An online information session to prepare for your child’s transition to high school.
Date
Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (VIC)
Location
This is an online event.
About the event
Need some help getting your child ready for secondary school? Hear from Belinda Johnson who has a daughter in Year 7 as she shares some great tips and advice to get you started.
Participants will gain knowledge about:
- preparing for transition to secondary school
- the first term – priorities, adjustments, relationships and the unexpected
- the unique journey
- challenges
- unexpected positives.
This session is for parents and carers of students transitioning to high school.
To register
To register, please visit our online registration page.
Presenter: Belinda Johnson
Belinda is Senior Lecturer of Social Work and Human Services and a researcher in disability studies and creative practice at the Social Equity Research Centre (SERC) at RMIT University. She is also mother to a 14-year-old young person with Down syndrome and autism who started mainstream high school in 2026.
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