Until December 2011 there were three Toogoolawa Schools in Australia...
as part of the restructuring of Toogoolawa, the NSW and VIC Schools were closed.
The enrolment at the Ormeau School will be increased to 60 students. Further Schools are planned for 2014 and beyond.

The Toogoolawa Schools
are inter-denominational and spiritually inclined.

The Schools are for boys in their late primary and early years of secondary education who who have dropped out of, or are no longer welcome in, mainstream schooling.

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 REGISTRATION
A Toogoolawa School is registered according to the standards set by the Department of Education. Although greater emphasis is placed on character development than on scholastic performance the academic program is still based on Department of Education requirements.

	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, Suwanti and Ron Farmer, the Toogoolawa School employs five professionally qualified teachers, four teaching assistants and a counsellor for a maximum enrolment of 40 students at present. The ratio of teaching staff to students is kept at 1 to 6 as much as possible.
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

	Seeking to live according to the five Human Values, thereby becoming an excellent role-model for their son;
	Reading teachers' reports and writing in the communication book their own weekly assessment of noticeable gains in the character of their son;
	Making themselves available for discussions with the teachers and attending Open Days at the School;
	Displaying in the home (perhaps on the door of the refrigerator) the 'wise saying' being focussed on during that week 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. (see more on Book for Parents under Resources).

SELECTION OF STUDENTS
A student seeking enrolment in the School will be interviewed with his parent/carer by the principal and/or senior teacher. If the student is assessed as having the potential to benefit from attending Toogoolawa School he will be invited to personally phone the principal within 24 hours, indicating whether he would like to attend the School. It is explained to the boy and his parents that enrolment would be initially 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.

ENQUIRIES
Principals and school counsellors wishing to refer students, and parents making enquiries for their son, can contact the teachers during school hours between 8.30am and 4.30pm on school days:

Parents will be advised further about the guiding philosophy and principles of Toogoolawa School during this initial interaction, and invited to read through (with their son) the main pages of our website.

FEES
Attendance is free, apart from $40 per week to cover study material, food and drink during lunch etc, as well as the camps during the year.