Cambrai Area School Introduction

School facilities and resources

• Attractive grounds, well-grassed and maintained oval
• Tennis, netball, basketball courts
• Specialist classrooms for computing, art, technical studies and home economics
• Plant nursery
• School farm property ‘Meldanda’ – the River Marne flows through the site
• Canteen

Strong focus areas

• Agriculture
• Environmental Studies
• Literacy
• Personal Development

Special interest programs

• School farm management – ‘Meldanda’ redevelopment
• Recycling project
• Peer support program

Languages

• Japanese

Student support services

• ESL support
• Student counsellor
• Peer support
• Student buddy system

Recent school awards and achievements

• Lions Youth of the Year, district winner 2004
• Junior Solar Boat Challenge, state winner 2003

Sporting activities

• Swimming
• Tennis
• Australian rules football
• Netball

Co-curricular opportunities

• School leadership
• Peer support group

Industry and training partnerships

• Murray Institute of TAFE – VET programs
• Open Access College – distance learning
• Statewide Group Training – workplace training

Community alliances

• Access to community resources – library with computer access
• Access to community swimming pool across the road from the school
• River Murray Water Catchment Board, Natural Resources Management Program and Mid-Murray Land Management Board – environmental and agricultural programs

International programs

• Study Tours

Cambrai is a small town (population less than 100) situated approximately 90 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, on the Murray Plains. The main industry of the district is mixed farming.

When approaching the plains from the Adelaide Hills, the visitor views a vast flat tapestry spread across the landscape as far as the eye can see. Cambrai offers a sense of rural isolation, even though located only twenty minutes by car from the River Murray and the Adelaide Hills.