Centralian Middle School is proud of the Community Partnerships that we have established to provide support to students. Centralian Middle School has been recognised for the quality of its Community Partnerships through the awarding of the National Australia Bank - Schools First Impact Award.

Clontarf Foundation

The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and by doing so equips them to participate meaningfully in society.

Using supportive relationships, a welcoming environment and a diverse range of activities, the young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in our programme develop improved self-esteem and confidence which assists them to participate in education, employment and society in a positive way.

Our approach has proven to be very successful, not only in attracting young men to school and keeping them there, but also in having them embrace more disciplined, purposeful and healthy lifestyles.

Academy participants must consistently endeavour to:

  • Attend school regularly
  • Apply themselves to study appropriately
  • Embrace the academy’s requirements for behaviour and self-discipline

Academy students can expect to:

  • Participate in camps, trips and excursions
  • Participate in community events
  • Have access to Academy staff during recess and lunch in the Academy room
  • Train before school in various sports with healthy breakfasts and weekly incentives
  • Have access to regular after school activities tailored around Sport, Well-being, Leadership, and Employment
  • Have designated Clontarf Class time as part of their timetable
  • Have access to support for any issues that arise that impact their ability to have success at school

For more information visit www.clontarf.org.au

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Stars Foundation

Stars is a partner program located at CMS with the goal of mentoring young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. The Foundation has a holistic focus for young Indigenous women on the development of positive attitudes and approaches to learning, life and healthy choices. The programs are based on a partnership with schools and parents to develop in young women a commitment to learning and successful completion of schooling.

All Indigenous young women at CMS can enrol in the Stars program if they wish. Each student enrolled in the Stars must sign a Student Contract outlining the expectations of the Stars Foundation.  All Stars members are expected to uphold the Stars values: Respect, Honesty, Commitment and Pride.

At CMS, Stars has a culturally safe, nurturing environment in their Stars Room. Stars offers support to its members through school pick-ups and drop-offs, regular healthy feeds at lunchtimes, and a range of educational, community, sport and volunteering activities during weekly contact time.

Students are also given a Student focus for Success at School. This focus will be displayed around the Group Room and is used for the selection criteria for camps and reward activities. The Student Focus is based on the 3 P’s for success at school:

  • Punctuality – students to attend class on a regular basis and being on time;
  • Participation – participating in all class activities to the best of your ability; and
  • Pride – pride in student behaviour, academic performance and Stars.

Intensive monitoring of student attendance and follow up through case conferences with parents and partners will be undertaken. The academy will work with parents, the school and students to identify and overcome barriers to attendance.

For more information visit the Stars foundation website

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Polly Farmer Follow the Dream Program

CMS operates the Follow the Dream program in partnerships with the Graham Polly Farmer Foundation. Follow the Dream in an after school learning program that operates four afternoons per week. The programis open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. 

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Northern Territory Music School

The Northern Territory Music School (NTMS) provides specialist instrumental and voice tuition to students attending Government schools in Alice Springs. The school is located on the CMS campus but is a separate school.

CMS students can choose to study voice, guitar, bass, drums, trombone, trumpet, piano, clarinet, saxophone and flute at the Music School. Students have to pay a small one-off administration fee to access tuition, and can also rent instruments from the school.

Participating students are withdrawn from CMS classes for a 30 minute lesson each week. These lessons are at the same time each week, so classroom teachers need to make arrangements with students (and if necessary, families) to ensure they do not fall behind.

For more information on the Northern Territory Music School , please follow the link.

Alice Springs Language Centre

The Alice Springs Language Centre provides language courses to all students attending Government schools in Alice Springs. The centre is located on the CMS campus but is a separate school.

The Language Centre provides 2 hours a week of language courses to CMS students. All CMS students are required to study a language; they can choose from the following options:

Arrernte, Chinese, Japanese or Spanish.

For more information on the Alice Springs Language Centre, please follow the link below:

http://www.alicespringslanguagecentre.com/