TOOGOOLAWA SCHOOLS LIMITED

 
About Toogoolawa
 
There are three Toogoolawa Schools in Australia...
These are in Ormeau (QLD), Wickham (NSW) and Hastings (VIC)
The Toogoolawa Schools are inter-denominational and spiritually inclined.
The schools are for boys in their early years of secondary education
who are no longer welcome in mainstream schools.

The Ormeau school takes students in Years 8 & 9.
The Wickham and Hastings schools can only accept Years 7 & 8 students at the moment.
For enquiries (including enrolment) contact Dr Ron Farmer:
mob: 0417 190619      ph: 07 554 67 998
 
Toogoolawa is an Aboriginal word meaning "A place in the heart"
  
 

THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Attendance at Toogoolawa School leads the student into an educational world which is not confined to the classroom, but also utilises adventure therapy, community service and sport as opportunities to develop social skills,
courage and heightened self-esteem

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ELIGIBILITY
Although greater emphasis is placed on character development than on scholastic performance the academic program is still based on Department of Education requirements. All students desiring to be assessed for the School Certificate will be individually tutored towards this goal
 


THE TOOGOOLAWA SCHOOL PROGRAM aims to:
Develop good character traits in the students so they can become responsible members of society
Prepare students for returning to a mainstream school, attending a TAFE college or entering the workforce
Structure the school environment so that each student succeeds much more than he fails, and comes to see all mistakes as further opportunities for learning

THE TEACHING STAFF
Directed by two clinical psychologists, Su and Ron Farmer,
each Toogoolawa School employs two professionally qualified teachers and a teaching assistant for a maximum enrolment of 12 students.
Volunteers are carefully selected and trained for the individualised academic training program
 
GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE
Each student receives professional counselling and participates in behavioural management routines and contracts.
Discipline is set at a high standard, designed to assist the student to live according to the five Human Values of
Love, Peace, Truth, Right Conduct and Non-Violence
 
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Parents are encouraged to support their son's progress at school by:
Seeking to live according to the five Human Values, thereby becoming an excellent role-model for their son
Reading teacher's reports and writing in the communication book their own weekly assessment of noticable gains in the character of their son
Making themselves available for discussions with the teachers and attending Open Days at the school
Each parent is provided with a copy of the book, 'A Book For Our Parents', to give them an understanding of the five Human Values and the part they can play in reinforcing the moral values introduced to the students in the school setting.

(more on this book can be found using the menus above)

 
 
ENQUIRIES
Principals and school counsellors wishing to refer students, and parents making enquiries for their son, can contact the teachers during school hours:
        Ormeau (QLD)        0755 475 866
        Wickham (NSW)      02 4961 3322
        Hastings (VIC)         03 5979 2259
Parents will be advised further about the guiding philosophy and principles of Toogoolawa School during this initial interaction
 
SELECTION OF STUDENTS
A student seeking enrolment in the school will be interviewed with his parent(s) by the Director and/or Head Teacher. If the student is assessed as having the potential to benefit from attending Toogoolawa School he will be invited to participate in the school's activities for a trial period of four weeks.
For enrolment to proceed after the trial period, the teachers must be confident that the student and parent(s) or guardian(s) are willing to cooperate with them and support the aims of the school
 
FEES
Attendance is free,
apart from $30 per week to cover study material, food and drink during lunch etc, as well as the camps during the year.		  
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