Special Needs

Foster the development of the whole person in terms of academic, physical, cultural, social and emotional needs.

Works in partnership with parents, the Deaf community, teachers and other professionals supporting children in mainstream settings and at the school.

Providing education within a residential setting for students with special needs due to an underlying intellectual impairment. Halswell Residential College accepts students between Years 7 and 10.

A centre for deaf education in Kelston, providing services to deaf and hearing impaired students throughout New Zealand's upper North Island.

A residential school in Richmond, providing special education for female students with special academic, social and emotional needs.

For all your maths tuition needs. Private one on one sessions in your house.

A special needs state education institution located in Auckland.

A national network established to ensure equal opportunity and access to post-secondary education and training for people with impairments.

Offering dyslexia correction and assistance with dyslexia by using its gift to assist in learning. Using the Davis Approach, Konstanca, a licensed facilitator based in Tasman Bay, will assist you or your child with his or her reading, writing, maths and self-esteem.

Aiming to establish and maintain homes, schools, farms and workshops in New Zealand, for the care and curative education of intellectually disabled children, young persons and adults.

SPELD tutors provide assistance to people of all ages with learning problems, particularly dyslexia.

Software, occupational therapy and speech language therapy for people with physical and learning disabilities.

Your source for educational and special needs toys. The Special Needs Library in Christchurch is a lending resource library for those with special intellectual, physical, sensory, emotional, behavioural or social needs.

A provider of dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADD and ADHD treatment for adults and children.

Article : Special Education (www.nzs.com/new-zealand-articles/education/special-needs.html)  

Special needs education in New Zealand means that children of all abilities are able to learn in a standard school environment. Read about New Zealand special education: how to know if your child has special needs, where to go for help with special education and what schools are required to provide.

A Mount Roskill school catering to the needs of children with intellectual disabilities. Sunnydene has an enrolment of 60 to 70 students, with small classes and the resources to provide one-on-one attention.

One of three state schools established by the Ministry of Education to provide educational support for children with high health needs. The Northern Health School covers the northern part of the North Island, with regionally based primary and secondary trained teachers who work in hospitals and in the community.

Cellfield Wellington provides testing and treatment for dyslexia and reading difficulties. Cellfield is the first to develop an intervention designed around what actually happens in a reading brain.

A Wanganui school catering for students with special needs, recognising and celebrating the uniqueness and talents of each individual.

A special education and resource school providing a complete range of services for students who have special learning needs related to intellectual and/or multiple impairments.

An Auckland based business providing assistance to find professional services that will meet your child's individual education needs. Springboard's mission is to empower people of all ages to overcome barriers to learning.

A Hamilton school for students with special educational needs. The school works closely with parents and caregivers, as well as local authorities and on-site specialists, to provide excellent learning opportunities for all students.

Providers of educational opportunities for children and young people with special needs. Mt Richmond is a state school catering for students from the age of 5 to 21 years across a wide range of disabilities, including intellectual, social-emotional, physical and sensory disorders.

Provides home based assessment and treatment service for people who have incurred a single or multiple injurys or have medical conditions needing help from a team or individual therapists.

Learning opportunities for children and young people with communication and hearing difficulties, visual and intellectual impairments and multiple physical disorders.