We can fund extra NDIS support you need at school due to your disability support needs. These are supports that are not primarily related to your education and learning and beyond what the school is responsible for.
What does the school fund?
Your school will fund anything that’s part of your education and learning. They must also provide reasonable adjustment for your disability.
For example, the school is responsible for making adjustments or changes to your study resources so that information is provided in a way you’ll understand. They’re also responsible for making sure you can get into and around your school.
The school should also make sure you have the same opportunities as other students to fully participate in class and other school activities.
What can we fund?
We can fund special training for your teachers about your individual disability support needs. We can also fund other NDIS supports you need due to your disability support needs.
You might see personal care in school included in your plan. This is for things like helping you go to the toilet, eating or drinking.
These supports are funded differently and you don’t need to pay for them out of your plan. We refer to this as ‘in-kind’.
Learn more about personal care in schools .
We might be able to fund transport to and from school if you can’t catch the bus because of your disability, or if we wouldn’t expect your family to take you. Student transport is funded through in-kind arrangements and provided by your state or territory government.
You don’t need to pay for transport costs out of your plan. Your pre-paid transport supports will appear on your plan to show that you get that support.
Learn more about school transport .
Even though you’re at school, you might want help to find or keep a part-time job outside of school hours. If you need this extra help because of your disability, we might be able to fund NDIS supports to help you build skills to get a job. This might include things like working in a team, staying on task or learning to catch the bus or train.
Work experience as part of your school curriculum is the responsibility of your school. But if you need extra supports because of your disability to be able to do work experience, we may be able to help with that.
You might also have an opportunity to do a school-based traineeship, where you combine school, study and work.
We can’t fund supports that are the responsibility of your employer, school or traineeship provider. But if there are extra disability-related supports you need, we might be able to fund those to help you successfully complete your traineeship.
Your my NDIS contact or support coordinator can give you more information about these supports.
What are the things we don’t fund?
Some examples of things we don’t fund are:
- school fees
- 1:1 school assistants
- excursions
- textbooks including in alternative formats
- technology, for example modified hardware or software as required by your school
- after school care programs
- other things that everyone would need to pay for.
To learn more, go to Our Guideline – Mainstream and community supports.