Inclusive Education

Education is the largest area of contention for any family living with ASD. There are many issues that affect our BC Kids and their families that are not public knowledge. At BC Kids, we will go into more detail about these unspoken issues and what human rights your child has and how you can confidently advocate for an inclusive educational environment for your child at the school of your choice.

To get you started, here are the very basics:

Under Australian law, any child six years or over is required to go to school. It is compulsory.  A child with a disability has the right to go to a mainstream government, independent or Catholic school, regardless of their level of disability.

These rights stem from the: 

• The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
• The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth)

The Disability Standards for Education protects the rights of your child, and sets out the rights of students with a disability and how education providers, like schools and universities, must help students with a disability. The main aim of the Disability Standards for Education is to give students with disability the same educational opportunities and choices as all other students.

Who has obligations under the Disability Standards for Education?

The Standards cover the following education providers:

• preschools and kindergartens
• public and private schools
• private education and training place, like private business colleges
• universities
• organisations that prepare or run training and education programs

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