Norfolk Island has its very own language which is a mixture of Polynesian and Old English, handed down from the descendents of the mutineers from the Bounty and their Tahititian consorts. Norfolk Language lessons were introduced into the school some years ago in an endeavour to help preserve the language for future generations. This program was made possible with the generous assistance of Adelaide University under the direction of Professor Peter Mulhauser, our local elders and community language experts and the support of the Norfolk Island Government.
Students from Prep to Year 7 have weekly language lessons delivered by some of our local language experts. Year 9 students have an annual language camp where they are immersed in Norfolk language and cultural pursuits over several days, under the guidance of local elders and teaching staff. Not only do they learn Norfolk, they also learn about traditional cooking, music, dancing, poetry and stories, fishing and history etc.