NAPLAN UPDATE:

Due to the unforeseen nature of recent weather, NAPLAN has been rescheduled. Please see the attached for the testing schedule. A reminder, corded headphones are essential.

YEAR 7 CAMP:

Limited places remain for our 2025 Year 7 Camp at Kindilan early next term. If you have any queries, please contact Jordan Plumridge - jplum49@eq.edu.au

OPEN DAY 2025:

A reminder that the school will finish officially at 1:05pm on Thursday 3rd April for our Annual Open Day. We are excited to showcase our school to the wider community and prospective families. Please see Open Day program below. The full program/booklet will be available on our socials and website.

WHAT TO DO WHEN:

My child/student is absent from school…

Ÿ A parent/carer must advise the school of the absence before 8.30am via Submit Attendance note in Compass.

Ÿ If a student is marked as an Unexplained Absence and have not signed in late, parents/carers will be informed by Short Message Service (SMS). You must reply or call the school to explain the absence.

Ÿ Alternatively, students must bring an absentee note to Student Services when they return to school. Students may miss classes due to illness, excursions, sport and camps. It is expected that students make up any work missed in their own time.

My child/student is late to school…

If a student arrives after the first bell, they must report to Student Hub with a note stating the reason for lateness. A phone call from home is also sufficient.

Ÿ If they do not have a note, they must use their planner or ID card to sign in at the Hub where they will be issued a first break detention. Public transport is not an excuse for lateness.

Ÿ Senior students who consistently arrive late to school could place their enrolment in jeopardy. 

My child/student feels sick or is injured…

Ÿ They must report to their class teacher who will give you a note to go to Sick Bay (Student Hub)

Ÿ If it is breaktime, report immediately to Student Hub and sign in to Sick Bay.

Ÿ Students must not contact parents/carers via mobile phones directly. These calls will be made by office staff once they are admitted to Sick Bay.

I need to leave school early…

Ÿ It is parent or guardian's responsibility to ensure their student signs out and leaves at the right time. Staff will only look for students in the event of an emergency

Ÿ A signed note from a parent/carer specifying the leave request must be brought to Student Hub before school begins.

Ÿ Permission will only be granted for urgent personal or medical reasons. Other matters and appointments should be made out of school hours.

Ÿ Students must sign out at the Student Hub immediately before leaving school.

Ÿ Students are not to leave the school grounds prior to the final bell without a leave pass. Leaving the school grounds without permission will be treated as truancy and dealt with under the school’s Behaviour Management Policy.

Ÿ In the case of urgent, unexpected events, parents must contact the office. Parents/Carers are kindly requested not to contact students on their mobile phone during school hours.

I have a planned or long absence…

Ÿ Parents/carers need to contact the school in advance if they know you are going to be absent.

Ÿ Any absence of three or more days must have a medical certificate.

Ÿ Any absence of more than 10 days, an Exemption Form must be completed. These are available at Student Hub.

Thank you for a terrific term to date!