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Over a number of years, there has been a steadily developing trend for Anangu people (Anangu is the word that people in these communities and the Yalata community use in reference to themselves) to seek greater control over decisions on school issues and policy/curriculum directions.

Each Anangu community has representatives who serve on the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Education Committee. It meets regularly with the Manager AES and Coordinating Principal to make determinations related to policy and curriculum matters associated with education across the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands.

Individual communities and their School Councils have a strong role to play in decisions associated with the education of their children. It is part of the responsibility of individual school principals and/or deputy principals to ensure that this link between school and community is maintained and developed so that genuine empowerment of the community in matters relating to education and school occurs.

An Anangu Coordinator works with the Principal. The Anangu Coordinator's role includes liaising between the school and community and providing advice to the Principal about cultural and community issues, consulting with staff about student attendance, participation and behaviour management, and representing the school at meetings of the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Education Committee.

An additional element of the resources support structure for these schools is the Anangu Education Services Ernabella Office. This is an administration support service, and training and development centre for English as second language acquisition; secondary education, library management and resource based learning methodology.