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  • If you receive “special education”, you need to be given extra help at school, so that you can get the best out of your education. This is because you have a disability. It can be something physical (to do with your body) or intellectual or psychological (to do with your mind). There are many different sorts of disabilities. Thousands of children and young people in New Zealand schools have disabilities.
  • The law says you are not meant to get special education unless there is a written agreement between the Ministry of Education and your parents. This is called a “section 9 agreement”. Special education is usually provided in a special school or unit and most students receiving special education will have Ongoing Reviewable Resource Scheme (ORRS) funding.
  • The Ministry can make your parents enrol you in a special school or unit, even if your parents don’t agree with this [1].
  • The Ministry of Education can also decide you don’t need special education [2].
  • In both situations your parents can ask the Ministry to change its decision. If the Ministry won’t change the decision, your parents can ask for a formal meeting with an “arbitrator” (like a judge) to decide what is to happen [3].
[1] Section 9 Education Act 1989
[2] Section 9 Education Act 1989
[3] Section 10 Education Act 1989


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