Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp announced the funding, including $160,265 for Echuca Primary School, $177,576 for Echuca College and $110,238 for Echuca East Primary School.
“This funding will enable these local schools to support more students with disability, so that they can get the great education they deserve,” Mr Gepp said.
These schools are in year one of the five-year disability inclusion roll-out and will all receive a base level of funding from term three this year – with additional funding provided depending on the individual school’s characteristics.
The funding will be used to implement whole-school practices supporting the inclusive education of students with diverse needs such as autism and learning difficulties.
This may include undertaking professional development for staff, employing new disability and inclusion staff, and purchasing programs, interventions or specific equipment and technology – depending on the needs of their students and the school.
Disability inclusion will be rolled out progressively over the next five years, reaching all Victorian government schools by 2025.
The Victorian Government’s almost $1.6 billion investment will double the number of students receiving extra support in the classroom to 55,000, and is expected to create up to 1730 jobs across the state by 2025.
Regional schools to receive the government funding are:
Echuca Primary School - $160,265
Rochester Primary School - $73,349
Gunbower Primary School - $26,974
Echuca East Primary School - $110,238
Nanneella Estate Primary School - $10,682
Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School - $29,608
Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School - $96,069
Lockington Consolidated School - $61,891
Tongala Primary School - $63,501
Kyabram P-12 College - $192,449
Rochester Secondary College - $87,899
Echuca College - $177,576
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