Inclusive Education

At Southern Cross Catholic College we strive to create an inclusive environment where all students and families feel welcomed. We recognise that students with a disability have the same needs, hopes and rights as other students at our College. We work in partnership with families and support agencies to provide a coordinated approach encompassing the individual needs of all students, including those with learning disabilities, highly able students and children with student welfare needs. 

At SCCC we provide specific staffing, resources and programs to meet the individual needs of all students and their families include:

• Speech Pathologist
• Educational Psychologist
• School Counsellor
• Individual Education Plans
• Transition Program
• Literacy Intervention Programs
• Access to Advisory Visiting Specialist - Inclusion who will support teachers, the students and their families
• Advisory Visiting Specialist - Hearing Impairment
• In class support with School Officers

At Southern Cross Catholic College, students experience inclusive education when they can access and fully participate in learning, alongside their similar-aged peers, supported by reasonable adjustments and teaching strategies tailored to meet their individual needs. Inclusion is embedded in all aspects of school life, and is supported by culture, policies and every day practices. 

Our commitment means that children and young people across Townsville, from all social, cultural, community and family backgrounds, and of all identities and all abilities are able to:

	attend Southern Cross Catholic College and be welcomed
	access and participate in a high-quality education and fully engage in the curriculum alongside their similar-aged peers
	learn in a safe and supportive environment, free from bullying, discrimination or harassment
	achieve academically and socially with reasonable adjustments and supports tailored to meet their learning needs