Please note: 

• Endeavour Hills Specialist School is not a designated neighbourhood school
• during the enrolment process, we will ask you about your transport intentions for your child. Only students who live in one of our designated transport areas will be eligible for transportation on the bus. Students who live less than 4.8km from the school are not entitled to access the special school bus service as per the Department of Education’s School Bus Program https://www.education.vic.gov.au/PAL/school-bus-program-eligibility-guide-for-families.pdf. 
• when Disability Inclusion/PSD funding is mentioned, this is not the same as NDIS funding. Disability Inclusion /PSD funding is funding for children with additional needs that goes directly to schools. NDIS funding is funding for children that goes directly to the child/family for support.

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We are a school for children who have autism with a speech and language impairment and for children with an intellectual disability (IQ of 70 or below). Therefore for enrolment, certain eligibility criteria need to be met.

To help you prepare for the enrolment enquiry form, have the following information on hand before proceeding with the enrolment enquiry:

If your child has an intellectual disability (ID), 

1. Know what your intentions are for transporting your child to and from school and know what transport area you live in. To find this out click on the following link: https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/dta_search/ (The answer will either be ‘ASD’, ‘Intellectual Disability (mild)’, ‘Intellectual Disability (moderate to profound)’ or ‘another school.’
2. Have a digital copy of your child’s Comprehensive Teacher Vineland assessment (sometimes called adaptive behaviour composite) no more than 12 months old with a score of 70 or less.
3. Have a digital copy of your child’s cognitive assessment which will have your child’s full scale IQ score (FSIQ) no more than 24 months old with a score of 70 or less.
4. Know what your child’s Special school verification category is (you can find this information out from your child’s current government school).

If your child has autism (ASD), 

1. Know what your intentions are for transporting your child to and from school and know what transport area you live in. To find this out click on the following link: https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/dta_search/ (The answer will either be ‘ASD’, ‘Intellectual Disability (mild)’, ‘Intellectual Disability (moderate to profound)’ or ‘another school.’
2. Have a digital copy of your child’s Comprehensive Teacher Vineland assessment (sometimes called adaptive behaviour composite) no more than 12 months old with a score of 70 or less.
3. Have a digital copy of your child’s ASD diagnosis from a paediatrician or psychiatrist.
4. Have a digital copy of your child’s psychological assessment and diagnosis of ASD from a psychologist.
5. Have a digital copy of your child’s speech assessment (this could be a CELF, PLS or TOLD; it is not a speech report) with a supporting diagnostic statement of ASD by a speech pathologist no more than 12 months old with a score of 70 or less.
6. Know what your child’s Special school verification category is (you can find this information out from your child’s current government school).

If you would like to view our enrolment policy please click here.

Where demand exceeds places available at Endeavour Hills Specialist School, the school uses the following priority order of placement to determine enrolment offers (as per the Department of Education’s Enrolment Policy):

1. Students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time.
2. All other students in order of closeness of their home to the school.

When you have all your documents and information ready, please click Application Form.

Please be aware that due to the high volume of enrolment enquiries, we have a turnaround period of 2 weeks from when the enquiry is made to when we will get back to you.