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Rosebery enrolments flowing thick and fast  30 Aug 2010
The new Rosebery schools have celebrated their first formal enrolments following an enthusiastic turnout by Palmerston families at a public open day on Saturday 28 August. Curious families flocked to the new state-of-the-art educational precinct to view progress, meet the principals and enrol their children. Rosebery Primary School Principal Adam Voigt and Middle School Principal Lorraine Evans accompanied hundreds of visitors on walk-and-talk tours through sections of the $59 million facility which will open at the start of the 2011 school year. The Rosebery schools will be the Territory’s first combined purpose-built primary / middle school complex, with the primary school catering for 600 students and the middle school 850 students.

Get your tickets for the Smart Schools Awards 23 Aug 2010
Join us to celebrate the Smart Schools Awards with a three-course dinner, drinks and entertainment at the Darwin Convention Centre on Saturday 9 October. Australian Comedian of the Year Anh Do, best known for his appearances on Thank God You're Here and Dancing With The Stars, will host the event. Tickets are on sale now – individual tickets are $121.00 each or buy a table (10 people) at a discounted rate of $1100.00 and celebrate as a group! Seven schools will win $20,000 each thanks to the generous support from our sponsors Charles Darwin University, CISCO, ConocoPhillips Australia, Energy Resources of Australia, Halikos Group, Northern Land Council and Rio Tinto Alcan. Come and support the fantastic work and achievements of our schools.

'Learning in the Bush' at Garma  10 Aug 2010
Garma, the annual Indigenous cultural festival in Arnhem Land winds up today. This year's theme was ‘Indigenous Education and Training’ and acting Chief Executive DET Kevin Gillan was the keynote speaker at a forum on improving Indigenous Education. Mr Gillan’s presentation underscored the importance of attendance in improving education outcomes and was well received by a packed house. DET was out at Garma in force over the Festival weekend, showcasing the latest in mobile learning units. Taminmin College’s new hospitality training van was the centrepiece of the ‘Learning in the Bush’ precinct, itself a collaboration between DET, CDU, SITAC, IS Australia and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. Also in the precinct, the DET Families as First Teachers team set up a family photo booth and the Fred Hollows Foundation promoted its new cookbook for remote communities kukumbat gudwan daga (Really cooking good food). See SITAC’s Twitter updates and a DET Director Training Services, Roger Bryett’s video blog for more.