The NextSense School provides children from K-6 with hearing or vision loss and their families with a learning community that values and promotes diverse cultures, languages and abilities, to help nurture a lifelong love of learning.
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A dynamic learning experience
NextSense School offers a dynamic learning experience that cultivates resilience and exception growth in your child with sensory disability. With our experienced educators, contemporary learning spaces, and diverse extracurricular offerings, we create a rigorous and challenging environment that inspires creativity and collaboration. Our tailored approach is designed to meet students' individual needs and fosters a lifetime love of learning.
Our school offers three high-quality K-6 programs that deliver the national curriculum (NESA) alongside an expanded core curriculum:
- Spoken Language Program K-6 for children who have a hearing loss and are learning to listen and speak
- Sign Bilingual Program K-6 for children who access learning through Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and English in its written form
- Blind & Deafblind Program is for children who have vision loss
We provide high-quality teaching to achieve positive outcomes in a student-focused environment. Located in a custom-designed building on the edge of the Macquarie University campus, students are provided with individual education programs to support student learning and wellbeing to build a sense of belonging and connectedness. These programs integrate language, literacy, social and emotional learning with the curriculum.
At NextSense School our students thrive because we have high expectations of every student, we offer a supportive and safe learning environment, and we embed research and evidence into the way we teach.
Our brand new purpose-built education and play spaces including sensory and retreat areas and we offer assisted travel for students within 40kms radius.
NextSense School enquiry form
Use the form below to get in touch with NextSense School. One of our team members will respond as soon as possible.
FAQs
My child does not have hearing or vision loss. Can they still enrol at NextSense School?
No—NextSense School provides specialised education for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision.
My child does not speak English. Can they still enrol at NextSense School?
Yes! Our language-rich program is ideal for children who are culturally and linguistically diverse with English as their second language.
Where is NextSense School?
We located on the edge of the Macquarie University precinct, in a perfect position for parents living, working or studying in Macquarie Park, North Ryde, Marsfield and surrounding suburbs. Our address is 131 Culloden Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113.