Year 7-11 Parent/Guardian, Teacher and Student Conferences - Postponed

In light of the Regional lockdown announcement on Saturday 21st August, and the ensuing move back into Remote and Flexible Learning, we will be postponing our formal Parent Teacher Student Conferences (originally planned for the 26th August).

Our staff will continue reaching out to the school community over coming days, to check in with students and offer feedback, support and guidance. We will also communicate with you again once the alternative date for the conferences has been identified.

Thank you, in particular, to those of you who had proactively booked sessions for the conferences.

Please reach out to us if any support or further clarification is needed, and stay tuned for confirmation of the suggested date for this postponed event.

COVID-19 - Update for Onsite Attendance

Given the transmission of COVID-19 amongst young people over recent weeks, the Department of Education and Training (DET) is strengthening the conditions governing students attending school onsite.

The two key categories for eligibility to attend onsite are A) children who cannot be supervised at home due to parents being authorised essential workers, and B) children who are deemed as experiencing vulnerability.

For more information on the process of applying for authorised essential worker permits, please visit the Government Coronavirus Website.

Here is an updated application for on-site attendance form  on-site-attendance-form T3 2021

Thursdays – Video Conferencing

Similar to our experiences in Remote and Flexible Learning across 2020, we will not be running virtual classes and video conferences on Thursdays. The blocking structures on a Thursday mean that most teachers and students have 5-6 single periods of shortened class time. 

To reduce the pressure on our staff and students, and to create a more manageable workload, Thursdays will be used as a chance for students to focus on independently working through their assignments and catching up on any missed coursework.

In some cases, individual classes will continue to operate as normal (this information will be shared with students ahead of time). But in most cases, teachers will not be hosting video conferences on Thursdays, and will instead support students to work through ongoing learning activities and revision.

The purpose for this change is to alleviate student stress levels, and to permit a full day each week for the consolidation of their learning progress. Teachers will still remain contactable on Thursdays to support students individually, wherever assistance is needed, and will be proactively reaching out to their students whenever possible.

Scott McLeod, Acting Principal
James Murphy, Assistant Principal
Jeremy Sinclair, Acting Assistant Principal