William Campbell College, a specialised school supporting children who have difficulty learning in mainstream settings, will hold its annual fundraising dinner at Kiama Pavilion on Friday 10 October.

The Nowra Hill based school has an innovative approach to education, supporting 27 students who face social, emotional, mental health, and disability challenges. They support students from kindergarten through to Year eight who have struggled with mainstream education or who are at risk of school placement breakdown

The school’s trauma-informed and student-centred approach is producing attendance and learning outcomes that exceed national averages. Providing academic, emotional, physical, social, cultural, and spiritual support within an inclusive environment they aim to meet every child's needs.

However, the school’s success has brought its own challenges.

The William Campbell College currently has a growing waitlist, showing an increasing demand for this type of special assistance education.

The fundraising dinner aims to address this need by raising money for facility expansion and a school bus to make excursions and community engagement more accessible.

The evening will host presentations from teachers and students, offering a look into the school’s education programmes. Attendees can expect live and silent auctions, raffles, music, and catering by Culinarius.

The event is being hosted by master of ceremonies Marty Haines, CEO Sonia Liddicoat, founder William Campbell, and principal of William Campbell College Amie Hunter.

The William Campbell College Fundraising Dinner is on Friday 10 October 6pm-11pm, RSVP by Monday 29 September. Tickets can be purchased online from the college website.