At Pacific Pines State High School, our mission is to foster a nurturing and inclusive educational environment where every student is valued, respected, and provided with the opportunities and support necessary to achieve their full potential. We are committed to promoting equity and excellence, ensuring that all students, regardless of their backgrounds or abilities, can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Pacific Pines State High School is dedicated to creating a school community where diversity is celebrated, and all students have equitable access to high-quality education. In alignment with the Australian Government's Equity and Excellence framework, our inclusion policy aims to eliminate barriers to learning and participation, enabling all students to succeed and feel a sense of belonging.
Governance
This Inclusion Policy is governed by various legislative and policy frameworks, ensuring that our practices align with national and state requirements. Key documents and guidelines include:
Inclusion at Pacific Pines State High School
Pacific Pines State High School is committed to inclusive education, focused on maximizing the outcomes of all students through identification and reduction of barriers to learning. The school has high expectations for all students, valuing and celebrating diversity, and employing high-quality, evidence-based teaching practices focused on success for every student. Pacific Pines State High School supports the Department of Education’s vision and the right for all students of all social, cultural, community, and family backgrounds, and of all identities and abilities, to receive high-quality education.
The Department of Education’s Inclusive Education Policy (2020) states:
Inclusive education means that all students can access and fully participate in learning alongside their similar-aged peers. Teaching and learning strategies are adjusted to meet students’ individual needs. Inclusive education encompasses all aspects of school life and is supported by culture, policies, programs, and practices.
Pacific Pines State High School will work with students, families, staff, and community members to achieve the following goals:
- High expectations for all students, recognising that, with the right support, all students can succeed.
- Inclusion is embedded in all aspects of school life and is supported by school culture, policies, and everyday practices.
- Students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs, of all identities and abilities, will have access to high-quality education that is free from discrimination and hardship.
- Students can fully participate in learning alongside their similar-aged peers, supported by reasonable adjustments and teaching strategies tailored to suit their individual needs.
- The school will adopt a whole-school approach to differentiated teaching and learning leading to continuous improvement for every student.
- To promote locally negotiated responses to student, family, and community needs through effective community engagement processes and cross-agency collaboration.