Our students
Our school caters for a range of students including those with verified disabilities such as autism, or an intellectual disability. Several students are from non-English speaking and indigenous backgrounds as well as students with high capabilities.
Our specialties
The school delivers the following specialised programs in affiliation with its partner groups:
THIESS Ready Readers
To enhance our reading program we have a volunteer group coming in from THIESS Lake Vermont who read with our students once a week. This group is extending beyond Lake Vermont to include parent volunteers.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
The operational framework for achieving a broad range of systemic and individualised strategies for achieving social and learning outcomes while preventing problem behaviour.
Dysart Dynamo
Dysart Dynamo is the school mascot for incarnating the values:
I am a learner
I am friendly
I am safe.
Explicit instruction regional strategy
Stalwarts of the regional pedagogical framework with consistent evidenced based high yield instructional practices.
Watching Others Work
A performance development device for teachers to reflect and improve essential classroom skills for improved relationships that enhance pedagogical practices and students learning.
Peak Downs sub-district sports association
Affiliated members for the regional representative sports program.