How this hospital school got attendance up 80 per cent
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Hospital schools are a tough place for education - their students are sick and often disengaged - and this disengagement is especially a challenge for those students struggling with mental illness. But an innovative outreach program at Sydney's St George Hospital School has not only got students attending every day but also thriving. Since enrolment, student attendance has increased by up to 80 per cent. Guest: Vanessa Marsden, long-term relieving principal at St George Hospital School Producer: Eleni Psaltis