Length: Full Year (one lesson per week)

Recommended background: None

Content:

SAASTA Connect is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Year 9 and encourages attendance and engagement at school. The one lesson per week session supports entry into Stage 1 SAASTA in Year 10 Adelaide SAASTA Connect excursions.

SAASTA Connect introduces students to SAASTA and its expectations in preparation to join a school-based or specialist academy from Year 10.

The SAASTA Connect program supports positive student outcomes in:

• attendance
• engagement in school and learning
• understanding of culture and identity
• leadership
• healthy living