The Support Unit at Sylvania High School runs according to an Inclusive Integrated Model. We aim to include Support Unit students as much as possible in all aspects of the school community, from integrating them into mainstream classes, to including them in school activities such as camps, carnivals, and all whole school experiences.
Teaching and learning are targeted to individual students' needs, as they complete the same curriculum as their peers, in a smaller class setting. We offer a mainstream curriculum a life skills curriculum or a combination of both.
Senior Support students attend mainstream electives and subjects as we ensure they transition to post school pathways match to their post school goals. This allows students to have the opportunity to learn new skills whilst connecting with mainstream peers.
The Support Unit has started off small, giving us the opportunity to focus on settling our new students into the unit and the school, and on building relationships across the school. As the year progresses, we are certain to have new students transferred into the unit, in addition to enrolments for following years. The Support Unit has 2 classes so far, named after iconic Shire beaches:
Elouera, a junior/stage 4 class of students, and Wanda, a senior/stage 5 class of students.
A third class, Green Hills, has also been added in 2023.