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 a co-occurring diagnosis. We are a small independent public school and share a campus with Mount Hawthorn Primary School (MHPS). The schools share a P&C, and have separate school boards.

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 educators. We also offer a specialised two-year Early Intensive Intervention Program (EIIP) for autistic students who will transition to full-time mainstream in Year 1. The EIIP focuses on the development of students’ language, social and behavioural skills, while supporting their curriculum engagement.

In 2027, Mount Hawthorn ESC will change name to Dandjoo ESC, prior to relocating mid-2027. The new location of the Centre will be Dodd St, Wembley, where it will be co-located with Lake Monger PS and West Leederville Kindergarten. Currently enrolled Mount Hawthorn ESC students will transition to the new location at the end of Semester One, 2027 and new enrolments will occur from the beginning of 2028.