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EDUCATION

Education for deaf students in NSW schools

NSW Public Schools

Catholic Schools

Independent Schools

Parents' Guide to Schools
A general overview of information on NSW Public Schools.

Who's Going To Teach My Child?
A Guide For Parents Of Students With Special Learning Needs
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Are You Being Heard?
Information and Teaching Tips for Teachers of Students with a Hearing Loss
 

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NSW Public Schools with Hearing Support Units - Primary

Albury Public School
Mate Street ALBURY NSW 2640
Phone: 02 6025 1730

Burwood Public School
Condor Street BURWOOD NSW 2134
Phone: 02 9745 2299

Busby Public School
South Liverpool Road BUSBY NSW 2168
Phone: 02 9607 7211

Camden Public School
John Street CAMDEN NSW 2570
Phone: 02 4655 8049

Carenne Public School
158 Browning Street BATHURST NSW 2795
Phone: 02 6331 1753

Chatswood Public School
Pacific Highway CHATSWOOD NSW 2067
Phone: 02 9419 6127

Chertsey Public School
Willow Road SPRINGFIELD NSW 2250
Phone: 02 4325 3963

Daceyville Public School
Joffre Crescent DACEYVILLE NSW 2032
Phone: 02 9349 1211

Granville Public School
Lena Street GRANVILLE NSW 2142
Phone: 02 9637 1083

Inverell Public School
Henderson Street INVERELL NSW 2360
Phone: 02 6722 3072

Kotara South Public School
Rae Crescent KOTARA NSW 2289
Phone: 02 4957 5319

Lismore Public School
Pound Street LISMORE NSW 2480
Phone: 02 6621 5366

Liverpool Public School
Railway Street LIVERPOOL NSW 2170
Phone: 02 9602 7882

Madang Avenue Public School
Mimika Avenue WHALAN NSW 2770
Phone: 02 9625 7144

Nowra East Public School
Jervis Street NOWRA NSW 2541
Phone: 02 4421 3539

Nuwarra Public School
Mackay Avenue MOOREBANK NSW 2170
Phone: 02 9601 2864

Penrith Public School
High Street PENRITH NSW 2750
Phone: 02 4721 2158

Penshurst Public School
Arcadia Street PENSHURST NSW 2222
Phone: 02 9580 3400

Rydalmere East Public School
Spurway Street ERMINGTON NSW 2155
Phone: 02 9638 2250

Springwood Public School
Burns Road SPRINGWOOD NSW 2777
Phone: 02 4751 1333

St Andrews Public School
Ballantrae Drive ST ANDREWS NSW 2566
Phone: 02 9603 1333

Sutherland Public School
Eton Street SUTHERLAND NSW 2232
Phone: 02 9521 2802

Toongabbie West Public School
Ballandella Road TOONGABBIE NSW 2146
Phone: 02 9631 3610

Wollongong Public School
Church Street WOLLONGONG NSW 2500
Phone: 02 4228 9120

York Public School
Evan Street PENRITH SOUTH NSW 2750
Phone: 02 4731 6577

NSW Public Schools with Hearing Support Units - High schools

Arthur Phillip High School
Smith Street PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
Phone: 02 9635 8638

Delroy High School
East Street DUBBO WEST NSW 2830
Phone: 02 6882 7955

Endeavour High School
Taren Point Road CARINGBAH NSW 2229
Phone: 02 9524 0615

Kincumber High School
Bungoona Road KINCUMBER NSW 2251
Phone: 02 4369 1555

Kogarah High School
Regent Street KOGARAH NSW 2217
Phone: 02 9587 5815

Kotara High School
Lexington Parade ADAMSTOWN NSW 2289
Phone: 02 4943 3281

Lismore High School
Dalley Street LISMORE NSW 2480
Phone: 02 6621 5185

Lurnea High School
Hillview Parade LURNEA NSW 2170
Phone: 02 9602 5704

Robert Townson High School
Shuttleworth Avenue RABY NSW 2556
Phone: 02 9603 2488

Shoalhaven High School
Park Road NOWRA NSW 2541
Phone: 02 4421 8022

St Ives High School
Yarrabung Road ST IVES NSW 2075
Phone: 02 9144 1689

Strathfield South High School
Hedges Avenue ENFIELD NSW 2036
Phone: 02 9642 4649

Wollongong High School
Lysaght Street FAIRY MEADOW NSW 2519
Phone: 02 4229 6844

Itinerant support teachers hearing

Itinerant support teachers hearing, IST(H), are specialists with training in the education of deaf students and offer support to the staff of the local school, the students and the parents or caregivers. Students can be supported by their IST(H) from the time of identification of their hearing loss through to Year 12.

Contact the Principal at your local school for more information.

 

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Catholic Special Schools

St. Dominic's Centre for Hearing-Impaired Children

76 Havelock Street
MAYFIELD NSW 2304

Contact: The Principal
Phone: 02 4968 1295 TTY: 02 4968 1295
Website: http://www.cecnsw.catholic.edu.au/special/dominics.htm

St. Gabriel's Auditory-Verbal Early Intervention Centre

190 Old Northern Road
CASTLE HILL NSW 2153

Contact: The Director
Phone: 02 9634 2367 TTY: 02 9634 2367
Website: http://www.stgabriels.nsw.edu.au

Itinerant support teachers

Contact the Principal of your local Catholic school or your local Catholic Education Office.

Armidale
Barney St ARMIDALE NSW 2350
Phone: 02 6772 7388

Bathurst
Gilmour St KELSO NSW 2795
Phone: 02 6332 3077

Broken Bay
423 Pennant Hills Rd PENNANT HILLS NSW 2120
Phone: 02 9847 0000

Lismore
Keen St LISMORE NSW 2480
Phone: 02 6622 0422

Maitland-Newcastle
841 Hunter St NEWCASTLE WEST NSW 2302
Phone: 02 4979 1200

Parramatta
12 Victoria Rd PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
Phone: 02 9840 5600

Sydney
38 Renwick St LEICHHARDT NSW2040
Phone: 02 9569 6111

Wagga Wagga
205 Tarcutta St WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650
Phone: 02 6921 1200

Wilcannia Forbes
15 Johnson St FORBES NSW 2871
Phone: 02 6853 9300

Wollongong
86-88 Market St WOLLONGONG NSW 2520
Phone: 02 4253 0800



INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

Independent schools for deaf children

Garfield Barwick School
106 Pennant Hills Road
NORTH PARRAMATTA NSW 2151
Phone: 02 96836400
Website: http://www.ridbc.org.au/services/hi_schoolaged_gbs.asp

Thomas Pattison School
361-365 North Rocks Road
NORTH ROCKS NSW 2151
Phone: 02 9871 1233
Website: http://www.ridbc.org.au/services/hi_schoolaged_tps.asp

Specialist support

School support services for students in mainstream schools (largely independent schools, where Department of Education resources are not available).
Phone: 02 9871 1233.

 

LITERACY

Literacy - a mother's story

Gabrielle Hill is on the Management Committee of PCDE and has a BADipEd (Linguistics). This paper is a personal journey with many delightful anecdotes, strategies and stories relating directly to her boys' early language and literacy development. Read more...

 

 

 

Note: We use the term 'deaf' to mean all types of deafness

 
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