Student Counselling at IIS
School years are full of growth, promise, excitement, hope, and sometimes a little frustration, and disappointment as well. It is the time when students begin to discover what the future holds for them, and learn.
The Department of Counselling and Career Services is an essential part of the school system at the Indian High Group of Schools.
School years bring growth, promise and excitement. They also bring frustration and disappointment, and every student encounters both. Our counselling team is here for all of it.
The Department of Counselling is an established part of the school system across The Indian High Group of Schools. At IIS DSO, six qualified counsellors work with students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Support for every student
Counselling at IIS DSO is available to every student, not only those with an identified need. Students come to us about friendships, exam pressure, family change, confidence, motivation or simply because something is bothering them and they want to talk.
Counsellors work alongside teachers and parents to identify academic and psycho-social-emotional needs, and to put the right support in place. Our focus is on developing the skills and behaviours that underpin both academic achievement and personal development.
How a student gets support
Learning Support Assistant
Provides in-class learning support for the students.
Ensures student integration within the classroom.
Support provided from Grades 5 - Grade 7.
Counselor
Undertakes psycho educational assessments.
Conducts individual and mass counselling.
Support provided in all grades through withdrawal sessions.
Special Educator
Develops skills through tailor made instructional lessons/materials.
Provides individual support through withdrawal sessions.
Support provided from Grades 5 - Grade 7 for students of determination.
Specialist support
For students of determination, our counsellors work alongside special educators and learning support assistants to deliver tailored intervention programmes. Support is designed around the individual student, with the aim of reducing barriers to learning and achieving the best possible outcomes.
Read more about Inclusion at IIS DSO.
Whole-school wellbeing
Our counsellors run whole-school wellbeing programmes alongside individual support. In our June 2026 parent survey, a remarkable 98.4% parents rated that their child feels safe at school.
Read more about Happiness & Wellbeing at IIS DSO.