The Wiltja+ Program provides an opportunity for Anangu* students from remote communities to access urban secondary schooling. Wiltja develops the skills, talents, abilities and confidence of Anangu students in the mainstream education and cultural process.
The Wiltja Program, located within Woodville High School, is the urban annex of the secondary programs being offered to schools in Anangu communities in the Tri State Area across W.A., N.T. and S.A. It provides educational programs for Anangu students participating in short and long term programs which support the overall secondary program being offered to students in Anangu schools across the Tri State area.
All students reside at the Wiltja Residence, located in Folland Avenue, Northgate.
Wiltja Residence is a co-ed facility with separate accommodation wings for boys and girls. The residence is administered by a manager and assistant manager and staffed by a group of houseparents and recreation officers.
The Rams are the host club for 12 boys from the WILTJA Program.
*Anangu speak a range of dialects that collectively are called Western Desert languages
+Wiltjas are shelters made by the Kaurna people and other Indigenous Australian groups. Wiltjas were like huts but were effective in keeping out beating rain and wind.
