The Greater Heights Learning Academy is a school designated for students with disabilities or diverse abilities. We exclusively enroll students with disabilities or diverse abilities with evidence of category eligibility in accordance with inclusive education guidelines. (See our Inclusive Education policy, available here as an Adobe document.) Challenges span a wide range of barriers to learning.
PLEASE NOTE – We cannot accept children with severe behaviour such as:
- H designated students for severe behaviour
- children who are a danger to themselves or others
- children who are aggressive, bite, kick, scratch etc. on a continual basis
As of 25 November 2021, we have had to suspend acceptance of A designated students, due to the labour situation. This is a temporary suspension only, and will be removed when properly trained assistants become available.
We do not, at present, have facilities to assist students who have a significant sensory neural hearing loss, nor those who are profoundly deaf (Categories F and B).
We do not provide Adult Education (students over 18) for entry. We may offer additional time at the school if deemed suitable for current students.
While we do have a highly trained staff of teachers, therapists and assistants, we are not equipped as a school to deal with extremely severe behaviour. We have many extremely fragile children, both emotionally and physically; we cannot have students that would be a danger to them or their mental or physical health.
If families fail to disclose the true nature of their child’s behaviour or diagnosis before admission, we retain the right as a school to dismiss the child without notice. Also, if the student is deemed unmanageable due to behavioural concerns during the first month of school, and/or during the trial period set by the school, we retain the right, as a school, to dismiss the child without notice.
Please note: under section 9 of the Independent School Regulation, we have to permit the student record kept by the authority for a student or child to be disclosed to a person who is planning for the delivery of, or delivering, health services, social services or other support services to that student or child.
Note: section 5(7) of the School Act states, “The principal of a school is responsible for administering and supervising the school including
(b) the placing and programming of students in the school,
The Independent School Act defines “principal” as the teacher responsible for administering and supervising an independent school. Therefore, it can be assumed that the administrative duties of a principal in an independent school mirror those in a public school. The principal decides the placement and programming of students in the school.