About Our School

Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre provides a learning environment that supports students who generally have a moderate to severe intellectual disability and often an accompanying diagnosis. We are a small independent public school and share a campus with Mount Hawthorn Primary School (MHPS). The schools share a joint board and P&C, with a strong emphasis on supporting our neurodiverse community.

The education support program at Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre is responsive to individual students by identifying areas for development, individualising strategies to enhance progress and reporting against bespoke outcomes that are aligned to the Western Australian Curriculum. Our students benefit from a high care, high support environment provided by an experienced team of specifically-trained educators. We also offer a specialised two-year Early Intensive Intervention Program (EIIP) for autistic students who will transition to mainstream in Year 1. The EIIP focuses on the development of students’ language, social and behavioural skills, while supporting their curriculum engagement.