About our school

Ajuga School is a K-12 Intensive Learning Support (Mental Health) school situated within a large acreage of farmland in the Glenfield Network of Schools.

Our school is a setting that invests in relationships and provides space and time to create, sustain and repair connections with students and their families.

We empower our students to better understand how thoughts and feelings drive our behaviour and we help our students to understand and label their emotions, reframe and develop in ways that increase their capacity to make positive choices.

Whilst our students may join the Ajuga School community with a history of complex trauma and/or Autism, we are strongly committed to ensuring that this does not define who they are nor limit their potential to develop new skills and competencies towards becoming life-long curious learners.

"Honestly, the amount of opportunities and experiences our kids get to be a part of is a big part of why Ajuga is such a special place."

Parent Testimonial

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Integration

Ajuga is an integrating setting for the majority of our students who attend their census (local) school on Wednesday. Their days at their census school increase during their enrolment, with the goal to transition back within around 18 months. Of course, this varies between students, with some progressing quickly and some a little slower.

We work closely with each student's census school to create an individualised transition plan which is guided by their Personalised Learning and Support Plan and in collaboration with the student and their family or carers.

Classes

Ajuga School currently has eleven established classes (seven primary and four secondary) and also manages the Glenfield Return to School program.

Each class has the capacity of seven students and is staffed with a classroom teacher and a School Learning and Support Officer. The majority of our students maintain a census school placement whilst enrolled at Ajuga School, transitioning back (at a minimum) each Wednesday. On average, students in this program are at Ajuga for 18 months. We have 14 five-day placements, with Ajuga as the census school.

We work with families, carers and support staff to make a learning and wellbeing plan for each student. This means all students can learn in a way that suits them best.

Alongside our curriculum, students take part in programs that build skills in: