From the Principal
Gurumbah Bigi to the Elders, families, staff and jarjums in our Hymba Yumba Independent School family and community.Β Welcome to our wonderful school, founded and proudly based in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture. Hymba Yumba is a school of excellence, embedded in Indigenous culture.Β Read More…
Peter Foster, Principal
Providing a launchpad for jarjums to walk tall in both worlds
Hymba Yumba, prides itself on being an innovative school deeply committed to the traditions of Indigenous culture, spirituality and identity.
Hymba Yumbaβs unique teaching philosophy is to instil in our jarjums a sense of empowerment and cultural familiarity, providing them with a launchpad to successfully commence their lifelong journey of learning.
A host of unique facilities and experiences in a unique environment is what makes Hymba Yumba one of a kind and enables all jarjums to reach their goals and succeed in whatever path they choose post school.
A launchpad to success
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News
This Friday! Lunch will be cooked and hosted by our Senior Bunji & Tiddas! Join us for a Cuppa & A Yarn and all things HYIS!!
Please RSVP to [email protected] for accurate catering numbers. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Preps and Year 1 and 2 paused play so they could have a photo all together in their wonderful Gross and Fine motor play area βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ ... See MoreSee Less
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Kris Brackins
Attention budding Scientists!
There are some FREE online talks being run by UQ for all students aged 15+ to give you a taste of some areas you could study:
Marine Biology - future-students.uq.edu.au/events/experience-marine-biology-webinar
Zoology - future-students.uq.edu.au/events/experience-zoology-and-conservation-biology-webinar
Entomology (study of insects) - future-students.uq.edu.au/events/experience-entomology-webinar
Just follow the link, register and then its free to watch. They are on different dates, but all after school (6-7pm) ... See MoreSee Less
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Thursday the year 11 Aquatic Practices jarjums, along with Miss Maja and Mr Blade, experienced a day of fishing and cultural learning on Stradbroke Island under the guidance of Andrew Watego from Pulan Pulan Fisheries. It was a fantastic day with everyone catching at least one fish! We will be going out for a second day next Thursday, so stay tuned for more photos of our adventures! #LearningOutsideTheClassroom #country #excellenceineducation #careers ... See MoreSee Less
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Such a wonderful experience and with the top cultural fishing guide on Minjerriba π£π£