Indigenous Culture

116 The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD ().7 September 2022).

1. Are South Australian children participating in the traditional Aboriginal 'Walkabout' rite of passage?

2. Have South Australian schools made allowances for students to participate in the Aboriginal 'Walkabout'?

3. What is the government's position on children participating in the Aboriginal 'Walkabout'?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): I have been advised :

The Department for Education is committed to becoming a culturally responsive organisation. Schools work individually with families to ensure that children's and families' cultural connections, identity and wellbeing are enhanced and maintained through local school processes.