Enrolments now open
Enrol here for the 2024 school year.
Enrolments for the 2025 school year open 30 April 2024.
Questions? Call the Enrolment Helpline on 02 6205 5429
The ACT has four specialist schools:
- Black Mountain School (secondary school)
- The Woden School (secondary school)
- Malkara School (primary school)
- Cranleigh School (primary school)
Some families may wish to choose a specialist school environment for their child. Our specialist schools educate students with high and complex needs who have a moderate to profound intellectual disability or moderate to profound intellectual disability with a comorbid diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. All students eligible for specialist schools are also eligible for the inclusion support program and disability education programs at their local school.
Eligibility to enrol in any of the above specialist schools must be confirmed by an Education Directorate school psychologist before an application is submitted using the online enrolment application form.
Specialist Schools do not have a PEA. To ensure the student’s needs can be met, where capacity has been reached at the preferred specialist school, the applicant will have the opportunity to be accommodated at another ACT specialist school.
NSW resident students who have been determined eligible for specialist schools will be provided with an enrolment pathway for their child where there is available capacity after enrolling all eligible ACT applicants.
Find out more about how ACT public schools meet the needs of students with disability.
Specialist preschool
Information about enrolling in a specialist preschool can be found here.