Special Programs
The Melrose High School curriculum offers a wide variety of challenging and tailor-made programs, suited to students’ interest and abilities and catering for students needing additional support. Literacy and numeracy support is available in both class and individual settings. Gifted and talented students are challenged through such programs as the Melrose Extension Learning Program.
In addition, we offer flexible, new programs, suited to students who present with special needs in specific areas. Such programs are designed to help students experience success and personal growth in a closely supervised, small setting. In conjunction with the classroom teachers, the Student Services Team and other Teams have developed such courses as Rock and Water, placement in several Community Services programs such as Messenger, Staying Sane or a special gender based needs group.
Such programs, while providing a broad range of skills, focus particularly on providing individualised emotional, social, educational and behaviour management support to targeted students. Students maintain their normal program of study while being withdrawn from some classes for a period of time or studying a specific course for a line during one semester.