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Revision as of 18:39, 17 October 2010
Chris Sarra is Director of the Queensland Government's Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership.[1] He was previously Principal of the Cherbourg State School, a primary school in the town of Cherbourg, Queensland. When Sarra first arrived, in August, 1998, the school was well below the state average on most indices. Slowly, Sarra's Strong and Smart vision lifted community expectations and transformed the school into a school with below average rates of truancy, growth in student numbers and low levels of vandalism. Chris Sarra's transformation of the school was recognised when he received the award of 2004 "Queenslander of the Year". The work at Cherbourg State School is the subject of a documentary entitled 'Strong and Smart' produced the Australian Story series on ABC TV.[2]
Changes achieved[3]:
- 94% reduction in absenteeism
- significant improvements in literacy and numeracy