Endeavour Hills Specialist School

The Endeavour Hills Specialist School – Meet the Team online information sessions were held on 6 October and 3 November.

Families were provided an opportunity to meet the principal and team and find out more about the school’s facilities, enrolments and student experience.

Susan Coull has been appointed as principal of the school.

Susan has extensive experience in education, and has successfully led three specialist schools since 2004. She has over 30 years of experience in working with children who have disabilities, most recently as the principal of the Currajong School in Malvern East.

Susan trained as a music therapist and holds a master’s degree in special education. She is a strong advocate for independence and self-determination and develops innovative student programs that ensure students and families, as well as the wider school community, are actively involved in school life.

Endeavour Hills Specialist School was chosen as the school name following community consultation and discussions with Geographic Names Victoria, taking into account factors including public interest, relevance to the local area, and local Indigenous languages.

The school is named after the suburb it is located in.

We consulted with the community on Endeavour Hills Specialist School’s name from 11 June to 25 June 2021.

We have delivering the following facilities at the school:

• two early years learning neighbourhoods
• two middle years learning neighbourhoods
• a senior years learning neighbourhood
• community hub building with a competition-grade gymnasium
• administration building
• an outdoor play full-sized court
• three outdoor play half-sized courts
• a Victoria Federation-sized soccer pitch
• car parking
• bus turning circle and connected bus shelter
• dedicated drop-off and pick-up zone
• four mini-bus parking bays.

The administration building has space for administration, library and staff facilities, with opportunity for the school to be a ‘Centre of Excellence' and be able to facilitate staff training and conferences.

The community hub building includes a competition-grade physical education gymnasium and associated amenities, a fitness area, space for performing music and art, multi-purpose space, food preparation kitchen and dining, and student and staff amenities. It is intended that the sports facilities would be accessible by the community for use outside school hours.

The landscaping of the school encompasses a series of outdoor learning areas and play spaces connected with each learning community building, offering a diverse range of activities, including half-sized hardcourts. Elsewhere on the site are a full-size hardcourt and a sports oval.

Each learning neighbourhood includes two specialist spaces: a dry lab and a wet lab. The dry lab supports media and communications, drama and physical activities. The wet lab is for art, science, home-craft and technology studies.

The school is able to enrol up to 288 students.

The school welcomes students aged from 5 to 18. Endeavour Hills Specialist School's enrolment policy, including detailed entry eligibility criteria, is outlined here:

For more information about enrolling at the school, please contact Susan Coull by emailing endeavour.hills.ss@education.vic.gov.au