Dernancourt Primary School kids suit up for a day to support muscular dystrophy SUPERKIDS: Dernancourt Primary School students dressed up as superheroes to support muscular dystrophy are Tyler, Cameron, who has muscular dystrophy, Byulee, and Jack. MINI superheroes at Dernancourt Primary School are making a herculean effort to support research into muscular dystrophy - a condition that affects one in 1500 South Australians. On Wednesday, September 4, students will go to school dressed as their favourite superhero or as someone they admire and make a gold-coin donation. It's part of a national Superhero Day for Muscular Dystrophy, which helps research at the National Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre. Deputy principal Kellie Anderson said the school - which each term holds a fundraiser for a global, national, state or school cause - had been inundated with requests to support causes. It was left up to the 26-member Student Representative Council to decide. Student Cameron, 9, has muscular dystrophy so that swayed the students' decision. "This year we decided that when we do an Australia-wide fundraiser, we would do one that had special significance to us," Ms Anderson said. So the SRC looked through (the mail) and picked one knowing Cameron has MD, so that meant we were able to support him as well. The school hopes to raise at least $300. Muscular Dystrophy Australia executive director Boris Struk said support for the group among states was overwhelming, with thousands of people from primary schools, kindergartens and childcare centres ready to celebrate the event in the first week of September. "This is such an important event to raise both awareness and funding for MD research, which is so desperately needed to help find a cure," he said. Muscular dystrophy is a term used for more than 60 neuromuscular disorders that affect one in 1000 people. About 30,000 are affected by it nationally.