Wanganui Park Secondary College

Ganbina works with two thirds of the indigenous children at this school from when they start in Year 7 to when they finish in Year 12.

Principal Ken Murray says: "In the early years, Ganbina provides in-school support for the students. As they grow older, they get them thinking about long term aspirations and goal setting and what they want to do when they leave school.

"It's very much a hands-on approach, helping with any issues that might be troubling them and preventing them from attending school or studying.

"They also work with them on how to go about getting work experience roles, part time jobs and traineeships."

"We really value Ganbina helping the students with motivation, commitment and the desire to achieve practical outcomes."

Ken Murray, Principal, Wanganui Park Secondary College

McGuire College

McGuire College is a multicultural school with over 600 students representing a diverse range of nationalities and ethnicities including indigenous cultures.

Assistant Principal Susanne Gill says: "Because we have so many children from different backgrounds, it's important to do everything we can to create individual pathways for our students.

"In this regard, Ganbina is a valuable resource for our school, providing additional mentoring and practical resources to our indigenous students.

"Essentially, the Ganbina people act as positive role models for our Koori children. That's a very important thing for any child to have and often especially so for indigenous children who may not have access to them otherwise."