Hearing loss
Students must have a confirmed sensorineural or permanent conductive hearing loss of an average of 30dB or more in the better ear. The average loss is based on a four-frequency threshold: 500Hz, 1000Hz, 2000Hz, and 4000Hz. There must be an unaided audiogram including audiologist report from an appropriately qualified audiologist (for example from a hospital, Hearing Australia, NextSense, The Shepherd Centre). The audiogram and report should have been completed within 12 months of the application.
Students with sensorineural hearing loss that meets criteria and/or bilateral cochlear implants should be confirmed until the end of Year 12