Anangu Tertiary Education Program

Anangu Tertiary Education Program (AnTEP) commenced in 1984, Ernabella, on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, and provided formal teaching qualifications for Anangu and supported bilingual teaching partnerships between non-Aboriginal and Anangu teachers.

Bruce Underwood was the onsite lecturer based in Amata for AnTEP from 1992-1994, and program coordinator at Underdale and Mawson Lakes from 1995-2016. Bruce reflects on AnTEP:

The strength of the Anangu Tertiary Education Program (AnTEP)—and I think most students would agree—was that it allowed them to study while staying in their own communities. This meant some were able to graduate as qualified Anangu educators. The curriculum aimed to reflect not just Western academic education but also Anangu knowledges, with community involvement central to the delivery of workshops. Anangu were involved in both learning and teaching, often with a tutor based at the local school. This made it possible to live, work and study—all within the community. There is no formally recognised training for Anangu educators today. 

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