Mobile Phones at School

We are seeing an increase in students having their mobile phones on them during the school day. This is evident in the rise in:

• lost and damaged phones.
• phone notifications on Compass
• phones being used to pay in the canteen.
• families arriving at school to support their student or being notified of events before school has had the opportunity to contact home e.g. when a child is unwell.

Unfortunately, all of these incidents mean students are breaching the Ministerial policy* relating to students using mobile phones during school hours.

"Students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored during school hours."

• If your child brings a phone to school, please discuss with them our expectation that it is switched off and locked away in either their locker (which should have a functional lock) or one of our phone lockers for the school day. Both of these options are considered secure storage.
• If your child has been using their phone to pay for their order in the Canteen, please organise a card or cash option. If your child finds themselves at school with no lunch and their phone as the only payment option, please ask them to see a member of the Principal Team or Student Support Team.
• If we need to contact families during the day, we will call you. If your child is unwell, this will occur quickly. Contact with families may be delayed following an incident to allow for information gathering or for teaching staff to teach classes and call when their face-to-face requirements have lessened.
• If your child needs to contact you, they will be able to call from either the front office or student support.

We thank you for your support in making sure we remain compliant with the Mobile Phone Ministerial Order.


Ms Montano
Assistant Principal

Note * formally issued by the Minister for Education under section 5.2.1(2)(b) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic)