Support Unit

• The staff of Picnic Point High School’s Support Unit aim to provide learning support and appropriate educational programs to students who require extra assistance at school.
  


• Students are enrolled into the Special Education Unit as a result of having a determined intellectual disability. The students are selected to enrol in the classes at a district level, this is after the parents/caregivers have applied to come to Picnic Point High School Support Unit; the school itself is not involved in the enrolment selection.


• We have three classes of students with an intellectual disability at Picnic Point High School:
  • One I.M class. (Mild intellectual disability) Maximum of 18 students per class.
  • Two I.O classes. (Moderate intellectual disability) Maximum 10 students per class.

Support Staff

The Support Unit has a Head Teacher Support, three full-time special education teachers and three school learning support officers to assist the teachers and students.

• Mrs Irmgard Heap – Head Teacher Support
• Mr Tony Northall – I.M Support Teacher
• Mrs Deanna Todd-McInerney – I.O Support Teacher
• Mrs Monika Bray – I.O Support Teacher
• Mrs Victoria Pele– I.M School learning support officer
• Mrs Vivienne Dabile – I.O School learning support officer
• Mrs Susan Clayton / Mrs Kerrie McGregor – I.O School learning support officers