Save Tharwa School

Deb Foskey, Greens MLA, today queried the capacity of the ACT Education Department to support teachers, students and families through the upheaval of the Towards 2020 proposal.
“The Education Department is being asked to shed a quarter of its staff, as a result of cuts mandated by this year’s budget. And some sections of the […]

Wednesday 13th September, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm
You are invited with your children to visit Tharwa for its Primary School Open Day on Wed 13th September.
Kids activites for the day will be facilitated by a local Indigenous educator, and visitors are invited to experience the school’s unique multi-age classrooms in action, in it’s setting of […]

The proposal to close Tharwa Primary and Pres-School after serving its community for 107 years has outraged community members.
Students and Families are choosing Tharwa over larger Government and Non Government Schools.
Offers choice and diversity in the educational model within the Government system.
Tharwa Primary and Pre School have been successfully modelling the key educational components […]

On Thursday night hundreds of people gathered at Caroline Chisholm High School to attend the Public Forum on the governments’ controversial Towards 2020 Proposal, hosted by Education Minister Andrew Barr. Following a successful meeting between school board, P&C Presidents and Mr. Barr earlier this week, the Forum was a confirmation that while the government recognised […]

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THARWA COMMUNITY GOES TO TOWN
On Monday nearly 50 members of the Tharwa Community attended afternoon tea with the Chief Minister Jon Stanhope. “This is part of a dedicated community effort to save the Tharwa School from possible closure in 2006” said Karim Haddad, Chair of the Tharwa School Board. This […]