ORRS Guidelines
2006 revision of the Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Schemes (ORRS) Guidelines. The guidelines explain about the Schemes for students with the highest special education needs, the criteria for eligibility and the application process.
ORRS criteria
The criteria are at two levels: Very High, and High which includes Combined Moderate Needs. Each criterion (or sub-criterion of Combined Moderate Needs) relates to a particular area of need: learning, hearing, vision, mobility, or language use and social communication.
Table 1: Relationship between area of need and criterion level
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Very High |
High |
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Learning |
Criterion 1 |
Criterion 5 |
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Criterion 9
(9.1 plus 2 other) |
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Hearing |
Criterion 2.1 and 2.2 |
Criterion 6.1 |
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Criterion 9
(9.1 + 9.2 + 1 other) |
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Vision |
Criterion 2.3 |
Criterion 6.2 |
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Criterion 9
(9.1 + 9.3 + 1 other) |
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Physical |
Criterion 3 |
Criterion 7 |
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Criterion 9
(9.1 + 9.4 + 1 other) |
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Language use and social communication |
Criterion 4 |
Criterion 8 |
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Criterion 9
(9.1 + 9. 5 + 1 other) |
The following section describes each of the nine criteria and provides brief profiles of students who meet them.