A public school in Sydney's multicultural heartland certainly thinks that video games and shorter school hours could be the secret to a better education.
Merrylands East public school, in Sydney's south-west, is undertaking a unique class project.
The class is using modern tools to learn about traditional Indigenous cultures.
One in 10 students at Merrylands East is a refugee, and an even higher number come from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Merrylands East also overhauled its hours five years ago.
Class starts at 8am, and school is out at 1:15.
It was a controversial change at first, but Principal Goh says positive results are starting to appear -- the national curriculum and reporting authority put the school on its merit list last year.
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