Kotara School
Kotara School educates students in years 3 to 6 who have emotional disturbance and behaviour disorders. The school aims to create behavioural change in order for students to return to mainstream settings. Most students generally have a long history of serious externalising and internalising behaviours leading to the identification of a request for special placement support. They often have low levels of literacy and numeracy due to the disruption of schooling. Other factors such as autism, moderate and mild intellectual disabilities and disruptive environments impact on their behaviour. Kotara School receives Priority Funding due to a generally low socio-economic demography. The school has a transient enrolment of 21 and they are placed for up to 6 months by a regional panel of psychologists, principals and consultants. It is continuing to create successful partnerships with students' home schools, through the dedication of staff and the quality of the student programs. The teaching and support staff are highly trained professionals who are committed to ongoing professional learning.
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.