Ngutu College

Ngutu College Ngutu College is an independent, not for profit, socially just college located in Woodville North.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž.Andrew Plastow has made the decision to end hi...
04/09/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž.

Andrew Plastow has made the decision to end his time as our Head of College. As a founding member of Ngutu we want to acknowledge the role he has played in creating our amazing learning environment and we thank him for his service. His passion for reimagining education was evident in everything he did and our learners have always been at the heart of every decision. That approach will never change.

The greatest strength of our College is that it is bigger than any one person. Our wonderful children and young people, families, staff, Elders and supporters are all part of the exceptional learning environment we have created at Ngutu College. We know you will join us in wishing Andrew all the best for his future endeavours.

Louise Mather, our Head of Senior Campus and Sean Carey, our Head of Junior Campus will continue to provide educational leadership for the College, supported by our experienced and talented staff and the strength of our Ngutu community.

As we look ahead, we are delighted to welcome Kyran Dixon as Ngutu College's Interim Executive Director for the next 12 months. A proud Kaurna and Narungga man, Kyran has been a valued member of the Ngutu Board since 2022 and brings extensive experience across the private, government and not-for-profit sectors. His culturally safe leadership, grounded in Aboriginal governance, protocols and Country, will provide strong guidance and continuity as we begin the search for our next Head of College.

๐Ÿ“š Meet the Author Across the College, Ngutu learners have been busy writing, illustrating and creating their own books. ...
28/08/2026

๐Ÿ“š Meet the Author

Across the College, Ngutu learners have been busy writing, illustrating and creating their own books. At Meet the Author this week, families were invited into learning spaces to explore their work, hear the stories behind it, and celebrate our young people as authors and illustrators in their own right.

Meet the Author recognises children as capable, creative thinkers with ideas, stories and perspectives worth sharing. From our youngest learners enthusiastically sharing their books, illustrations and dioramas, to senior learners presenting their work with pride and confidence, the event makes their growth visible across the College.

Feedback from this annual event reflected on just how much that growth can be seen year after year, particularly in the confidence and increasingly powerful, considered language of our older authors.

And soon, more books by Ngutu authors will find a home in our library, ready for others to read, discuss and enjoy. ๐Ÿ“–โœจ

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐ŸŒณInterested in learning more about Ngutu 2027 Kindergarten or Year 7 (and beyond) enr...
24/08/2026

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐ŸŒณ

Interested in learning more about Ngutu 2027 Kindergarten or Year 7 (and beyond) enrollments? We have a few spots still available for you to join us on a College tour - please register at the link below.

Families with pre-school aged children are also welcome to join us at Playgroup. This is a great opportunity to experience our rich learning environments and get to know our Madlurta (Kindergarten) educators.

๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿณ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ -๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐—ฎ๐—บ
๐Ÿ‘‰https://nc-au-sa-1260.app.digistorm.com/forms/kindergarten-tour-2027-and-beyond

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€:
Week 6 โ€“ Wednesday 26th August
Week 8 โ€“ Wednesday 9th September
Week 10 โ€“ Wednesday 23rd September

Playgroup is based in Ngani Cafe and runs from 9.30-11.30am and registration is encouraged: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://nc-au-sa-1260.app.digistorm.com/forms/playgroup



๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐ŸšŒ Weโ€™re looking for a new Bus Driver to join our Ngutu Transport Team, and weโ€™d ...
17/08/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐ŸšŒ

Weโ€™re looking for a new Bus Driver to join our Ngutu Transport Team, and weโ€™d love to hear from members of our Ngutu community who may be interested!

Our bus drivers play an important role in helping our young people access learning opportunities and get safely to and from college each day - all while being a familiar and friendly face.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?
๐ŸšŒ Morning and afternoon learner pick-ups and drop-offs
๐Ÿ‘‹ Working alongside our Bus Supervisors
๐ŸŒŸ Opportunities to pick up additional shifts for College excursions
๐Ÿงผ Helping keep the bus clean, safe and well-maintained
๐Ÿค Being part of our wider Ngutu College community

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ?
Someone who is a confident and experienced driver, enjoys working with young people and wants to be part of our supportive Transport Team. Youโ€™ll need a MR or HR licence and Driver Accreditation or be willing to obtain the required accreditation. Ngutu can support you through the process. You'll also require a Working With Children Check, RRHAN-EC Masterclass Certificate and First Aid Certificate.

Know someone who would be a great fit? Or perhaps itโ€™s you?

Weโ€™d love for members of our Ngutu community to spread the word or get in touch with the College to find out more! ๐Ÿ‘‰ email: ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜@๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ.๐˜€๐—ฎ.๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚.๐—ฎ๐˜‚
๐Ÿ‘‰ website: ๐—ต๐˜๐˜๐—ฝ๐˜€://๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ.๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด.๐—ฎ๐˜‚/



๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐ŸŽจSome of Ngutu's young artists have created a stunning exhibition called ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, o...
03/08/2026

๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐ŸŽจ

Some of Ngutu's young artists have created a stunning exhibition called ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, originally unveiled in Ngani Cafe and now on display at Centennial Park throughout the SALA festival. Learners have contributed to the collection slowly and thoughtfully over the last few months, with the exhibition now comprising more than 20 artworks!

Each piece reflects the unique voice of the artist, while together they honour the strength of culture passed from generation to generation.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

We hope you can get along to Centennial Park to view the entire collection, and we congratulate the artists on this incredible achievement - we are very proud of them!

๐ŸŒฟ Hiking rugged trails, gathering around a campfire to cook lunch together, and taking time to reflect in nature... thes...
29/07/2026

๐ŸŒฟ Hiking rugged trails, gathering around a campfire to cook lunch together, and taking time to reflect in nature... these are just some of the experiences our ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ learners enjoyed during their recent visit to ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.

Guided by a Spare Seat facilitator and Ngutu educator, the day created opportunities for cultural reflection, connection to Country and conversations about the many reasons people head outdoors - whether to escape stress, learn about culture, reconnect with nature, or simply enjoy time together.

Deeply connected to Ngutu's holistic approach, the spare seat program supports Karra (senior) learners in years 7โ€“10 to build confidence, connection, a strong sense of belonging, and the self-belief to thrive beyond the classroom.

โค๏ธ Sincere thanks to the St Clair Village Community Kickstart Grant which has supported Spare Seat across Term 1 and 2 this year.

๐Ÿ”— ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ for this transformative program. If you or your organisation is interested in helping young people thrive, visit https://ngutucollege.org.au/ to learn more and get involved.



20/07/2026

Last term, children from across our Junior Campus took part in a special community project, creating identity-focused artworks to be transformed into public ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ at Ngutungka West Lakes.

At the beginning of the project, some groups visited Ngutungka to explore the site, see the concrete poles firsthand and imagine how their artwork would become part of this shared community space.

Each learning community contributed in their own unique way:
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ (๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€“๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ) children created self-portraits to represent their own identities that were collaged into vibrant collaborative artworks.
๐—ž๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ (๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญโ€“๐Ÿฏ) children drew on their Project Work, voting on images and words that represented their class animal identities โ€“ Kadli (Dingo), Kudlyu (Black Swan) and Paitya (Snake).
๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ (๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฐโ€“๐Ÿฒ) children worked in small teams to brainstorm, draft and create large scale A2 collaborative artworks that celebrated connection and belonging.

Before the final designs were installed, we proudly shared the original artworks with families and our community through a โ€˜Story Poles Exhibitionโ€™ at Ngutu. It was a wonderful celebration of creativity, collaboration and learning together.

The Story Poles are now installed at Ngutungka, and some of our groups managed to squeeze in a visit before the end of term to see their work brought to life. If you're visiting Ngutungka West Lakes, be sure to take a look!


City Of Charles Sturt

Ngutu College warmly congratulates ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ on being awarded ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ก๐—”๐—œ๐——๐—ข๐—– ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ.Cheryl (pict...
15/07/2026

Ngutu College warmly congratulates ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ on being awarded ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ก๐—”๐—œ๐——๐—ข๐—– ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ.

Cheryl (pictured back, centre) is a respected leader and advocate, serving as a Director of South Australian Native Title Services and bringing decades of experience through leadership roles in Aboriginal health, community services and cultural consultancy.

We are honoured to have Cheryl as a member of Ngutu's Cultural Governance Group and are proud to celebrate this significant achievement with her.


๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€Thinking about Kindergarten or Year 7 for 2027 and beyond? Or looking for a culturally...
13/07/2026

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€

Thinking about Kindergarten or Year 7 for 2027 and beyond? Or looking for a culturally safe and welcoming Playgroup for your pre-school aged children?

Ngutu College is an independent, not-for-profit, socially just college on Kaurna Country in Woodville North, where Aboriginal knowledges are seamlessly integrated with the formal curriculum in our rich, experiential learning environments.

Our tours provide an opportunity to be guided by one of our senior educators while discovering our rich and diverse learning spaces, meet members of our community and ask any questions along the way.

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 29 July
๐Ÿ•™ College Tour | 10.00am โ€“ 11.00am
๐ŸŒฟ Playgroup | 9.30am โ€“ 11.30am

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 12 August
๐Ÿ•™ College Tour | 10.00am โ€“ 11.00am
๐ŸŒฟ Playgroup | 9.30am โ€“ 11.30am

Register your interest on our website: https://nc-au-sa-1260.app.digistorm.com/forms/kindergarten-tour-2027-and-beyond



๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ to our families, learners, staff, partners, supporters and wider community for your contributions to another m...
05/07/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ to our families, learners, staff, partners, supporters and wider community for your contributions to another memorable term at Ngutu.

As we move through ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ, the Kaurna season of winter, we hope the holidays bring you an opportunity to relax, explore, reconnect and enjoy some slower days together. Take care, and we look forward to seeing you all in Term 3. ๐ŸŒฑ



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