Year 12 Society and Culture

Year 12 Society and Culture students have been studying social inclusion and exclusion, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This topic focuses on understanding how discrimination towards a group impacts their access to resources such as education, the justice system and healthcare, and in turn how that affects their life chances.

Students were privileged to have Shanaya Donovan, a Darug woman from Western Sydney, come speak to them about her experiences as an Aboriginal woman, and the challenges that Aboriginal members of the community face as a result of discrimination. Shanaya’s focus on truth telling and sharing her Darug culture was invaluable for students to understand systemic discrimination and the importance of meaningful and genuine reconciliation.