Online learning: AQ Distance Education commencing 2024!

What does AQ School’s Distance Education look like?

AQ School’s Distance Education provides students with the opportunity to learn from home by interacting daily with the interdisciplinary team remotely. Technology plays a part in allowing the distance learning program to take place.

AQ School’s Distance Education has been designed for students in Years 3-6. The students engage in Australian Curriculum Learning Areas of English, Maths and HPE with other Learning Areas included in individual students’ programs. The curriculum content, instruction and learning resources are provided by the interdisciplinary team and accessed by the home supervisor and student via online platforms. Each student has a Personalised Learning Plan (PLP) which is developed collaboratively. The student’s PLP details key strategies and adjustments to supporting distance learning along with personalised learning goals.

• Students can engage in learning without having to be physically present in an AQ School.
• The student’s daily and weekly distance education schedule can be flexible.
• Students can receive real time instruction and feedback from their interdisciplinary team.
• Students can interact with other classmates, via online environments established by the interdisciplinary team.
• Students have the flexibility to access materials, review content and practice skills at their own pace and as many times as necessary.
• Students can demonstrate knowledge and independent proficiency in skills through the development and sharing of an online personal portfolio.
• Some of the barriers, which make attendance in a mainstream school challenging, do not need to be navigated.
• Students can continue to access support from personal therapists in and around their daily and weekly learning schedule.

Attendance in the Distance Education offered by AQ School is measured by the student’s regular engagement in his or her program and frequent sharing of student’s work at his/her independent and individual level.

Important considerations:

AQ School’s Distance Education has many benefits; however, there are also potential challenges. To assist parents to determine the suitability of the distance education program and the specific benefits for their learner it helps to consider and discuss the following questions.

• Where in the home can a positive learning environment be set up and what items will need to be included?
• Who will assume the consistent role of the home supervisor and what time does this person have available for this role?
• What skills has the student acquired that will benefit his or her engagement in the distance learning program?
• What changes or additions will be required to your family’s daily and weekly schedule to accommodate learning from home?

Please note: Fees apply for AQ School (including Distance Education). Enrolment offerings, year levels, and vacancies vary by location and waitlists may apply. AQ School students must have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Additional eligibility requirements may apply. NDIS funding cannot be used for AQ School fees. Cancellation policy and conditions apply, visit our policy page for full details.

An expression of interest does not guarantee an enrolment offer. Each application is processed and considered in accordance with the AQ School educational program, resources available, confirmed vacancies, and the applicant’s individual educational and support needs. The final decision is made by the AQ School Principal and no negotiations will be entered into.