Our Story/History
Our Story
Warlawurru Catholic School is situated at the Lunja Community Reserve, Red Hill, 2.5km from Halls Creek.
The Lunja Community first voiced and recorded the need for a school of their own at a Leadership course at Daly River in November 1980. For some time, the community found little support to their request due to the proximity of the local State School.
In 1984, their request was officially presented in a letter addressed to the Bishop of Broome, the Most Reverend, John Jobst, D.D. Within eighteen months Sr Lucy Kert and Sr Bridget Foo, Canossian Daughters of Charity, were appointed to conduct a feasibility Study in 1986.
The school opened on 2 February 1987 under a large bough shed which had been built by some of the Community elders and youth.
On 25 March of the same year the school moved into a double garage building for classrooms which together with toilet facilities, were provided by the Bishop of Broome. The school received registration on 3 November 1987.
In late 1989 the school moved into two well-equipped air- conditioned classrooms.
The dream of the Lunja community became a reality.
From the bough shed to the beginning of the new school buildings.
