After many years of planning, the William Campbell College, established to support students whose needs are not being met by mainstream education, is taking enrollments for the first term of this year [Help make Bill Campbell's dream a reality].

Principal Amanda Cox says it has been a long wait for the Campbell family, but they are all very excited.

“We’re looking forward to providing an educational facility to meet the needs of kids in our local area who aren’t coping in their current schooling environments,” Mrs Cox says.

“At the end of the day, being able to provide a flexible learning environment is what we’re hoping to achieve.”

The newly built College at Nowra Hill will provide a holistic approach to education to support students with social, emotional, behavioural or learning difficulties, as well as help children where traumatic experiences, anxiety, gaps in their education or other various reasons have made them not cope in mainstream schools.

The groundbreaking ceremony in August

The College is initially catering for 20 students from Kindergarten to Year 6, with enrolments to be staggered over Term 1 and Term 2 in the first year to cater to the needs of each individual students.

Enquiries for enrollment are welcome. As a Special Assistance School, applicants will need to meet one of its eligibility criteria:

• are currently experiencing, or have experienced time in out-of-home care
• are experiencing socialemotional or behavioural difficulties
• have a diagnosis and description of behaviour that is characteristic of mental health problems in the areas of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder
• have gaps or disruptions to their learning due to (for example) poor attendance, moving between schools, suspension or disengagement.

Find out more at www.williamcampbellcollege.nsw.edu.au or contact Amanda Cox on 0428 546 985 or [email protected]

Donations to help fund the project are also most welcome.