Henbury School - What's New

2016 Youth and Disability Expo

10/2/2016

The Expo will be held at Henbury on the 25th of February and showcase over 20 different services available for students and their families. All families and interested community members welcome.
Also being showcased will be the Henbury Transition 2 Work, ‘T2W,’ program including Henbury Op Shop, Sense-ational Designs, Coffee Crew, Gardening Crew and our Enterprise Education program.
Henbury Café will be open. Drinks and light snacks will be available for purchase.
For more information contact Sarah Corry on 89275088 or head to our Facebook page.

Pupil-free Day

4/2/2016

A reminder to all parents/caregivers that this Friday (5/2/16) is a Pupil-free Day at Henbury School due to a whole staff Professional Development Day. This includes Outreach students. Thankyou for your co-operation. See you all on Monday for Week 3!

Halikos Group presents the Henbury Corporate Luncheon

29/9/2015

Tickets are now available for the 2015 Henbury Corporate Luncheon. It's our annual fundraiser and this year we're raising funds to further our Work Training programs.
Head to our page for more information about the event, how you can help contribute, and how to purchase tickets. www.henburyschool.org.au/corporate-luncheon.html

For the latest news and information please Like our page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HenburyLuncheon

Follow our event on Instagram www.instagram.com/henburycorporateluncheon

Parent-teacher Interviews

30/8/2015

Parent-teacher interviews will be held from 26th of October until the 20th of November. Click the PTO logo to make your bookings:

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Disability Employment Framework Forum - Darwin

31/5/2015

A Government Taskforce has been established to review the entire disability employment system and develop a new National Disability Employment Framework to boost employment rates for people with disability.
In line with the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the new Framework will be designed to deliver better choice and control to people with disability. It will also focus on meeting employer needs and future market directions. The Taskforce will consult widely to inform the development of the Framework.
Public consultation is on in Darwin on June 9th 2015. For more info on how you can get involved please visit the website https://engage.dss.gov.au/disability-employment-framework/

Light It Up Blue 2015 Autism Awareness & Acceptance Day

25/3/2015

We're registered and are supporting the Light It Up Blue day to raise, not just awareness, but acceptance of Autism. Show your support on April 2 by registering here:
Autism Speaks

Donate, fund-raise, wear blue on the day, change your social media profile pic to blue, or light it up blue!

Henbury School Youth & Disability Expo

12/2/2015

Henbury School is once again hosting a Youth and Disability Expo. The Expo will showcase the range of services available for our students and their families. This evening will also provide information for a series of upcoming Parents As Career Transition Support (PACTS) seminars.

WHEN: Thursday 19th February 2015
TIME: 5.00pm to 6.30pm
WHERE: Henbury School Hall

For more information please contact Senior Teacher Lauren Hofmeyer at Henbury School on (08) 89275088.

New School Briefing Sessions

23/11/2014

The NT Government has announced a $30 million project to build a new Henbury School on a portion of the Dripstone Middle School site adjacent to the Carpentaria Disability Services boundary. The new school will meet projected enrolment growth for secondary students with special needs in Darwin.

A briefing session for Henbury and Dripstone School staff, school council members and parents will be held in the library at Dripstone Middle School at 5.30pm on Thursday 27 November 2014, to provide information about the plans for the new school and construction project.

All are welcome to attend.

A briefing session for local residents and interested members of the public will also be held at 5.30pm on Tuesday 2 December 2014, at the Henbury School Hall.

Corporate Luncheon Countdown!

2/11/2014

It's only 5 weeks until the annual Henbury Corporate Christmas Party! Preparations are in full swing with tickets selling fast, sponsorship pledges and generous donations rolling in. Our radio ad started playing this week on Mix104.9. Thanks Mix for the plug and continuing sponsorship!
For tickets, or more information on sponsoring or donating to our major fundraiser follow the link: Henbury Corporate Luncheon, or call our school on (08) 89275088.

Congratulations Catherine!

31/10/2014

Congratulations to one of our fantastic Henbury School teachers Catherine Threlfall who deservedly won the 2014 Northern Territory Secondary Teacher of the Year award (Darwin region) this afternoon. Well done Catherine! It's a testament to your hard work, commitment to an often thankless job, and dedication to our students.
For more details on the Teaching in the Territory Excellence Awards 2014 follow the link: http://www.education.nt.gov.au/events/tea

And a special thanks to all our fabulous teachers on World Teacher's Day! But it's not only the teachers that make our school a great school - special thanks also need to go to our Special Education Support Officers (SESOs) and Administration staff. You all deserve a delicious apple