STUDENT WELLBEING
The NCS counselling service supports students from Years 3-12 with challenges that affect their wellbeing and learning at school. For younger children, the service can advise on appropriate services outside of school. Counselling support for school students may include difficulties with friendships, behaviour, emotional regulation , stress, mild anxiety issues, or general engagement in learning. Parents can make a referral for their child through the online referral form.
We encourage parents to talk with their child beforehand and gently explain, using age-appropriate language, why they feel counselling may help them.
A member of the counselling team will contact parents within 2 weeks after receiving a referral regarding their child’s needs .
Please note that the counselling service focuses on concerns that affect a student's learning and well-being at school.
We do not provide formal assessments, ongoing therapy or support for issues that bear no impact at school. However, if external circumstances are affecting a child's well-being or school life, we can help address such impacts and advise on external services if additional support is needed.
Parent referral
If you think your child would benefit from seeing the school counsellor, you can make an appointment by filling out the Parent/Caregiver Referral for Counselling Form and submitting it online.
Student self-referral
Sometimes it’s good to have someone at the school you can go to see for help or just to talk with in confidence. You might be having issues with anxiety or stress or depression, relationships or other matters. Counsellors are here to assist with these kinds of things and have been trained in strategies to help.
You can make an appointment with one of the counsellors by emailing the counselling team at the address below, or dropping by the counselling office in the Administration Building.
