Student wellbeing and inclusion

Specialist schools

Specialist schools are inclusive environments to support the educational and social needs of students with disabilities.

Find out about enrolling your child at a special school.

Find the right school for your child.

If your child goes to a specialist school or centre, you can ask for extra help with travel.

Support for students with disabilities, additional needs or challenges related to mental health and wellbeing.

Schools must make reasonable adjustments so that your child can participate on the same basis as other students.

Getting support for students with mental health challenges.

What you need to know about advocating for your child and where to get support.

Funding arrangements to support inclusive practices in schools.

Funding is allocated to the school so they can support the inclusion of all students with disabilities or additional needs.

In some circumstances the school can help with funding specialist equipment.

SWIPS delivers services to schools that supports student wellbeing and inclusion.

For jobs in SWIPS, go to the Join the Territory website.

Contact your school if your child needs support with their wellbeing or inclusion. The school can make a referral to the SWIPS team.

Student Wellbeing Officers are being piloted in some schools to support whole-school approaches to social and emotional wellbeing.