Mount Barker High School

Year 10 students do a 10 week compulsory unit in human rights focused on defining human rights, learning about the history of human rights and understanding human rights in their own lives.

Students also undertake an exercise where they score the school according to how well it does in protecting and promoting human rights including safety and security, equal access to information, non-discrimination and access to resources.

Emmaus Catholic School

Students in year 4 and 5 learn that all children and young people have rights to thing like housing, food, water, fun, play and education.

Students also work in groups to research and present their views on the humane way to treat asylum seekers.

Craigburn Primary School

Students in year 6 and 7 put themselves in the shoes of another child in Australia or overseas and imagine they are living their life and share the experience through diary, video, mock interviews, podcasts and youtube.

Carey Baptist Grammar School

A five day intensive course for year 8 students that encourages their awareness of human rights issues, including role plays on stamping out bullying and playing an inequality simulation game.

Point Lonsdale Primary

This school used human rights principles when re-developing the school building by consulting with students, parents and teachers.

Meriden High School

Students in year 7 to 12 participate in a 'Social Justice and Amnesty Group'. Weekly meetings are held to discuss human rights issues. The group also gets involved hosting annual fundraisers, running inter-school forums on human rights issues and participates in the Stop Violence Against Women campaign.

Mount Annan High School

Students lead a human rights action group. Mount Annan also teaches about human rights by using baristas to teach Food and Technology students about dair trade coffee and running an art competition on human rights for art students.