Mornington Special Developmental School is an innovative Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) school catering for students with intellectual, developmental delay, autism and/ or multiple disabilities. The school offers a caring and stimulating environment which, in catering for the individual needs of students, ensures a sense of achievement and enhances self esteem. Classes have low/student teacher ratios and provide a safe secure learning environment.
All groups include 1 teacher and 1 ES(educational support)staff, with the student numbers averaging between 6-8 students per group. All programs are based on the belief that all students have the capacity to learn and can experience success. On this assumption, Mornington Special Developmental School aims to provide a friendly, safe and structured learning environment within which students have the opportunity to prepare for and take up their rightful place in society. A fundamental element in achieving this broad aim is to ensure a positive and mutually supportive partnership between parents and staff, and effective communication between home and school is a key strategy in the school’s operation.
