Graduate Teacher Program

Location Profile

Horsham Special School was established in 1988, moving to its current site in 2013. It has a wide enrolment base, drawing from the local area to as far as the South Australian border including Nhill, Dimboola, Kaniva, Goroke, Edenhope and Serviceton. Horsham Special School provides educational programs for students aged 5-18 years displaying mild; moderate and severe diagnoses associated with cognitive, physical, social, emotional, behavioural, sensory and multiple disabilities. The school's overarching purpose is to encourage and enable all students, staff and the school community to achieve their full potential. The safe, caring and stimulating school environment focuses on our key values of Be Safe, Be Kind and Be Your Best.

The school's dedicated staff provides a highly individualised educational program for each student. This is not confined to the classroom and physical building but extends into outdoor play spaces and indeed the local community in which we live. The individual programs are prepared and delivered by teachers, along with their assistants and are reviewed regularly to ensure student needs are being met. Integral to the Horsham Special School Curriculum is the programming provided by specialist and therapy staff. The school offers focused support in the areas of Art, Physical Education, Music, Swimming & Welfare. The physical environment compliments the programming, with a state-of-the-art purpose-built special school. It comprises a fully equipped commercial style kitchen, art/science workshop, auditorium style music room, sensory courty…