Cape York Girl Academy

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Cape York Girl Academy Cape York Girl Academy is Australiaโ€™s first boarding high school designed for young Indigenous mothers and their babies to live and learn together.

We also have a cohort of young women who are at risk of disengaging with their education.

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฒ...
10/10/2026

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ’œ

Every girl deserves the freedom to learn, grow, make choices about her future and pursue the life she wants for herself.

At Cape York Girl Academy, we believe in creating a culturally strong and supportive learning environment where girls and young women can continue their education, build confidence and work towards their own goals.

This yearโ€™s International Day of the Girl calls on the world to invest in girlsโ€™ rights and protect every girlโ€™s right to a childhood, an education and a future of her own choosing.

Today, we celebrate our students and girls everywhere who are learning, leading and shaping what comes next. โœจ

12/09/2026

๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€.๐ŸŒ

13 September marks the anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, recognising the rights, dignity, cultures and voices of Indigenous peoples around the world.

At Cape York Girl Academy, we recognise the importance of empowering our young women to be strong in culture, confident in who they are and proud of where they come from. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™

Today, we reflect on the importance of respect, equality and self-determination, and the role we all play in creating a future where Indigenous voices are heard and valued.

Honouring rights. Celebrating culture. Empowering our young women. โœจ

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐ŸคSometimes we need to trust our gut ...
09/09/2026

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿค

Sometimes we need to trust our gut and check in. Asking โ€œ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ข๐—ž?โ€ in your own way, then taking the time to really listen, can help someone feel supported, connected and cared for.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples share strong connections to Country, culture, family and community. Wherever we live and whoever our mob is, we can all experience times when life feels hard.

Looking out for one another can make a difference.

๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฏ, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฅ ๐—จ ๐—ข๐—ž?

Because weโ€™re stronger together. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿค

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ“šโœจAt Cape York Girl Academy, we celebrate the strength of First Nations ...
01/09/2026

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

At Cape York Girl Academy, we celebrate the strength of First Nations voices, stories, languages and cultures, and the important place they hold in learning.

For our girls and young women, literacy is about more than words on a page. It is about sharing stories, strengthening identity, expressing ideas and building confidence for the future.

Today is an opportunity to celebrate the knowledge carried through generations and the stories our students will continue to share.

Celebrating culture, learning together and growing strong together. ๐Ÿ’›

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! โš™๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฉOur Year ...
10/08/2026

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! โš™๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฉ

Our Year 11 student, Kellyana Duncan, is building valuable hands-on skills through our Certificate II in Engineering Pathways course, learning how to safely operate a lathe to manufacture precision metal components.

Practical learning like this gives our students the confidence, technical skills and real-world experience to explore exciting pathways into engineering, manufacturing and other skilled trades.

We're proud to support Kellyana and all of our students as they develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to take the next step towards their future.

05/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ”ฌโœจ

Science came to life as our Year 7 and 8 students explored the forces that shape the world around us.

With Ms Kim, the girls learned about forces and friction, discovering how objects move, slow down and respond to different surfaces.

Hands-on learning helps turn big ideas into real understanding, giving students the confidence to ask questions, test their thinking and stay curious. ๐Ÿ’ก

โค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’› Today we celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day and the incredible young people wh...
03/08/2026

โค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’› Today we celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day and the incredible young people who are shaping the future of their families, communities and Country. ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ–ค

At Cape York Girl Academy, we're inspired every day by the strength, resilience and determination our students bring to their learning, leadership and aspirations. When young people are empowered to grow with confidence, stay connected to culture and believe in their potential, they create bright futures for themselves and their communities.

Today is about celebrating their voices, honouring their identity and recognising the unwavering support of families, Elders, educators and communities who help every child thrive. ๐ŸŒฟ

To all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children across Cape York and beyond, today we celebrate you, your strength, your culture and everything you are becoming. Your future is bright and we're proud to walk alongside you. ๐Ÿ’œ

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐Ÿ’›Our Junior students recently took part in a series of act...
30/07/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐Ÿ’›

Our Junior students recently took part in a series of activities designed to strengthen teamwork, communication and trust.

The girls worked together to stack cups using only string and a rubber band, then guided their partners through a blindfolded challenge. Each activity encouraged patience, clear communication and confidence in one another.

To finish the day, the students created a web of kindness. Each girl shared something positive about another student before passing the string across the group, showing how kind words can bring people closer together.

Through experiences like these, our students are building strong relationships, growing in confidence and developing skills that will support them as they make positive choices for their futures. ๐ŸŒŸ

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ถ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐Ÿ‘Congratulations to Shaniqua and Lenji, who were named runner-up Age Champion...
27/07/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ถ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐Ÿ‘

Congratulations to Shaniqua and Lenji, who were named runner-up Age Champions in the 13 years and 14 years divisions following our Middle School Athletics Day at the end of term 2!

We are so proud of their effort, determination and sportsmanship. Well done, girls! ๐ŸŒŸ

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†! ๐ŸŽก Our Hospitality students will be serving from our food truck and coffe...
15/07/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†! ๐ŸŽก

Our Hospitality students will be serving from our food truck and coffee van โ˜•, while our other VET students will have interactive activities for you to enjoy, including artwork on display and for sale. Come and have a yarn, weโ€™d love to see you there!

Address

1 Maher Road
Wangetti, QLD
4865

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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