The Association of Catholic Special School Services (ACSSS) of New South Wales includes schools and services for children with a wide range of disabilities. There is specialised expertise within member schools on children with Intellectual disabilities, mental health problems, hearing impairment, vision impairment, autism, language disorders and physical disabilities. Often member schools deal with multiple disabilities.

Each member school is able to provide outreach services to mainstream schools and systems, to support the inclusion of children with special needs. The services available include support with the development of individual education plans, positive behaviour management plans, satellite classes and programs, professional learning experiences for individual teachers, small teams and whole staff development programs. The support provided draws on the expertise of practitioners who specialise in their field.

For details of the outreach services offered by members of the association, any member school can be contacted.

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Dunlea Centre – Australia’s Original Boys’ Town, Engadine The Dunlea Centre accepts boys and girls in years 7-10 who require support in the preservation and restoration of their family relationships. Contact Details 35a Waratah Rd PO Box 99 Engadine 2233  Phone (02) 8508 3900 | Fax (02) 8508 3920 Email paul@boystown.net.au | Web www.boystown.net.au

The John Berne School Berne caters for boys and girls aged 12-16 in years 7-10 who are at risk of not completing their education because they are behaviour disordered, school refusers, or are not coping in mainstream school. Contact Details Locked Bag 6 Petersham NSW 2049 1 Thomas Street Lewisham NSW 2049 Phone (02) 9560 9260 | Fax (02) 9560 9290 Email office@johnberneschool.org | Web www.johnberneschool.org.

Mater Dei Mater Dei provides early intervention therapy services, education and residential programs for babies, children and young people with an intellectual disability or developmental delay. Contact Details PO Box 3090 Narellan NSW 2567 229 Macquarie Grove Road Camden NSW 2570 Phone (02) 4655 7481 | Fax (02) 4655 9515 Email enquiry@materdei.org.au | Web www.materdeicamden.org

St. Dominic's Centre for Hearing Impaired Children In partnership with families, St Dominic's strives to achieve excellence in the provision of educational opportunities for students who are deaf and hearing impaired. Contact Details 76 Havelock Street PO Box 269 Mayfield NSW 2304 Phone (02) 4968 1295 | Fax (02) 4968 0456 Email admin@mayfldsd.mn.catholic.edu.au | Web http://mayfieldsd.catholic.edu.au

St. Edmund's School St. Edmund's in Wahroonga is a Year 7-12 co-educational special high school for teenagers with a wide range of disabilities including sensory impairment, intellectual disability and autism. Contact Details 60 Burns Road PO Box 582 Wahroonga NSW 2076 Phone (02) 9487 1044 | Fax (02) 9489 0069 Email secretary@stedmunds.nsw.edu.au | Web www.stedmunds.nsw.edu.au

St. Gabriel's School for Hearing Impaired Children St. Gabriel's is a Year K-6 co-educational school for students with hearing impairment and other special needs. Contact Details 190 Old Northern Road Castle Hill NSW 2154 PO Box 6126 Baulkham Hills Business Centre NSW 2153 Phone (02) 9634 2367 | Fax (02) 9634 2610 Email reception@stgabriels.nsw.edu.au | Web www.stgabriels.nsw.edu.au

St. Lucy's School St Lucy's (a work of the Dominican Sisters) is an independent, specialist Catholic School for children with cognitive and other disabilities. Contact Details 21 Cleveland Street Wahroonga NSW 2076 Phone (02) 9487 1277 | Fax (02) 9989 8056 Email reception@stlucys.org.au | Web www.stlucys.nsw.edu.au