The development of effective communication is a major focus throughout the school. Acacia Australian Floral Emblem Acacia Unit is a Junior Primary classroom on the Modbury Special School Campus. The classroom has been engineered to specifically create an environment where the students feel happy, calm, safe and confident as they embark on their journey through learning. Swings, hammocks, physio balls, tunnels and gross motor equipment are positioned around the classroom so the students can access them throughout the day. To promote a calm learning environment, Relaxation Therapy sessions are implemented each day and during these sessions the students are encouraged to relax so they can identify what it feels like to be calm.
Relaxation music is played in the classroom throughout the day to maintain a calm environment.
The majority of activities offered to the students in Acacia have a sensory base. In addition Modbury Special School has made a commitment to introduce the Picture Exchange Communication System known as PECS . The PECS system has proven to be a highly successful mode of communication for the students in Acacia Unit. Banksia Native shrub Banksia is a Junior Secondary class of seven students, six boys and one girl. Students are aged between eleven and fourteen years.