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Taminmin High School, NT
A MindMatters Plus demonstration school in NT Taminmin High School, NT
Taminmin High School is located in the rural town of Humpty Doo, which lies approximately 50 kilometres south of Darwin on the Arnhem Highway in the direction of Kakadu.
Taminmin High is a coeducational comprehensive high school catering for 600 students drawn from a radius of 7,500 kilometres. The school's population consists of approximately 20% of Indigenous students and 20% of students from an Asian background, with the remainder being a mix of Anglo-European students. The school is the hub of the community and has long-established and effective partnerships with the wider community.
The school has a long history of working in a health promoting way due to its rural location and is proud to be a part of the MindMatters Plus Demonstration Schools project.
Programs on trial in this demonstration school:
ACE
ASIST
Heartmasters
Kids Helpline Peer Skills Program
Reach Out
Seasons for Growth
Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
What Staff and Students say about this Program:
ASIST, Kids Helpline Peer Skills & Seasons for Growth at Taminmin High School.
ASIST, Peer Skills and Seasons for Growth all tie in together, to build confident, well-adjusted adolescents... These programs give them strategies to deal with conflict, grief and loss, and helping students to make the right decisions.
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