Niland School is a state facility that provides educational programs for students with emotional disturbance and behavioural disorders as well as intellectual disabilities. Current enrolment is 31 students with 25% Aboriginal student population. Niland currently caters for students in Stages 3 to 6 and has five classes with seven students per class. Each class has a teacher and School Learning Support Officer (SLSO). The school aims to develop lifelong learning skills through a collaborative process involving the student, their parents and caregivers, school staff and personnel from relevant support agencies. The school curriculum is centred on the development of academic, vocational, physical, creative and social skills. Programs are focused on teaching students skills and strategies for coping with and becoming a member of the wider community. The school’s core values are Be Safe, Be Fair and Be Engaged and these underpin all aspects of school organisation.
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