MacKillop Education has five specialist schools: MacKillop Education Caulfield (Foundation – Year 12), MacKillop Education Geelong (Foundation – Year 12), MacKillop Education Maidstone (Year 3 – Year 6), MacKillop Education Clifton Hill (Foundation – Year 12) and MacKillop Education Waranara School (Year 9 - 12). Our schools are suited to students whose learning and social/emotional needs cannot be adequately supported in a mainstream setting.
School can be a challenging environment for many children and young people, especially those who have experienced adversity and/or complex trauma. To cater for a student’s learning and wellbeing needs, we provide an environment that empowers students to re-engage in education and supports them academically and socially so they can experience success in learning and either continue their education at MacKillop or return to their host school.
Our Victorian schools implement the Victorian Curriculum at Foundation – Year 10, and offer the Victorian Certificate Education Vocational Major (VCE VM) and Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) in the senior years of secondary school.
Our Waranara school in New South Wales is a Special Assistance School that follows the New South Wales Curriculum offering schooling from year 9 to year 12. Students achieve the RoSA and HSC.
Our approach to education, across all schools, is focused on the child’s individual learning needs. We undertake a holistic approach in response to adversity, working with the child’s guardians/carers to facilitate healing and learning. We believe in each child and young person’s fundamental right to access a learning environment that caters for their needs and provides the necessary supports to ensure success in their learning journey.
MacKillop Education (Victoria) schools are non-fee-paying. However, in the senior years of secondary school, students may incur costs if they enrol in more than one VET course.
A nominal fee is requested when enrolled at MacKillop Education Waranara School in New South Wales. For further information, please contact MacKillop Education Waranara School directly on 02 8565 7600.
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