Who can access DESU services?
Students aged 4 to 18 years who are isolated geographically or by circumstance and have mild, moderate or severe intellectual disabilities may be eligible to enrol at the DESU. (Please note: Students with a mild intellectual disability are not eligible to enrol at the DESU until they are 8 years old and must apply to mainstream distance education schools if they require distance education.) Whilst the primary basis of student enrolment at the DESU is intellectual disability, some of our students have additional disabilities, including physical, vision impairment, hearing impairment. A number of them also live with syndromes and conditions such as Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism. Students wishing to enrol in the DESU must also meet the criteria for distance education enrolment outlined in the Distance Education Enrolment Guidelines, in one of the following categories: • Isolated home students • Students travelling within Australia • Students temporarily resident or travelling o
