Wakakirri is an Australian national Story-Dance festival for primary and Secondary schools that has been running since 1992. Wakakirri is a word from the Aboriginal Wangaaypuwan people meaning "to dance". The name was chosen at the inception of the event in 1992 to give it a uniquely Australian context and feeling.
Wakakirri Association and Research
Primary School Challenge
Secondary School Challenge
National Screen Challenge
Past Categories Story Singing Story Telling Story Writing Story Arts Story Boarding
Signature Item 2006 - Key 2007 - Ring 2008 - Tap 2009 - Spring 2010 - Duck 2011 - Bug 2012 - Twelve 2013 - Cake 2014 - Sun 2015 - Chicken 2016 - Star 2017 - Gift 2018 - Fly 2019 - Sloth 2020 - Dragon 2021 - Monkey 2022 - Rise
Past Primary Challenge Winners 1999 - 'Unknown' Hackham East Primary School 2001 - 'Bulli Mine Distaster' St Joseph's Primary School Bulli 2000 - 'Charlotte's Web' Moreton Downs State Primary School 2003 - 'Reality' Lyneham Primary School 2006 - 'When The Going Gets Tough' Edwardstown Primary School 2007 - 'Our Only Home' Altona North Primary School 2008 - 'Four Walls, Free Spirit' Holy Spirit Primary School 2009 - Queanbeyan West Public School 2010 - Beechboro Primary School 2011 - 'True Inspiration' Dapto Public School 2012 - 'The Last Dance' Pearcedale Primary School 2013 - 'Such is Life - Ned Kelly' Torrens Primary School 2014 - 'The Window Within' Aberfoyle Hub School 2015 - 'Fantastic Mr Fox' Rosary Primary School 2016 - 'Be Inspired' Dapto Public School 2017 - 'Turning Heads, Making Waves' Chapel Hill State School 2018 - 'We’ve Got The Power' Mango Hill State School 2019 - 'Jack And The Giants' Berwick Primary School 2020 - 'Through The Smoke' Whitefriars Primary School
Past Secondary Challenge Winners 2006 - 'Drawing The Line' St Patrick's College, Launceston 2007 - 'A Fence, Our Journey, An Identity' Engadine High School 2008 - 'An Eternity Imprisoned' Engadine High School 2013 - 'Turning Tides' Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart College 2014 - 'Idol 2.0' East Hills Boys High School 2015 - 'One Of Us' Rosebud Secondary College 2016 - 'The Leap' Northmead Creative & Performing Arts HS 2017 - 'The Greatest Gift You Can Give' Mount Annan Christian College 2018 - 'The Rabbits' Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College 2019 - 'Be Carful What You Whisper’ Hoppers Crossing Secondary College 2020 - 'A Life Lived In Fear Is A Life Half-Lived' Daramalan College
External links Wakakirri Story Festival