Ettalong students meets Governor-General
Indigenous Year 12 boarding school student Raier Blakeney, from Ettalong, has been congratulated for her academic achievement by Governor-General Quentin Bryce, in a special ceremony at Duntroon in Canberra on Friday, August 9.
The ceremony honoured 24 Year 12 Yalari scholars, including Ms Blakeney, for graduating from prestigious Australian boarding schools.
Ms Blakeney successfully completed Year 12 at St Hilda's, a leading boarding school on the Gold Coast, thanks to a scholarship and pastoral care provided by Yalari.
Yalari is a not-for-profit indigenous education organisation, which supports 185 indigenous students around the country.
Media Release, 8 August 2013
Sally Higgins, Rowland