NAIDOC Week
Join us in celebrating NAIDOC Week 2025 with the theme 'The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy'
About NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week is a time to reflect and celebrate the histories, cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people. We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live.
The official NAIDOC Week (6 to 13 July) is also being marked by events in the Department and in communities around Australia. The websites and social media of local governments and land councils are good places to find information on events and celebrations.
NAIDOC Week 2025 Overview
This year's theme - The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy - celebrates 50 years of honouring and elevating Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander voices, culture, and resilience. It celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of communities, and the legacy of ancestors.
As NAIDOC Week traditionally falls in the NSW winter school holidays, the NSW Department of Education celebrates NAIDOC Week with our public schools and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services a little earlier – this year during Week 9, Term 2. The official NAIDOC Week (6 to 13 July) will also be marked by the department and in communities all around Australia.
Thank you to the Aboriginal Education and Communities Directorate for coordinating our department-wide NAIDOC Week events and to everyone in our public schools and early childhood education services for participating.
Learning Centre Special NAIDOC Week Event
As part of the department's NAIDOC Week celebrations, the Learning Centre will be holding a Learning Cafe session on 3 July (Week 10) entitled Aboriginal Community Vision for Strength and Legacy Building for the next generation. For further information check out upcoming sessions.
Passing down knowledge and tradition at ECEC services (duration 2:14)
Watch how children, educators, Elders, families and community are continuing to share Aboriginal local cultures and knowledges through this year’s theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy". Filmed at Aboriginal Community-Controlled ECEC-led services in NSW, the video highlights Elders, families and educators passing down knowledge and tradition for children to carry forward.
I would like to say thank you to the Wiradjuri people for sharing their land with me.
I promise, to care for the land, the water, the animals, the people, my friends
and my family.
Aboriginal culture is alive and strong in our community, our children and our hearts.
Our legacy lives in stories, shared, knowledge passed down and carried forward
by the next generation.
Nyaikang (eye)
Nyureyang (ears)
Karaka (mouth)
Nukoro (nose)
Emu is Running (Dhinnawan yanaawaanha)
Kangaroo is hopping/jumping (Bandaarr baawaanha)
Our community is strong, keeping our traditions alive and growing.
We are strong in our language.
Strength lies in our connections with the land, water and sky.
Our young leaders weave ancient wisdom into future dreams.
The next generation; strength, vision, legacy.
We share a legacy that reaches into the past and extends into the future.
We are the future. We have a strong history and a bright future led by our children.
High five.
See you later, Yaluu!
Guwayu
Guwayu
Learn about NAIDOC Week
Visit NAIDOC.org External linkto learn about the history of NAIDOC Week, explore this year’s theme, and find local events near you – including family fun days, yarns, project launches, online learning and more.
The websites and social media of local governments and Land Councils are also good places to find information on events and celebrations.
For more information about flying the Australian Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag throughout NAIDOC Week, visit the department's flag protocol page.