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China Earthquake Appeal
Supporting and learning about the experience of students affected by the China Earthquake
The timing of the Sichuan Earthquake at 2:28pm on 12 May, a school day, had a particularly devastating consequence: many of the victims were children. Over 7,000 schools collapsed, affecting more than 3 million children.
 In response to the worst natural disaster to strike China in over 30 years, School Aid and Save the Children launched an opportunity for Australian school students to support and learn about the experiences of children affected by the Sichuan Earthquake.
Each Life Story (links below) include a first hand account of a child affected by the earthquake, to which Australian students could respond. School Aid showcased Australian schools' responses on the website.
In addition to this, schools could fundraise for essential education materials to be supplied directly to quake-affected students in China. These included:
| Student desks and chairs |
AUD$25 each |
| Teacher desks and chairs |
AUD$31 each |
| Blackboards and chalk |
AUD$102 each |
The China Earthquake Appeal closed in December 2008
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Save the Children has been fighting
for children’s rights since 1919, working
in over 100 countries. They are the
world’s largest independent child rights organisation, creating real and lasting change for children in need in Australia
and around the world.
The earthquake that hit China was
of 7.9 magnitude
An estimated 5 million people in
China are homeless as a result of
the earthquake
Over 7,000 aftershocks have been
recorded since the original
earthquake struck
Over 6,900 schools were destroyed impacting hundreds of thousands of Chinese students
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A total of AUD$23,623.13 was raised for the purchase of classroom infrastructure for students and teachers. Congratulations to the following schools who participated in the China Earthquake Appeal:
Airly Primary School, VIC
Auburn North Public School, NSW
Auburn Primary School, VIC
Avoca State School, QLD
Banksia Park International High School, SA
Bentley Primary School, WA
Berry Springs School, NT
Booragul Public School, NSW
Boyare Primary School, WA
Branxhom Primary School, TAS
Brisbania Public School, NSW
Bunbury Cathedral School, WA
Cabramatta High School, NSW
Cairns State High School, QLD
Caulfield Grammar School, VIC
Cleveland Street Intensive English High School, NSW
Cockatoo Primary School, VIC
Cohuna Consolidated School, VIC
Direk School, SA
Emmanuel Christian School, TAS
Endeavour Sports High School, NSW
Engadine High School, NSW
Erina Heights Public School, NSW
Euroa Primary School, NSW
Genesis Christian College, QLD
Girraween High School, NSW
Glendale East Public School, NSW
Glenunga International High School, SA
Greenacre Public School, NSW
Hampton Park Primary School, VIC
Hurstville Public School, NSW
Kapunda High School, SA
Kellerberrin District High School, WA
Kuraby State School, QLD
Lennox Head Public
School, NSW
Liverpool Public School, NSW
Moculta Primary School, SA
Mount Erin Secondary College, VIC
Mount Pleasant Primary School, SA
Mount View Primary School, VIC
Naracoorte High School, SA
Ourimbah Public School, NSW
Pender's Grove Primary School, VIC
Portland South Primary School, VIC
Punchbowl Primary, TAS
Rozelle Public School, NSW
The Scots PGC College, QLD
Somerset College, QLD
Springwood Public School, NSW
Stanmore Public School, NSW
Stella Maris, VIC
St Catherine's School, VIC
St Ives High School, NSW
St Monica's Parish School, SA
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, QLD
St Scholastica's College
Swift's Creek Primary School, VIC
Sydney Girls High School, NSW
Taabinga State School, QLD
Thirroul Public School, NSW
Tyabb Railway Station Primary, VIC
Urangan State High School, QLD
Wellington Secondary College, VIC
Woodcroft College, SA
Yagoona Public School, NSW
Yuna Primary School, WA
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