Education
We’re advancing inclusion in school education.
Every Australian has the right to an inclusive education that realises their potential.
Education is the basis for opportunity. When people with disability benefit from access to high-quality education, life outcomes can be transformed.
Disability leaders, sector experts, and advocates with lived experience are leading a powerful conversation about building a genuinely inclusive education system in Australia.
At the Achieve Foundation, we believe that every student, regardless of disability, should be given the opportunity to belong, and flourish in their local school. Our inclusive education program works to drive systems-level change across Australia by bridging research, policy, practice, and lived experience.
Grounded in the human rights model of disability and aligned with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), our work draws on the Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education's Roadmap for Inclusive Education build the conditions for genuine, sustained inclusion. We bring together educators, researchers, policymakers, and communities to test ideas, share evidence, and translate best practice into change at scale.
Examining leading practice in inclusive education in Western Australian Schools
Despite growing recognition of inclusive education as a driver of life long social inclusion, students with disability continue to experience uneven educational and wellbeing outcomes across Australia, and teachers report widespread concern about their capacity to provide effective support.
This project responds to that gap by identifying, documenting, and analysing leading examples of inclusive education practice in Western Australian public schools, with the aim of developing a practical framework that school leaders and teachers can use to better support students with disability.
Working alongside teachers, principals, students, parents, and lived experience advisors, the research will examine the conditions, strategies, and system settings that enable inclusion to work well, translating those insights into vignettes of best practice and actionable recommendations for schools and policymakers.
“Inclusive education benefits everyone. It strengthens communities, improves learning outcomes for all, and reflects Australian values of equity, participation and respect.”
— Australian Coalition for InclusiveEducation (ACIE), 2025
Help us do more
The Achieve Foundation would love to hear your views about the delivery of inclusive education.
Our next step is to interview stakeholders across the school system. We want to understand what inclusive education delivery means to you. What works? What needs to change? What should be done that’s new and different? If you’d like to get involved, contact us.