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Cape York students apply for prestigious boarding schools positions

Source: Lateline
Published: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:07 AEST
Expires: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:07 AEST

This year, 100 students from Cape York have applied for just 16 sponsored positions at prestigious boarding schools across Brisbane, Townsville, Rockhampton and Cairns.

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Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, education, secondary-, schools, secondary-schools, brisbane-4000, cairns-4870, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810

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