Education Minister Sarah Mitchell tabled a progress report on"improving outcomes for students with disability"in Parliament on Thursday morning,outlining progress for 2019 and commitments for 2020.
"We are building the capacity of mainstream public schools so that all students,regardless of disability,can fully participate in learning at their local school and access teaching strategies and support tailored to meet their individual needs,"Ms Mitchell said in a statement.
The report also pledged to develop a new behaviour strategy to reduce the number of students with disability who are suspended from school,following reports byThe Sydney Morning Herald.
"We are concerned about the number of students with disability who are suspended from school,"the report states."We are committed to changing this,including by supporting schools to manage student behaviour."
More than 24,000 students with a confirmed disability attend NSW public schools,mostly in mainstream classes,the report said.
The government is providing $288 million this year for schools to deal with low-level disability and this is allocated as the schools see fit,without the students requiring a diagnosis.