Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School is a school for students with intellectual disabilities at 38 Riselaw Road in Calton Hill, Dunedin. The school says it is Dunedin's only specialist school of this kind, and that it has served its region for 100 years. Its distinctive feature is the personalised learning: goals are set together with families, students, teachers and therapists, and the focus is on what matters most for each student to learn.
The school has teacher aides, teachers and therapists, and it offers specialised programmes and therapies. It says the aim is for students to live their best lives as learners and active members of the community. Families who think a specialist school may suit their child are invited to visit and take a tour of the facilities. The 2026 term dates run from 3 February to 16 December, with a break between each term, and the school publishes termly newsletters.