1999) and Kriol as a contemporary Aboriginal language; but more importantly, there is respect for the Aboriginal worldview that lies beneath it (Malcolm, Konigsberg, Collard, Hill, Sharifian, Kickett & Sahanna 2002; EDWA, CEOWA & AISWA 2000; DOEWA 2002 & Williams 1988).
In practice, both educators work together, respecting and valuing each other's culture and dialect in the classroom, developing both dialects while at the same time 'code-switching' between the two (CEOWA 1994; Malcolm et al.
Catholic Schools, under the direction of the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia (
CEOWA), have a 150 year long history, and this sector has grown to now encompass 157 schools, ranging from the education and care of children in the early years through to secondary education (
CEOWA, 2011a).