Shepherds Park Education and Training Unit (ETU) is located within the Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre in Wagga Wagga. The schools purpose is to provide innovative educational programs for male students that have been incarcerated. With an enrolment of 42 students. The students can range in age between 11 and 21 years, with the majority being between 15 and 19. There is a high Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at the school and there are dedicated Aboriginal staff to assist the students to engage with their connection to culture. The diversified programs offered are delivered to provide positive vocational pathways, transition back into mainstream or other education and to provide students with skills to be positive contributors in their communities. Shepherds Park is a member of the Education and Training Units Community of Schools that has a focus on delivering a continuity of learning to our students within the 6 Juvenile Justice Centres across New South Wales.
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