Education, Employment and the Arts

Department of Education Training and Arts

The state department’s purpose is to engage Queenslander's in life long education and training and to build a strong arts and cultural sector which enriches the lives of Queenslanders.
www.education.qld.gov.au

State Schools

Each community in Cape York Peninsula has a state school, Bamaga school in northern Cape York Peninsula caters for children from the Bamaga and Seisia communities as well as from Umagico, Injinoo and New Mapoon
education.qld.gov.au/schools/maps/pdfs/tp1.pdf

Western Cape College, Weipa comprises three campuses at locations in Aurukun , Mapoon and Weipa.
www.westerncapecollege.eq.edu.au

Cooktown State School provides primary and secondary educational services to the town of Cooktown and secondary educational services to the communities of Hopevale, Lakeland, Rossville, Laura, Wujal Wujal and Bloomfield
www.cooktownss.qld.edu.au

Distance Education

Cairns School of Distance Education is a Queensland State School offering co-educational services to home based learners from Pre-school to Year 11 and Year 12 over a catchment area that stretches north from Cairns to the Torres Strait, west to Normanton and Karumba and south to Cardwell and Oak Park, including all of Cape York Peninsula
www.cairnssde.qld.edu.au

Further Education

Students from across the Cape access further education through the Tropical North Institute of TAFE and James Cook University both based in Cairns.

Tropical North Queensland TAFE
www.tnqit.tafe.qld.gov.au/programs/indigenous.htm

James Cook University
www.jcu.edu.au

Training and employment

Workplace - employment and workplace relations services for Australians
www.workplace.gov.au

Australian Jobsearch – Australian Govenment Job Site
www.jobsearch.gov.au

Indigenous Programmes

www.workplace.gov.au/workplace/Category/SchemesInitiatives/IndigenousProgs

Northern Skills Alliance
www.northernskills.com.au

Cape York Strategy Unit
www.datsip.qld.gov.au/partnerships/cysu.cfm

Cape York Partnerships
www.capeyorkpartnerships.com

Balkanu Cape York Development Association
www.balkanu.com.au

Cape York Digital Network
Promoting economic, social and employment development in Cape York through the establishment of information and technology centres.
www.cydn.com.au