Students with diverse needs

• Developing the personal independence of students though individualised support and guidance.
• Encouraging students to use their independence skills to reach their individual potential at school and beyond.

• ​BEST Program – this program focuses on developing interpersonal skills and strengthening friendships in years 7-8.  This semester long subject is lead by our SKILL Centre staff in a small classroom environment. 
• ​CATAPULT Program – is an innovative Senior Pathways program that brings together a wide range of industry experts to work cooperatively with students and families towards a single goal – to support the transition of students with disabilities from high school to a sustainable and engaged post-schooling future. This program aims to provide students with opportunities to sample or commence work experience, traineeships, part-time employment, tertiary education, lifestyle and learning programs, and other pathway options before they leave school. 
• Work Skills Program – as part of the Catapult program the SKILL Centre runs a  practical horticultural and hospitality based course. During the course students learn to operate a small businesses either in hospitality as a healthy, takeaway food business, or in horticulture as an organic, herb business. These students also have responsibility for small construction projects, landscaping and maintenance of the grounds around the SKILL Centre. 

S​upport at the SKILL Centre inlcudes:

• ​In-class support - SKILL Centre staff assist students in a wide range of core academic and elective classes with organisational, social interaction and academic support strategies. Support is mainly focused on Year 7-10 students to consolidate the knowl​edge and skills needed to successfully negotiate sustainable, appropriate pathways in the senior years of schooling.
• ​Individual learning - individualised courses of functional and academic literacy and numeracy to meet the unique needs and aspirations of students. The program follows the ACARA guidelines but has the unique ability to be more student paced and has close monitoring of student progress to ensure identified learning needs are being met.
• Co-Teaching model – MCSHS runs co-taught classes in year 7 - 9 in Science and Humanities.  This sees two qualified teachers sharing the responsibility of the classroom setting in order to provide as much tailored support as possible to all their students not just students with diverse needs.   
  

• Physical Impairment
• Hearing Impairment
• Sight Impairment
• Developmental Language Disorder
• Autism Spectrum
• Intellectual Impairment