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Coronavirus - Department of Education statement
28 Jan 2020
The department is working with NSW Health to monitor and respond to the unfolding international novel coronavirus situation.
Welcome to Kotara School
Kotara School educates students in years 3 to 6 with emotional disturbance and behaviour disorders. These students often become disengaged from school and their challenging behaviours lead to suspensions and non-attendance.
We aim to create behavioural change in order for them to return to mainstream settings. The school also has an aboriginal population of approximately 50% with 95% to 100% of these being boys. Most students generally have a long history of serious externalising and internalising behaviours leading to the identification of a request for special placement support. They often have low levels of literacy and numeracy due to the disruption of schooling. Other factors such as autism, moderate and mild intellectual disabilities, and disruptive environments impact on their behaviour. Kotara School receives Priority Funding due to a generally low socio-economic demography. The school has a transient enrolment of 21 and they are placed for up to 6 months by a regional panel of psychologists, principals, and consultants. It is continuing to create successful partnerships with students' home schools, through the dedication of staff and the quality of the student programs. The teaching and support staff are highly trained professionals who are committed to ongoing professional learning.
Special education
Classroom or private instruction involving techniques, exercises, and subject matter designed for students whose learning needs cannot be met by a standard school curriculum.