Students with disability and diagnoses

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, Australian students with disability must be able to access and participate in education on the same basis as their peers. To ensure this, students with disability may receive adjustments to access education, based on the professional judgement of teachers, in consultation with the student and their parents or carers. This process is called ‘Planning and Collaboration’. Over the course of this term and next, our Inclusion Leaders will be meeting with eligible students and their parents/carers to discuss their learning needs, goals and adjustments. These meetings provide an opportunity for student and parent voice, and for teachers to learn how we can best support each student. 

If you have concerns about your child’s learning in the classroom, if there are social and emotional concerns, or if there are safety or physical concerns, please get in touch with the College. You can contact me directly, or another member of the College staff and express your concern or wondering, and we’ll be sure to follow up.

Teacher Aide Support 

We currently have a team of 14 Teacher Aides who work various days throughout the week, and I would like to extend a warm welcome to Sam Lane, Fin Hicks, Will Hicks, Harry Hicks and Hannah Fitzpatrick who have recently joined our team. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Teacher Aides for the wonderful job they do in supporting our students each day. The support they give our students and teachers is invaluable and can include assisting students in theory and practical subjects, acting as readers and writers in exams, running literacy interventions, and attending excursions and sporting events.

Jessica Abbotts

Acting Director of Learning & Inclusion