Clontarf Foundation facts for kids
The Clontarf Foundation is a special group that helps young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys and men. They support them with their education and finding jobs. It's a "not-for-profit" group, which means they use all the money they get to help people, not to make a profit for owners.
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What is the Clontarf Foundation?
The Clontarf Foundation runs programs called "academies" in schools. These academies help students stay in school and prepare for life after school. They get support from businesses, charities, and different levels of government in Australia.
Right now, there are 158 Clontarf academies. They are located in schools across Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
The person who started the Clontarf Foundation and is its CEO is Gerard Neesham. He used to be a coach for the Fremantle Football Club. The people who work for Clontarf include former teachers, youth workers, professional football players, and many others from different jobs.
The very first Clontarf Football Academy started in the year 2000. It was at the Clontarf Aboriginal College in Waterford, Western Australia. Since then, the Clontarf academies have grown a lot. They have spread to many other parts of Australia.
Where are Clontarf Academies Located?
Clontarf academies are in schools all over Australia. Here are some of the places where they operate:
Western Australia
- Broome Senior High School
- Carnarvon Community College
- Cecil Andrews College
- Champion Bay Senior High School
- Clontarf Aboriginal College
- Coodanup College
- Derby District High School
- East Kimberley College
- Eastern Goldfields College
- Esperance Senior High School
- Fitzroy Valley District High School
- Fremantle College
- Geraldton Senior College
- Gilmore College
- Girrawheen Senior High School
- Halls Creek District High School
- Hedland Senior High School
- Kalgoorlie–Boulder Community High School
- Karratha Senior High School
- Katanning Senior High School
- Newton Moore Senior High School
- North Albany Senior High School
- Northam Senior High School
- Sevenoaks Senior College
- Swan View Senior High School
- Yule Brook College
Northern Territory
- Alice Springs - Centralian
- Alice Springs – Yirara College
- Darwin – Dripstone
- Darwin - Nightcliff
- Darwin - Rosebery
- Darwin – Palmerston
- Darwin – Casuarina
- Darwin - Sanderson
- Katherine
- Yirrkala
- Tennant Creek
- Gunbalanya
- Jabiru
Victoria
- Bairnsdale
- Mildura
- Robinvale
- Swan Hill
- Warrnambool College
Queensland
- Barambah
- Bentley Park (Cairns)
- Cairns
- Dalby
- Goondiwindi
- Gordonvale (Cairns)
- Gold Coast (PBC)
- Harristown (Toowoomba)
- Heatley (Townsville)
- Kingaroy
- Kirwan (Townsville)
- Thuringowa (Townsville)
- Toowoomba
- Townsville
- Trinity Bay (Cairns)
- Warwick
- Woree (Cairns)
- Wilsonton (Toowoomba)
- Yarrabah (Cairns)
New South Wales
- Airds (Campbelltown)
- Bidwill (Mount Druitt)
- Bourke
- Brewarrina
- Broken Hill
- Chatham (Taree)
- Conobolas (Orange)
- Chifley Senior (Mount Druitt)
- Coonamble
- Cranebrook (Penrith)
- Delroy (Dubbo)
- Dubbo Senior (Dubbo)
- Dubbo South (Dubbo)
- Dunheved (Mount Druitt)
- Elizabeth Macarthur (Campbelltown)
- Endeavour (Caringbah)
- Griffith
- Hunter River (Newcastle)
- Inverell
- Irrawang (Newcastle)
- Kanahooka (Wollongong)
- Karabar (Queanbeyan)
- Kempsey
- Lake Illawarra (Wollongong)
- Matraville (Sydney)
- Melville (Kempsey)
- Moree
- Moruya
- Mount Austin (Wagga Wagga)
- Mount Druitt
- Narrabri
- Narrandera
- Narromine
- Newcastle
- Orara (Coffs Harbour)
- Oxley (Tamworth)
- Port Macquarie
- Quirindi
- Shalvey (Mount Druitt)
- Shoalhaven (Nowra)
- Singleton
- Tumut
- Vincentia
- Wade (Griffith)
- Wellington
South Australia
- Ocean View (Adelaide)
- Paralowie (Adelaide)
- Port Augusta
- Port Lincoln
- Salisbury (Adelaide)
- Whyalla
Sporting Stars from Clontarf
Many students from Clontarf academies have become professional football players. Some of these talented athletes include:
- Mark Williams
- Dion Woods
- Andrew Krakouer
- Michael Johnson
- Lewis Jetta
- Chris Yarran
- Patrick Ryder
- Joel Hamling
- Sam Petrovski-Seton
