Who Can Enrol?
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Enrolment
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Enrolment
will be limited to children above the age of 3.5 years who meet all the
School of the Air criteria and who plan to continue their primary education with
a School of the Air centre. Enrolments
will be subject to the availability of places at the Pre-school Unit at Dubbo School of
the Air. A
child with a disability may be enrolled in the School of the Air Support
Unit from the age of 4.0 years.(In
exceptional circumstances, special consideration may be given to enrolment
from 3.5 years).
Students
who are isolated from a government school and who make application under
this category will need to provide a Distance Certificate signed by the
principal of the nearest public school. A
distance of three (3) kilometres from the student’s home to the nearest
bus route is the minimum prerequisite distance but may not be sufficient
reason to justify enrolment. The
principal of the enrolling school/centre will determine isolation in this
context.
While
enrolled at the Distance Education Centre, students cannot be enrolled
at another school. Visits to your
local school are encouraged, however. We
recommend that you contact the Distance Education Centre and let the manager
negotiate this integration on your behalf. One
day per fortnight is the maximum amount of time that we suggest is profitable
to spend in this way.
A
comprehensive itinerary must be submitted with the application. Addresses
for a minimum of six (6) weeks in advance are required to enable the enrolment
to function.
Travellers
who take up residence in one place for six (6) weeks or more may be required
to enrol at the local school, at the discretion of the principal of the
Distance Education Centre.
If
exceptional circumstances should extend the period of absence an application
for an extension of the enrolment may be submitted to the principal of
the School of the Air Centre.
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Students
are only enrolled when a suitable English-speaking school is not available.
Sometimes
a bulk set of lessons (up to 10 weeks) is sent to overseas students. This
initial dispatch can be either taken overseas personally or posted.As
much notice as possible is required to ensure lessons arrive in time.
Student’s
work and relevant lesson resource material is returned weekly by airmail. The
cost of this postage is to be met by the family.
Overseas
enrolments are reviewed 6 monthly.
Students
who are travelling from place to place overseas will need to make special
arrangements with the school regarding posting.
Lessons
will not be provided unless the fee of $100.00 per child is received in
advance of commencement of EACH SCHOOL TERM ($400.00 per child per year).Fees
are not refundable.
Specialist
medical documentation must accompany the application and:
(a)clearly
identify the medical condition
(b)explicitly
state the condition preventing the student from attending a school, including
a special school, on a regular basis
(c)specify
the length of time the medical certificate covers.
Where
school phobia is cited, enrolment will be contingent on a specialist medical
certificate and evidence of ongoing counselling.
This
category does not provide enrolment for students with behaviour disorders
including students diagnosed as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).