Anson Street School provides specialist and intensive support in a dedicated setting for students with diverse learning needs.
We cater for students from kindergarten to Year 12 who meet the department's disability criteria.
Anson Street School is a School for Special Purposes that caters to students across Kindergarten to Year 12 with diverse and specific needs. We accommodate students with physical and intellectual disabilities, poor mental health or challenging behaviours. The philosophy that all students can learn and succeed underpins the practice of all professionals in our context.
Highly trained and passionate teaching staff provide all students with access to a high quality, student–centred educational experience. We offer flexible, meaningful learning programs based on both Mainstream and Life Skills Curricula. For secondary students, this includes the opportunity to study electives, undertake work experience in fields of personal interest and access alternative pathways for the achievement of an HSC qualification. Specialist services such as speech pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietitian and counselling further optimise learning for students who require additional communication, motor, sensory, social and emotional support.
The Orange Learning Campus (OLC) is managed by Anson Street School and houses three support classes and two tutorial classes that are accessed by various local primary and secondary schools. The Campus adopts a transitional model for the tutorial classes, providing short–term individualised behavioural and emotional support for students exhibiting challenging behaviours. The Return to School Program (RTSP) is also managed by Anson Street School and accommodates students who are currently suspended and wanting to stay connected with their learning.
The school is purpose-built with full wheelchair accessibility. Specialist spaces within the school include sensory gym and playground, hydrotherapy, a gymnasium, café, library, a hall, bouldering wall, Skills House, COLAs and a variety of outdoor play areas. Our on-site farm is used for the delivery of viticulture, horticulture and agricultural studies; all of which aim to foster a collective school interest in creating sustainable futures. Our students are active and engaged citizens who frequently participate in extra–curricular activities such as RDA, sailing, sporting opportunities and excursions.
In partnership with Orange High School, Anson Farm produces a light Spanish-style Tempranillo which is for sale through the front office. All proceeds from the sale of the wine support learning at both Orange High and Anson Street schools.