WITH 33 young men to take under their wing, ranging from Year four to Year 12, the Robinvale Clontarf Academy has a busy school year ahead.

WITH 33 young men to take under their wing, ranging from Year four to Year 12, the Robinvale Clontarf Academy has a busy school year ahead.

Robinvale Clontarf Academy alumni member Isaiah Togo, Gary Johnson-Strong, 14, and Peter Marks, 15, with operations officer Travis Bussell and director Leon Johnson. Picture: Carmel Zaccone

Working exclusively with Koori boys, the academy was established at the Robinvale P-12 College in 2010, and operations officer Travis Bussell said watching the participants transition into young men during that time has been a life-changing experience.

“The Robinvale academy is one of the few Clontarf programs in Australia that takes on students at such a young age,” he said.

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