Classroom Teacher - 6 months

Location Profile

Hampden P12 School provides Special Education for Primary and Secondary school age students with mild to severe intellectual and other disabilities. It is a two campus school featuring our new P - 5 campus in Terang and our year 6 - 12 students at our Cobden campus. The School Administration is located at its Cobden campus.

The catchment area encompasses Derrinallum and Mortlake in the north, Garvoc and Nullawarre to the west, Timboon and Port Campbell to the south and Stoneyford to the east and all areas in between.  Neighbouring Specialist Schools are located at Warrnambool, Colac and Hamilton.

The schools most distinguishing feature is its Baseroom style of education delivery. In keeping with this style of operation, each campus is located alongside same age regular schools. The P - 4 campus with 24 students, is located next to Terang College.  Our Middle Years, 7 - 9 and Later Years 10 - 12 campus with a total of 38 students, is located on the grounds of Cobden Technical School. The towns of Cobden and Terang, in which these campuses are situated, are 24 kilometres apart. The combined enrolment in 2026 is 62.

The Baseroom operation, combined with staff dedication to achieving optimum student outcomes, continues to be the driving force of the school. The school motto the best of Both Worlds in Special education derived from this practice that underpins all aspects of the school. Through the Baseroom style of Curriculum delivery, the objective is to extend the range of educational and social options available to the students who attend Hampden P12 School. It …