Modified (Reduced Hours) Timetable

Policy

This policy sets out the requirements for implementing a modified (reduced hours) timetable for an individual student.

Summary

• A modified timetable is a time-limited arrangement agreed between a school, a student (where appropriate), and their parent/carer to enable a student to attend school for reduced hours.
• The effective use of modified timetables can support a student's full-time re-engagement in education, or contribute to making reasonable adjustments to support education access for students with disability.
• Modified timetables can only be implemented in the specific circumstances outlined in this policy.
• The initial length of a modified timetable must not exceed 10 weeks, with extensions approved only in limited circumstances.
• Modified timetable arrangements must be agreed at a Student Support Group (SSG) meeting or equivalent, and documented by completing a Modified timetable agreement (DOCX).
• An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is not mandatory for a student on a modified timetable but if a student has an IEP, it is recommended that their modified timetable arrangement is referenced within it.
• Principal approval and parent/carer consent to a modified timetable, including extensions, must be recorded in a Modified timetable agreement.
• Schools must use the modified timetable absence code (627) for times when a student is absent from school as specified in their modified timetable.

Details

A modified timetable is a time-limited arrangement used by agreement between a school, a student (where appropriate) and their parent/carer where the student attends school for reduced hours.

The effective use of modified timetables can support a student's full-time re-engagement in education, or contribute to making reasonable adjustments to support education access for students with disability.

Contacts

Contact the relevant regional office health, wellbeing and specialist services teams for advice and support in managing modified timetables and attendance issues.

Related policies

• Attendance
• Behaviour – Students
• Collection of Students
• Complaint Resolution
• Duty of Care
• Flexible Learning Options
• Individual Education Plans
• Navigator Program
• Pregnancy and Parenting – Students
• School Hours
• Student Engagement
• Student Support Groups
• Students with Disability
• Young Carers – Identification and Support

Relevant legislation

• Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
• Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth)
• Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic)
• Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)