SAASTA

The South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy (SAASTA) is an initiative of the SA Government's Social Inclusion Unit and is managed by the Department of Education and Children's Services.

The Academy caters for students who are committed towards completing their SACE and are interested in health and physical activity.  The school curriculum has a focus on health and sporting activities while at the same time aiming to improve the overall level of each student’s literacy and numeracy skills.  This will ultimately make each SAASTA graduate competitive in future employment or improve access to tertiary courses at University and Tafe.

Students in each Academy school have the opportunity to undertake SAASTA subjects such as Personal Learning Plan, Integrated learning – Power Cup, Physical Education, English and Maths.  They combine their SAASTA subjects with other mainstream subjects depending on their individual interests and skills.  The majority of SAASTA students are also studying Certificate II in Community Recreation.  In this course they will learn valuable skills about Sports Coaching, presenting Clinics and conducting outdoor recreational activities such as camps and bushwalks.

SAASTA’s role as a major partner in the Aboriginal Power Cup is to coordinate schools that have Academy sites to participate in the Aboriginal Power Cup and to ensure that the learning and completion of tasks is aligned to the appropriate curriculum.  This will ensure every student who successfully completes all tasks in the Integrated Learning subject will achieve credit towards their SACE.

For more information, visit the SAASTA website.