Learning, Respect & Empowerment

Oakwood School is a government school that was created to enrol students who have stopped attending school. The school operates over a range of sites across the Southern, South-East, and Mornington Peninsula areas.

We are very proud of our work and regularly receive fantastic feedback from our students, families, and others working with and supporting our students. We use three words to describe our work: Learning, respect, and empowerment.

We believe that all students should be able to thrive in mainstream school however we know that for a small percentage of students this is not always possible. Oakwood School provides opportunities for secondary school aged students who have disengaged from school or where a mainstream school learning environment is seen to be inappropriate to meet the young person’s needs

The background of students at Oakwood School is diverse but they have in common the experience of trauma in their lives through for example, violence, family breakdown and associated mental health issues. Often young people have not engaged in learning as a result of chronic anxiety, or specific learning or language difficulties.

Discover Oakwood School’s campuses in Noble Park, Caulfield Park, Frankston, Chelsea, Rosebud, Hastings, Mornington and Pakenham. We provide a safe and supportive learning environment that enables young people to reconnect with teachers and learning as embodied in Oakwood’s intent of “Learning, Respect and Empowerment.

Enrolments are taken throughout the year and interested students, parents and guardians are invited to contact the school for more information or to arrange an interview.