Aboriginal Education

At Haberfield Public school we acknowledge the Wangal People of the Dharug and Eora Nations as the traditional custodians of the land on which our school resides.

Our commitment to Aboriginal Education

At Haberfield Public School we believe that Aboriginal Education is everyone's business.

Our active First Nations Committee works diligently to build capacity in Aboriginal Education by working in partnership with First Nations community members and our local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) to implement the Aboriginal Education Policy and the Partnership Agreement between the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the Department of Education.

Our practice is guided by the Department's Guiding Principles in Leading Aboriginal Education, which sits within the Leading Domain of the School Excellence Framework. These principles ask school leaders to embed collaborative leadership, cultural responsiveness, high expectations and place-based decision-making across everything we do and they shape the specific actions we are taking this year through our School Excellence Plan.

Our Plan of Action

In 2026, our priority focus is strengthening our Personalised Learning Pathways (PLP) process, the individual plan we develop with every Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student and their family to set literacy, numeracy and cultural goals.

In practice, this looks like:

• Embedding Aboriginal student and family voice within PLP systems and structures
• Holding PLP meetings together in our yarning circle
• Building capacity in teachers to set, review and celebrate SMARTER learning goals
• Creating and reviewing systems to support PLP implementation to ensure First Nations students are moving in a forwards motion towards their learning goals
• Strengthening processes to support Aboriginal students during transition points
• Staff participating in high impact professional learning on PLPs

This work reflects the Guiding Principles' call for schools to move from cultural awareness to cultural responsiveness: understanding our Aboriginal community's aspirations, embedding their voice in decision-making, and holding ourselves accountable for genuine, measurable progress for every Aboriginal student.

Cultural Activities

All students participate in cultural immersion activities to develop their knowledge of and respect for First Nations cultures. First Nations students participate in Culture Club, where they set cultural goals and take part in activities that extend their cultural knowledge, further developing a strong sense of identity and pride.