Support Unit
The Senior Campus Support Unit caters for students in Years 11 and 12 who have been diagnosed with mild to moderate intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder. The Support Unit consists of 7 classes and up to 86 students.
Our aim is to enable our students to build their skills, knowledge and confidence both in academic achievement and practical contexts. We work with students, parents and carers to plan for positive transitions from school to post-school life.
Life Skills: Most Support students study a full Stage 6 Life Skills study load.
All Support students who are eligible for Life Skills study the following:
- English Life Skills
- Work and the Community Life Skills
- Mathematics Life Skills
Students will also choose 3 elective subjects delivered by the Support Unit. These subjects include:
- Visual Arts Life Skills
- Science Life Skills
- Community and Family Studies Life Skills
- Industrial Technology Life Skills
- Health and Movement Science Life Skills
- Food Technology Life Skills
- Human Society and its Environment Life Skills
Major Faculty Programs
Students also undertake practical programs delivered outside the classroom. These include:
- Work Experience: Starting Term 2 of Year 11. Students will attend work placement 1 day a week in Year 11 and 2 days a week in Year 12.
- Community Access: Students will attend a number of events and excursions throughout Years 11 and 12 designed to enhance travel skills and confidence as well as enriching topics and themes learned in class.
- TAFE: Support students are encouraged to access TAFE courses through a number of programs.
- Links: Year 12 students build knowledge, understanding and connections to post-school services and service providers.
Mainstream Classes: Students with Support placements who do not qualify for Life Skills will have subject options delivered by the Support Unit and mainstream faculties depending on their individual needs. In some cases because of special interests, abilities or ambitions, students on a Life Skills study pattern may take some of their courses outside of the Support Unit. Appropriate study patterns and support strategies for students in the mainstream classes is formulated as part of individual transition planning.
