source for Aboriginal curriculum and cultural programs for all students.
The Artist in Residence program operated in 8 schools in 1992 and provided a service to the whole school communities and particularly 96 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students attending those schools.
The Aboriginal Preschool Program operates at Narrabundah Early Childhood Centre. The number of children attending in 1992 varied.
ACT Institute of Technical and Further Education had 90 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in mainstream courses and 50 students enrolled in specially designed courses for Aboriginal people in 1992. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre at the Institute provides advice and support for students to assist in their studies.
(4) As any extra programs have yet to be finalised, it is not possible to estimate
the benefits to flow from these.
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