Yeppoon State School offers a range of support to students and parents. Areas covered under this section include:
- Guidance officer
- Speech
- Chaplain
- Special education program
Guidance officer
Yeppoon State School’s Guidance Officers are available on site from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Ms Justine Grant is available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, while Ms Angela Dunshea is available on Mondays. The guidance officers work with students, parents and teachers in a variety of ways to support better educational outcomes i.e, the focus of guidance support is an educational one rather than one of family support. Students are supported through counselling, psychometric testing and profiling as well as other programs run by the guidance officer with the teacher or other support staff or community agencies. Teachers are supported through consultation, joint educational programs and reporting. Parents and carers are encouraged to follow the appropriate referral pathway. Please speak with your child’s classroom teacher or the school administration team to obtain the relevant forms and information about the referral process. If you are unsure whether a referral is appropriate, please contact your child’s classroom teacher for guidance.
Speech
A speech language pathologist provides a service to the Yeppoon State School for students assessed as requiring this support.
Chaplain
Yeppoon State School has a chaplain, Mrs Julie Eastwood, associated with our school. Our chaplain visits our school each Monday and Tuesday from 9.00 am - 2.30 pm.
Students requiring our chaplain's services can either make an appointment through the administration office, visit her office in H block or catch up during the lunch breaks.
Indigenous education
Please view the links below Yeppoon State School's community partnership agreement and initiative action plan.
- Community partnership agreement (PDF, 118 KB)
Special education program
Yeppoon State School offers a special education program in a fully inclusive setting. We believe in the inclusion of all students into the regular classroom setting whenever possible. Even though all students don't have the same level of skill and ability, they can still participate and learn from and with each other in the same setting.
Each classroom teacher uses a wide range of strategies to engage and motivate students with special needs. The teachers are supported by a number of specialist special education teachers who each case manage special needs students and help them meet their social and educational goals. The school also has a head of special education services (HoSES) Mrs Bernadette Prinsloo who overseas the program and can be contacted at any time to discuss the needs of individual students.
At Yeppoon State School we have a wide range of programs that further develop important social skills of students, include gardening and cooking. The school has also developed strong links with the local high schools and the transition program is adapted yearly to meet the emotional requirements of the students.
The goal of the special education program at Yeppoon State School is that all students have the opportunity to meet their full potential. We work with the relevant stockholders to establish a future vision for students that are meaningful and ultimately form the basis of all educational planning.