Boronia Heights State School provides a wide range of services to its students. These range from classroom support or extension, through to a part time Chaplain, as well as wonderful resources situated in our Resource centre.
Our Special education program supports students with disabilities with a dedicated staff who support students, teachers and families.
As a 'School Wide Positive Behaviour School' we operate a range of strategies to ensure a safe and positive learning environment for all students.
Rewards day each term for positive behaviour is supported by our P&C and staff and recognises the great learning and behaviour of students at Boronia Heights State School.
Student support services
School Based Support
- Guidance Officer
- Student Services Co-ordinator
- Head of Program – Inclusion
- Support Teachers – Inclusion
- Support Teacher Aides
- Speech Language Pathologists
- School Chaplain
- EAL/D – Teacher Aide support
Regional Support - Advisory Visiting Teachers – Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Physical impairment
- Regional Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist (Referral required to access support)
EAL/D
EAL/D students are those whose first language is a language or dialect other than English and who require additional support to develop proficiency in Standard Australian English (SAE).
These students may include:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
- Immigrants to Australia and temporary vis holders from non-English speaking countries
- student with a refugee background
- children born in Australia of migrant heritage where English is not spoken at home
- English-speaking students returning to Australia after extended periods in non-English speaking settings
- Children of deaf adults who use Auslan as their first language
- International students from non-English speaking countries
At Boronia Heights SS, our EAL/D teacher aides work in our classrooms alongside our classroom teachers to support students to access the curriculum and develop proficiency in SAE.
Speech Language Pathology Services
Speech language pathology services support students with speech, language and communication difficulties or with eating and drinking difficulties who are experiencing barriers to learning.
Through the whole-school approach to supporting student learning, the service assists schools to build students' communication, language and learning, including literacy skills. The speech-language pathologist works collaboratively as part of the school team to build capability, adjust curriculum to meet the diverse needs of learners with speech language communication difficulties, identify and monitor the needs of students and implement evidence-based strategies to support students.