In our Special Education classes

Jake's work exhibited at the Powerhouse Museum

Congratulations Jake Maraun! Jake has recently graduated from our Year 12 Class of 2018 and has been supporting our students in the Special Education classes over the past 12 months.

Roshna Sharma and I are proud to have been involved in the review process of Jake Maraun’s Virtual Reality project that was programmed for students with special needs.   After reviewing, we have provided recommendations for the suitability of students with special needs. Students who trialled the virtual reality found it easy to access and use interactive controls to paint and drive the car.

Students found it fascinating to select the parts of the car from different domain, assemble, and drive it. 

Having interest in the latest models of cars has boosted the interest of our students. Our faculty is thrilled to hear that the Virtual Reality was nominated for exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney.  Jake, we  wish you all the best for your future endeavours.

M Lukose, Head Teacher - Special Education

Vincent's platinum

Vincent Huynh is a very special student who has been with us for 6 years now. He has grown into a smart, happy, focused and charming young man. He has an infectious personality that makes everyone smile.

Vincent is always the first one to answer a question and the first to lend a helping hand. Vincent has worked well over the years and this is proven by the platinum award that he is receiving today.

Well done Vincent! You should be proud of your efforts. Receiving the platinum award is a great honour and it shows that he is a responsible and respectful individual.

Vincent has represented the school in dance performances such as Shining Stars and School Spectacular. He has also participated within the community at work experience and Community Access. We are convinced that Vincent will continue his successful path into the future. We wish him all the success and happiness for his future endeavours.

Once again congratulations Vincent on this great achievement.

They're always dancing!

Students from Cecil Hills High School  Special Education Unit were once again participants of the Schools Spectacular. This year’s show was held on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 November at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.

Our students were part of the D’Arts Dance Ensemble which aims to promote dance inclusion for students with a disability. The students performed a dance item to Kylie Minogue’s song “Dancing”. The students put in countless hours of dancing during rehearsals and it payed off with a dazzling performance on Friday and Saturday night in front of a crowd of more 10,000 spectators, which included their proud family members.

Congratulations to the following students: Vincent Huynh, Christina George and Gianni Fava.  Special congratulations to Vincent Huynh, as it was his eighth and final Schools Spectacular. Vincent’s Schools Spectacular journey was featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Well done Vincent!

N Jacob,  Teacher - Special Education and Schools Spectacular Coordinator

Count Us In

Our students in the Special Education Unit singing along to "Count Us In", an initiative to celebrate music education in Australia in which various schools across the country unite together to sing a song at the same day and time.

G Le, Teacher - Special Education

Community Access

Students in the Support Unit participate in Community Access Program once a week. The students are provided experiences to access various services such as post office, library, public bus and local shops.

This enables students to develop appropriate skills to communicate, use money, top up opal card, read signs in the community and general life skills to be functional members of the community.

M Lukose, Head Teacher - Special Education