Overview
Birrgal Restaurant provides Djarragun College hospitality students with hands-on industry training in kitchen operations, customer service and event delivery.
Through practical learning experiences, students complete training towards nationally recognised qualifications while supporting formal functions and school catering activities.
The restaurant plays an important role in preparing students for employment pathways, with opportunities including work placements, school-based apprenticeships and real-world hospitality experience in a professional learning environment.
Why it Matters
20 years ago, Cape York leaders drew a line in the sand. They were not prepared to stand by while their communities were ripped apart by spiralling dysfunction and passive welfare. They came together at a series of historic summits and agreed to take responsibility for the future of their communities.
Cape York has very few secondary schools, with many families unable to send their children to boarding school or relocate. This means many teenagers' schooling stops at primary school, limiting their future career aspirations and creating a cycle of disadvantage.
CYLP was born to foster a new generation of leaders to tackle the challenges ahead.
what we're doing
CYLP provides promising students with access to some of the best boarding schools throughout Queensland.
There are currently more than 190 students on an Academic Leaders – Secondary (ALS) scholarship. During school term, Leaders are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities as well leadership roles within their school and community.
We teach our students how to walk in two worlds and be proud of their culture, yet rise to any new opportunity.
Our Student Support Officers provide our Leaders with holistic wrap-around support, identify employment/training opportunities and foster strong relationships with the student’s family.
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