Students with disability
Every child or young person is welcome to learn at their local ACT public school. Our school is committed to removing barriers so all students can access learning. Quality teaching practice helps all students, and our teachers make adjustments for students who need them to ensure they successfully access and participate in learning and school activities.
Adjustments for students may include:
- providing extra visual cues and information
- breaking down tasks or presenting them in a different way
- providing more practice of learning tasks or repetition
- checking for understanding
- changes to the environment
- providing other ways for a student to communicate
- strategies to meet a student’s sensory needs
- access to quiet spaces to assist with regulation.
These adjustments might be made in a smaller group learning situation and at times the class teacher may be assisted by another educator.
Read more about how students with disability are supported in ACT public schools.
Key Contacts
Hanna Goebel, Director of Inclusion Support Programs (ISP) and Behavioural Science – Disability Support Programs
Lorelie Choy, Director of Diverse Programs, Transitions and Targeted Student Supports
Disability Support Programs
Gungahlin College is committed to ensuring the educational and wellbeing needs of all students are met. We offer an Inclusion Support Program (ISP) which provides additional resourcing to help facilitate reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of students. For more specific information regarding the process to request ISP support please visit the ACT Education Directorate website.
Students in the Inclusion Support program can complete Tertiary, Accredited or Modified units of study to contribute to their Senior Secondary Certificate.
Hearing and Vision
For students with Hearing and Vision difficulties, specialist staff work with our and other involved services to support the student’s access to the curriculum.
B Program
The B Program provides personalised and individualised support to students who have a history of poor academic performance and disengagement with one or more areas of the curriculum. In the B program, students will be given the opportunity to develop their independent learning skills, create an assessment schedule to ensure due dates are met, understand and complete their assignments.