Established 1967 Status open Phone +61 3 9819 4611 | Founder Mabel Ross Principal Linden Hearn Founded 1967 | |
Website www.rossbourne.vic.edu.au Address 131 Power St, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia Similar Ruyton Girls School, Scotch College, Carey Baptist Grammar, Camberw Grammar School, Trinity Grammar School | ||
Rossbourne School is an independent, non denominational, co educational special school located in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia that was founded in 1967. Rossbourne serves students who have had difficulties in mainstream schools due to the demands, both educational and social, of mainstream education. Many of students have an identifiable learning disability, such as dyslexia, a condition such as ADHD, or an autism-spectrum disorder such as autism or Asperger syndrome.
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Rossbourne was established in 1967. It started from a small school founded by Mabel Ross in the early 1960s for students struggling with studies. Rossbourne's motto is Courage and Honour. Rossbourne caters for approximately 130 students between the ages of 12 and 17 years.
Curriculum
Rossbourne School, as well as the usual academic subjects(English, mathematics etc.),offers many subjects to prepare students for adult life. These include Sport, information technology, and Cooking. One subject, known as living skills, teaches students to run a home. Unlike most schools, Rossbourne does not offer VCE.
Co-curricular
Rossbourne offers several co-curricular activities such as sport and music. The school is a member of the Southern Special Schools Sports Association. Inter school sport is played on Friday afternoons with a different sport being offered each term. There are also the selective Swimming, athletics and Snowsports teams. There are several Musical ensembles available. Older students have the option of participating in the Human Powered vehicle programme. A musical is performed each year as well(such as 2012's Pirates of Penzance and 2014's Into the Woods).
House system
The school, unlike most other Australian schools, does not have a house system, however the matter is under discussion as of 2014.
Associated schools
Rossbourne does not have a sister school arrangement, however is similar to nearby Andale School for primary students. The school also has a work experience agreement with Xavier College and Hawkesdale P-12 college in regional Victoria.