Royal Far West School
At Royal Far West School (RFWS) we believe that all children have the right to achieve their potential - no matter where they live, whatever their medical condition or disability, and whatever their family circumstances. RFWS provides educational services to the clients of the Royal Far West (RFW). Although we are located on the beachfront at Manly, all students are from country NSW, often from remote areas of the state. They come to us with a range of medical conditions, including developmental, learning, behavioural, emotional and communication difficulties and disorders. We work with students aged 3 to 18 years, with 20% being Aboriginal. All children must be accompanied to RFW by a parent or carer. We work closely with families, country schools and regions and with RFW to provide information, consultancy, resource advice, professional development and program assistance. We have a strong focus on working across the state using video conferencing and internet-based video communication for individual, ongoing student support. RFWS is also part of the NSW Centre for Effective Reading (NSW CER), providing specialist services for students with severe, intractable reading difficulties.
We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.