Our School Holiday Program Services
St Mary’s are dedicated to the disability sector. Our school holiday programs are developed through close consultation with disability specific industry networks and service providers to cater for the needs of participants of all abilities.
Our programs are led and facilitated by qualified staff skilled in the sector. The programs are a safe, secure and structured environment where learning and developmental outcomes of the participants are paramount. Our focus is to provide the opportunity for participants to discover their capability.
Activities
Our program includes a variety of exciting activities to keep participants engaged and entertained. Past activities have included
- Swimming
- Trampolining
- Visits to farms
- Theatre outings
- Picnics in the park
- Play centres
- Zoos and aquariums
- Bowling
- Movies
Affordable payment options
St Mary’s can advise you about various Disability Funding options that may be available and help you to find the most affordable choice.
St Mary’s can work with your individual funding package as well as help facilitate the billing process to make it as smooth and easy as possible.
Flexible and compatible groups
Our School Holiday Programs are open to clients between the ages of 7+ years with an intellectual, cognitive, physical, psychiatric and/or acquired disability.
Age groupings are flexible and can be changed depending on needs requirements, or to take into account siblings and varying abilities.
All groups are carefully organised to match clients of like ability/disability to ensure compatibility.
Our model of staffing supports higher than recommended ratios to facilitiate maximum benefits for all clients. Groups are kept small, usually 8 – 16 per group.
- 1:1, or max 1:2 staff ratios
- Small groups of typically 8 – 16
St Mary’s Health Services is a child safe organisation.