Below is a list of Australian schools and universities, and the schools/groups they are linked to in Timor-Leste.
This list has only just started being compiled. Please add links to the list via the contact form below.
| Australian School or Group ................................... | Timorese school or Organization .................................. | Brief description of links / programs .............................................................. | Contact .................................... | Website ........................................... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Heads Catholic Parish QLD and Marist Solidarity | St Teresinha's Parish School, Ossu | Help fund rebuilding of junior school. Stage 2 underway (2017) | Sue Milsom [email protected] | www.australianmaristsolidarity.net.au |
| Damascus College (Ballarat) | Santa Maria College, Ainaro | Yearly visit from Australia, students take over Medical equipment, sporting goods, stationery and school supplies | [email protected] | www.damascus.vic.edu.au |
| Whitefriars College (Donvale) | linked with Carmelites in Dili and Zumalai | Yearly immersion visit, teaching English | Peter Rennie [email protected] P +61 3 9872 8200 | www.whitefriars.vic.edu.au www.wfctimorleste.wordpress.com |
| Xavier College (Melbourne) | linked with Jesuit mission in Timor-Leste | Yearly immersion visit | Peter Ryan (03) 9854 5411 | www.xavier.vic.edu.au |
| St Aloysius college (North Melbourne) | linked to schools in Maliana, via Mercy Works | Aligned to Mercy Works in Timor-Leste | (03) 9325 9200 [email protected] | www.aloysius.vic.edu.au www.mercyworks.org.au |
| St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | linked with Edmund Rice foundation, schools in Railaco | Year 10 immersion trip to timor, Terrace Timor Network activities | [email protected] | www.terrace.qld.edu.au |
| Taupa Mahulu – Rural Education Sponsorship Program | Taupa Mahulu primary school, Liquica | Education sponsorships, water and toilet facilities for the school | Jane Moran [email protected] | |
| Ballarat Grammar | Linked to schools in Ainaro | Yearly immersion visit | Rob Gray [email protected] | www.bgs.vic.edu.au |
| Christian College Bellarine | Calixa Secondary school, Viqueque | Year 11s study Timor-Leste, annual Year 11 and 12 immersion trips. Annual teacher trips to mentor timorese teachers. English classes, fundraising, and support from tradies. | Deb Singleton [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au |
| Christian College Highton | 4 Septembro Secondary school, viqueque | Year 11s study Timor-Leste, annual Year 11 and 12 immersion trips. Annual teacher trips to mentor timorese teachers. English classes, fundraising, and support from tradies. | Deb Singleton [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au |
| Clonard College (Geelong) | Uaimori Primary school, viqueque | Carmel Brown [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au | |
| Geelong High School | Mundo Perdido junior secondary school, viqueque | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au | ||
| Kardinia International College, Geelong | Caibira Primary school, viqueque | Jonathan Chapman [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au | |
| St Francis Xavier PS, Geelong | St Estevao secondary school, viqueque | Kate Jago Tel: 03 5275 1974 [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au | |
| St Ignatius College, geelong | Mamulak primary school, viqueque | Michael Wright [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au | |
| St Joseph’s College, Geelong | 01 Viqueque secondary school, Viqueque | Rachel Roche [email protected] | www.geelong-viqueque.com.au | |
| Ave Maria College, aberfeldie, victoria | St Maria Mazzarello School, Venilale | Yearly immersion visit to East Timor, fundraising | Sharon Walsh [email protected] | www.avemaria.vic.edu.au |
| Cornish College, Bangalore, Victoria | Watuacarbau Parish English language school | English language school support | Tim Lake [email protected] | www.cornishcollege.vic.edu.au |
| Sacred Heart College (Geelong) | Orphanage in Baucau | Yearly immersion trip | Sharon Gillett [email protected] | www.shcgeelong.catholic.edu.au |
| ACU Future in Youth (Sports Science) | Schools and youth groups in Baucau | Yearly immersion trip, sports education, encouraging girls' participation in sport | Anthony Whitty [email protected] | www.acu.edu.au |
| ACU Barefoot Nurses | San Antonio Parish, Baucau Carmelite Sisters, Maubisse | Supporting basic health through capacity building, yearly visit | Sr Monica Whelan LCM [email protected] | www.acu.edu.au |
| ACU Midwifery | Bairo Pite Clinic | Yearly 10 day visit, working at Bairo Pite Clinic | Lynne Dunne [email protected] | www.acu.edu.au |
| ACU Paramedicine | Dili Ambulance Service | Yearly 10 day visit, working with Dili Ambulance Service | John Latham [email protected] | www.acu.edu.au |
| University of Queensland, Physiotherapy and OT | Centre of National Rehabilitation | Yearly 4 week visit, working with the National Rehabilitation Centre (CNR) | Ruth Dunwoodie [email protected] | blog.health.uq.edu.au |
| Swinburne University of Technology (with CERES) | Aileu Resource and Training Centre, Mercy Corps | IT for social impact program, ongoing? | ceres.org.au | |
| ACU Education | Schools in Railaco | Yearly visit, teaching primary school students years 1-6 | Donna Cook [email protected] | www.acu.edu.au |
| Student Conservators for Timor-Leste, Melbourne University | Collaboration with cultural heritage holders in Timor-Leste | Yearly visit | [email protected] | www.facebook.com www.studentconservators.com |
| James Cook University, Physiotherapy, Speech pathology and occupational therapy | Centre of National Rehabilitation | Yearly 4 week visit working with the National Rehabilitation Centre | Carla Dyson [email protected] | www.jcu.edu.au |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Marist Brothers Timor-Leste | Support for Marist mission in Timor-Leste | [email protected] | www.joeys.org |
| St Monica's College (Epping) | Children First Foundation | Fundraising to bring a young boy to Australia for surgery | Brian Hanley [email protected] | www.starweekly.com.au www.stmonicas-epping.com |
| Canberra Islamic School and ANU | Science teachers in Maliana | Science workshop with Maliana science teachers, using local products. | David Johns [email protected] | citynews.com.au www.canberratimes.com.au biology.anu.edu.au |
| Deakin University | Timor-Leste ministry of education | Program helping kids stay in Primary school in Timor | Professor John Toumbourou [email protected] Phone +61 3 522 78278 | www.deakin.edu.au www.bay939.com.au |
| 'Across the Timor Sea' group, Western Australian schools | Ailalec primary school, Manufahi | school and sporting equipment, scholarships | Jan Roberts [email protected] 0468 328 585 | www.acrossthetimorsea.com |
| Beaconhills College (Berwick, Packenham) | Dato rua primary school, lame kraik primary school, Railaco English Language study centre, Ermera | Annual year 10 visit. 2017 solar lamp project, cement/clay slow burners, school refurbishment | Sam Maddock [email protected] | www.beaconhills.vic.edu.au |
| St Paul's anglican grammar (Warragul, Traralgon) | Ermera schools | Visits to Timor, fundraising for Timor | [email protected] | www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au |
| Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North | Ermera vila community senior secondary school | Visits to Timor, sister school relationship since 2014 | Kerry McCracken [email protected] | www.hillcrest.vic.edu.au |
| Fleetwood road kindergarten, Narre Warren | Ermera vila kindergarten | fundraising and collecting pencils, crayons etc. | Sandi McGeagh Contact via friends of Ermera [email protected] | |
| Albert Park College, Melbourne | Suai Secondary College | Fundraising to refurbish basketball court and supply equipment | Friends of Suai 03 9209 6598 www.portphillip.vic.gov.au | download info |
| Mansfield Secondary College | Bercoli Junior High School (Venilale) | Student visits in 2011, 2013, 2015 & 2017. Fundraising for school equipment, basketball court construction | [email protected] | www.mansfieldsc.vic.edu.au |
| Mansfield Primary School | Uato Haco Primary School (Venilale) | Fundraising for school facilities | [email protected] | www.mansfieldps.vic.edu.au |
| Mansfield Rudolf Steiner School | Uai Laco Junior High School (Venilale) | Fundraising for school facilities | [email protected] | www.mansfieldsteiner.vic.edu.au |
| Lauriston Girls' School Howqua Campus | Uai Bua Junior High School (Venilale) | Fundraising for school facilities, basketball court construction | [email protected] | www.lauriston.vic.edu.au/howqua |
| St Mary's Primary School & St Francis Xavier Catholic Parish | Uato Haco Catholic Primary School & Sao Cristovao Junior High School (Venilale) | Fundraising for school facilities | [email protected] | www.stmarysmansfield.com.au |
| Mansfield Christian Fellowship | Osso Uaque Primary & Saelari Primary School (joint) | Fundraising for school facilities | [email protected] | |
| Mansfield Anglican Church | Uai Oli Primary School & Saelari Primary School (joint) (Venilale) | Fundraising for school facilities | [email protected] | www.mansfieldanglicanparish.com.au |
| Geelong Grammar School Timbertop Campus | Venilale Senior High School | fundraising for school facilities, scholarships, toilets and library construction | [email protected] | www.ggs.vic.edu.au/School/Campuses/timbertop |
| Mansfield District Hospital | Venilale Health Centre | Fundraising for medical supplies & equipment | [email protected] | www.mdh.org.au |
| Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, SA | St Francis Xavier College, Hatolia | Yearly immersion.A variety of fundraising activities including money, stationary packs, computers, books, sporting equipment and musical instruments | Bernadette Fisher [email protected] | www.tenison.catholic.edu.au |