AARA

A reminder regarding assessments in the senior school. An AARA application form is required for all adjustments including extensions. The form can be downloaded from the QCAA website. If students need to apply for AARA, they must please complete and return the form, including signatures (parent/carer and student) and relevant supporting documentation via email or in person to either Ms Truong (email: ptruo7@eq.edu.au) or Ms Taschke, Guidance Officer (ntas1@eq.edu.au).

If students are ill and require an extension for an assignment, a medical certificate or medical report must be completed by your doctor and submitted to Ms Truong or Ms Taschke along with an AARA application form for an extension to be granted. Please note the medical certificate must be specific regarding the type of illness. It cannot simply state, ‘unfit for school purpose’ as this does not provide suffice evidence of the illness.

More information regarding AARA can be found on the QCAA website here: https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/assessment/aara/faqs

Application for Exemption

Students must apply for an application for exemption from compulsory schooling or compulsory participation phase when they cannot attend, or it would be unreasonable in all the circumstances to require them to attend school or participate in an eligible option for a period of more than 10 consecutive school days.

An exemption excuses parents from their legal obligation to ensure that their child:

<! ·         of compulsory school age is enrolled at or attends a school; or

<! ·         in the compulsory participation phase is participating full-time in an eligible option or a combination of eligible options.

Please see Student Services for the application form. The form and any travel documents (where applicable) then need to be submitted to the Principal for approval.

Attendance and Uniform Expectations

Students must learn the importance of taking responsibility for themselves, this includes wearing the school uniform according to the Student Dress Code Procedures. For seniors this includes wearing the black tie, black belt, dress shirt, short/slack/skirt, black leather or PU leather shoes, school cap or bucket hat on formal uniform days – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Or the sports uniform, shirt and short, sports shoes and school cap or bucket hat on sports uniform days – Wednesday and Friday. Hair colour, makeup and nail polish must appear natural. The school bag must be used at all times. The school bag is mandatory and acts as a warranty to protect the school laptop. Not using the school bag will void the warranty. Please refer back to the Student Dress Code Procedures on the school website for clarification.

In relation to attendance, students must be attending every day. If there are extenuating circumstances, it is important for students and parents/carers to communicate with the school so that support can be placed around our young people. It is expected that students in the senior school are at school every day, unless they are away sick and other extenuating circumstances. When students are absent from school it does impact upon their ability to learn and this is evident in their academic results, effort and behaviour.