3 March 2022

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

From the Principal’s Desk

Kaya and welcome everyone to our first newsletter of the year.

The 2022 school year has started well with our school at capacity. We will welcome a couple of overseas students when the borders open fully. Our students have been fantastic wearing their masks and following good hygiene practices. All our staff are fully vaccinated and follow all the health department guidelines. The state is currently at level 2, and it is anticipated that this will last for a month. Active COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Western Australia as we approach the anticipated peak infection period. We are not in a very high caseload environment yet. We will work together to get everyone through this safely and make our school a welcoming environment where staff are respected, and students learn and flourish. Anybody feeling unwell should not be at school.

Parent/Caregivers are encouraged to keep up to date with Government announcements and look at the DOE website Department of Education WA - Department of Education for Covid- 19 information including learning from home links. Our school has a remote learning plan and Covid contingency plan. It is vitally important that we have the most up to date contact details for our families and emergency contacts. We have several communication channels which require correct email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses.

Don’t forget to subscribe to our website and newsletters via Schoolzine. The class Connect pages are our preferred way of keeping everyone updated. Classroom staff have worked very hard getting work for the students organised if we need to isolate. We plan on utilising MS teams to contact the students if needed. Thanks to everyone for letting us know their “technology” set up at home. We have some equipment for families who need it if necessary. The following links are important sources of information and communication.

I have enjoyed reading the articles in the newsletter, and it shows how much the students have settled in. We welcome a number of new staff. A list can be found at the end of this newsletter for your information. IEP/ITP meetings have been conducted remotely, and we hope to have the chance to let parents/caregivers back into the school when the situation changes. Therapists are working in our school, and you are encouraged to ensure your child’s therapy goals are part of their IEP/ITPs. This is one of our Business plan priority areas.

Parent/caregivers need to be aware that School Bus Services operated by the Public Transport Authority are unable to transport students in the following circumstances:

• Any student who is notified as a close contact
• Any student who develops symptoms during the school day
• Any student who is supposed to be isolating.

We are in the process of reviewing plans for the School ball and school camps. It is anticipated that our school assembly will be held online. We still have excursions and workplace learning and follow all community health orders. This may impact on senior school HPO program in the near future. We will keep you in the loop as things evolve.

It feels a bit doom and gloom at the moment, but we should in many ways be thankful we live in WA and have a lot to look forward to. The mental health of everyone is extremely important, and we all need to care for one another. Our student services team is available to work with families in this area. We are looking at running more community workshops this year. Given that many families live far and wide, we are looking at doing online programs. Further information is available in the newsletter.

Please enjoy the newsletter and stay updated with your class Connect pages. I look forward to the year and hope everyone remains positive. We have much to achieve together. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Andrew Wilson

School Board Chat

Welcome back to another school year. Who knows what this year will bring? I know that our school is ready and prepared for COVID. A big thank you and acknowledgement to all our teachers and staff who have been working so hard on preparing our school to be COVID ready. Many measures have been put in place to keep our students safe and learning if isolation is needed. As a school community, we must keep up to date with notices that come through from the school to work together to keep our students and families safe.

We are looking for parents who would like to serve our school community by joining the school board. It’s a great way to engage with the school and advocate for our exceptional students. The school board already has talented and passionate individuals representing our school staff and community students. We need more representatives from our parents to be a voice for our kids. If you are interested or have questions, please contact the school office.

Emma Blake, Chair

Expressions of Interest – School Board Member

Cannington Community Education Support Centre School Board is seeking interested school community members to nominate for the board.

The board is made up of staff, parents/caregivers and community members who meet no more than six times a year to consider a number of varied issues, including:

• The School Plan incorporating priority areas and budgets;
• The School Report which documents a review of the performance of the school in several key areas;
• Advice on particular areas of the curriculum;
• Develop policy and procedures for many areas, including student behaviour and dress codes.

The school needs interested people to fill this essential voluntary role. Please contact the school office for further information and/or register your interest. Training can be organised if required.

At present, we have a vacancy for the 2022 school year.

2022 Secondary Assistance Scheme (Applications close 8 April 2022)

The Western Australian Department of Education provides an allowance to assist eligible families with secondary school costs.

Parents/guardians must apply for the Secondary Assistance Scheme (SAS) each school year (annually) – applications do not carry forward to future years.

To be eligible for the allowance, the parent/guardian must hold a Service Australia (Centrelink) or Veterans’ Affairs card that represents a statement of income for the family.

The allowance consists of two components:

• $115 clothing allowance paid directly to the parent/guardian or the school.
• $235 educational program allowance paid directly to the school.

Application is made by the parent or guardian for students enrolled in years 7-12 studying a full-time secondary course at a Western Australian public school.

Eligibility Criteria: Parent or guardian must hold one of the following cards:

• Centrelink Health Care Card
• Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card
• Veterans’ Affairs Pension Concession Card

Please note: The only Veterans Affairs card that meets the criteria is the blue card that is issued annually and expires in December each year. This card is income means-tested.

Please come into the office and complete the required form before 8 April 2022.

Class Updates

7D

Hi everyone! I am the new year 7 teacher in Block 10. I have recently moved back to Perth after working in a small country town called Calingiri. I have experience teaching years 3-6. This is my first time working in education support, and I look forward to the amazing experiences it will bring. Thank you to all the staff who have welcomed and supported me so far. Shout out to my amazing team: Glenda, Sue, Luke, Tamara and Ayub!

I look forward to growing with you all this year.

Term 1 has been flying by especially getting to know the beautiful year 7 students. It has been an absolute pleasure to know the students and build beautiful bonds. These past few weeks, students have been establishing classroom routines, participating in getting to know you activities and collecting AIR tokens for our school's positive behaviour system. When students show desirable behaviours and demonstrate our school values: respect, achievement and independence, they receive tokens. Students save their tokens for classroom rewards such as canteen vouchers or Kmart gift cards.

Deearna Holmes

Deearna Holmes

7M

We would like to welcome Amir, Abkar, Ali Saad, Dylan, Ethan, Jordyn, Justin, Ken, Levi and Oviya to the class of 7M. It has been a busy few weeks, and we are happy to see our new students enjoying themselves and forming friendships.

Students got an opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt where they had to locate various landmarks across the school, which enabled them to locate the nearest toilets quickly, drink fountain and canteen, to name a few.

During ASDAN, the students got an opportunity to share some unique facts, which enabled them to get to know one another.

We recently commenced conducting baseline assessments through Online Assessment and Reporting (OARS). The data will enable staff to better understand the needs of the individual.

During cooking with Mrs Armstrong, the students made some yummy French toast.

Our students got the opportunity to access the school gym. This week, they looked at the equipment, learned about safety, and used cardio machines.

Finally, Mr Arrantash kindly demonstrated the importance of collecting cans and profiting from them. The class enjoyed crushing cans as part of their woodwork class.

Mustafa Hussein

Our class

8C

The 8C class has transitioned into the new year with ease and excitement at being together again. We have welcomed two new classmates who have quickly established themselves within our class.

Our timetable this term has been expanded to include STEAM with Miss Laudehr, and our first topic was earthquakes. Our engineering and building skills were tested by constructing a structure fabricated from toothpicks and mini marshmallows. On completion, the structures were exposed to an earthquake (no students were injured during our experiment!) to test design and strength. Most designs came through with flying colours.

We also have Art and Communication with Mrs Martlew, which sees us reflecting on our interests and ambitions with “Art About Me”. An image of ourselves was offset with drawings and pictures illustrating our favourite things and aspirations.

Our National Anthem and Acknowledgement of Country Key Word Sign skills have been revisited this year, and we are very keen to improve on our signs and put them into practice.

English, mathematics, cooking, woodwork and ASDAN round out our timetable.

8C wishes everyone in the CCESC school community a safe and happy term 1.

Brendan Cunnane

8P

Welcome to our students in 8P. I am Warren Preece, and I am the new year 8 teacher. I was previously employed at Byford Secondary College as a Literacy and Numeracy support teacher. I taught Mathematics and Science to years 7 and 8 students.

Thank you to my fantastic education assistants - Aileen, Stacey, Satoka and Janie, for welcoming me into the classroom and making the transition to education support a smooth process. I look forward to working with you this year. Also, a big thank you to the staff who have assisted with settling in and learning the ropes at CCESC.

This year's focus is to improve our functional literacy and numeracy skills. We have also placed a high emphasis on personal and social skills and independent living skills. In health, we focus on personal hygiene skills and in PATHS how to identify strategies to assist with conflict resolution and building resilience. Our independent living skills encompass developing laundry skills and the importance of using hand sanitiser when entering the classroom.

The class has been in the gym one hour a week for physical education, undertaking circuit work to increase their fitness and stamina. Students have been enjoying daily morning walks, which last for 15 minutes. In enterprise, 8P has begun to design our items. We will be making pet rocks, tie-dyeing t-shirts, bandanas and towels, healthy cookie jar recipes and recycling paper to create notebooks which is a huge undertaking, but we are up for the challenge.

Warren Preece

Fun at work in 8P

9H

We have had a terrific start to the year. We are busy improving our literacy and numeracy skills, but we have been engaged in various other learning areas.

During cooking class, we have discussed food safety and hygiene. Under the guidance of our education assistants, students have been busy cooking stir fry noodles to celebrate Chinese New Year, chocolate cupcakes to celebrate Valentine's Day and pancakes for breakfast. We look forward to improving students’ cooking skills in the coming weeks, so hopefully, you can have breakfast in bed someday soon.

Cooking pancakes

For physical education, Mrs Woo has been teaching students basketball skills. She has also been leading our morning fitness in the gym. We have been practising yoga in the garden. Students enjoy their daily morning fitness, which lasts for ten minutes. We also have two hours of physical education each week. We spend one hour in the gym and another hour on the basketball court each week.

We have started our Indigenous studies with an in-depth discussion on the Aboriginal flag. We are working on a collaborative class project to put together an Aboriginal flag for display in our classroom.

In enterprise, we have been very busy with our laundry business. Students have voted for the business name "Wishy Washy", and now we also have a logo with our business name.

Princy Heald

9S

We have all had a great start to the new school year transitioning smoothly from year 8 to year 9. This year we welcomed three new staff into our classroom Mrs Keys, Mrs Pieri and Mrs Bullock. They have taken no time to blend into our routines and quickly build a positive relationship with each one of us in the classroom.

Covid-19 has been around since we started our high school journey at CCESC, but we have been lucky enough in WA to have had face to face learning, excursions and camp last year when most of the other states were in lockdown. We had to start this academic year wearing masks to keep ourselves and the people around us safe. We are all doing well in following the rules of wearing masks and maintaining personal hygiene. In our independent living lessons during weeks 1 and 2, our focus has been on the importance of washing hands. We participated in a fun activity called “Glittery Germs”, which gave us a concrete understanding of handwashing and germs.

As in the previous years, we continue with our morning fitness which includes a sensory walk in the mornings and fitness workouts in the gym. We are maintaining a log to keep track of our physical activity. Apart from literacy and numeracy lessons, we enjoy STEAM lessons with Miss Laudehr, Communication and Art with Mrs Martlew and woodwork with Mr Arrantash. As the term goes by, the details of these lessons will be shared via Class Connect and the newsletters to follow.

Susan Solomon

10S

It was back to business as usual from day one for 10S students. Same classroom, same students ; nothing too strenuous other than the fact that the students are now seniors. It was great to see students READY FOR LEARNING (R4L) and accepting the seriousness of the year ahead. Students realise the significant shift between years 9 and 10, and I thank parents/carers and families for helping to prepare them for this adjustment. It will be a jam-packed year. Helping students progress with their goals is our team consisting of Ms Dutson, Mrs Reale, Mrs Ajayi and Mrs Alam.

Recreational Pursuits have started with a strike - the good type of strike at Zone Bowling Cannington. Students from both year 10 classes work in small teams to improve their techniques and scores each week. The students are demonstrating strong camaraderie and excellent participation. The time at Zone Bowling is put towards the 55 hours required for Recreational Pursuits. Thanks to Mrs Whelan for getting the ball rolling here and organising ten pin bowling. The students are loving it!

Loving bowling

Back by popular demand is Peer Support Group (PSG). Students have been building relationships with the year 7 students and helping them settle into life at CCESC. They are seasoned experts now and show developed leadership attitudes and traits. The budding friendships are assisting our newest school members feel safe and happy in their new environment. PSG is part of the Community Service 55 hours requirement.

PSG time

Please keep informed about our school and classroom and check the 10S Connect class for important updates at least once a week. Students check Connect more than once a week and add their work to the Discussions sections for your perusal.

Pat Spadanuda

10W

Term 1 is halfway through, and we have started the year running. We have made a good start with our various subjects and are adjusting nicely to the change of pace with introducing the senior curriculum.

We are doing Recreational Pursuits and attending bowling for five weeks, Community Service, and learning about our community and how we can serve it. In English, we have started P-Unit 1, and we are learning about rules. Maths has also seen us begin a P-Unit on whole numbers.

In Art, we are studying Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist who mixed colours and created tones and shades. On Tuesday of week 4, we recreated one of his artworks. We enjoyed displaying them in our classroom, which is a great basis for developing these skills further and hopefully using them to create artworks for Market Day later in the semester.

We have a new student in our class, and we enjoy getting to know each other. We also have two new classroom staff – Ms Louise Newman and Mrs Rhoda Whelan. These staff are longstanding members of our school community and are looking forward to getting to know our students over the coming months.

Rhoda Whelan

11F

11F has made a fantastic start to the 2022 school year. It has been a busy but exciting time. Some of our class has been busy travelling to our work placements every Thursday, where we have been enjoying working in the real world and helping other people. We have also learned how to put someone into the recovery position and do CPR during a first aid session conducted by First Aid Focus.

Every Friday, we have our elective lessons where we have a choice of art, community service, cooking, metalwork, woodwork, or Music Rocks. The students love all of these lessons.

Finally, we are looking forward to our beach safety session this coming Monday, and we are also looking forward to making products for Market Day, which is coming up soon.

Annie Foyster

11G

11G has had a busy yet enjoyable start to the year, and it is pleasing to see the students settling in and getting familiar with new routines and new staff. We have a very outgoing class that is energetic, boisterous and social, and they are starting to form solid friendship groups already.

Unfortunately, we have our MAP meetings via telephone due to restrictions as part of the ITP process. It was great to identify new goals and meet new parents and carers.

We have begun learning about changes and new routines in English, creating some interesting discussions and blog ideas.

In HPE/DFES, we have our first excursion to Cottesloe Beach booked for March; this will complement our theory lessons during ASDAN, where we will learn practical first aid skills. Some class members have begun water polo and basketball team games at the Leisureplex and are learning basic game tactics.

In Maths, the students have started Mathletics and new work units, including money and time, and enjoy counting their frequent flyer tokens and claiming rewards.

Most students have commenced ADWPL and travel into the community to various locations with minimal fuss. It is exciting to see some students complete their hours and start their workplace journeys.

Dwayne Griffin

12G

Firstly, I would like to say welcome back. We have had a hectic and productive start to the new year, and we welcome a new student to 12G.

We have hit the road running, jumping straight into our coursework and workplace learning.

In week 3, we participated in a first aid course which forms part of the DFES program. Next Monday, we go to Coogee Beach to complete a beach safety program.

The school ball has been confirmed for the 1st April, which is very exciting for our year 12 students.

Cindi Griffin

12J

The 12J class has started this year by undertaking a variety of activities. The students completed a First Aid Course through St John’s Ambulance. The course covered basic DRABC and CPR that can be given in an emergency.

Year 12 students have already commenced WPL and are enrolled in various job and employment opportunities. It is terrific to listen to their experiences when they return to school. Ashley and Brianna are thrilled to be working at ‘Greyhounds for Pets’ and are loved by all the dogs at the re-homing facility. It is important that Ashley and Brianna do not wear their face masks when handling the dogs, as they need to recognise their faces and expressions.

Greyhounds for Pets

Congratulations to Daniel, who is now fully travel trained. Reece has almost completed the travel training course and will soon be ready to travel independently.

Reece at the bus stop

Well done, Shamira, for completing an independent task. On Wednesday, Shamira went to the café and ordered hot chips and a drink for recess. It was great to see her use good manners and excellent communication skills. Ms Janes enjoyed this activity as the chips were lovely!

Shamira enjoying her chips

We are all looking forward to next Monday when we are going to the beach to complete the beach safety course. The course is run by experienced surf lifesavers who will teach students how to identify hazards and the importance of keeping safe when in the water. As it will be a hot day, we must remind all students to be Sunsmart.

Judi Janes

Pathways M

Pathways is a bonus year where our senior students get the opportunity to fine-tune their skills, ready for their future in the real world. With that in mind, we spent the first week discussing our dreams and aspirations for our futures, followed by workshops where we made specific, measurable, achievable and relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to help turn our dreams into a realistic goal.

We also set some classroom goals based on three pillars:

1. Finding gainful employment (at a level for each student)
2. Travelling independently (driving or via public transport)
3. Learning the skills to live independently (paying bills, cooking and cleaning)

Our students started their work placements in their nominated fields by week two, working two days a week. In addition, while in class, they had begun their ASDAN modules tied into the class's three pillars.

As part of their independent living goals, the students participate in a cooking class each week by week three. Here they have been learning how to make simple meals for themselves that they have been trying out at home, much to the delight of their families.

Finally, students have participated in a St John first aid course in resuscitation. In week five, they will participate in a surf lifesaving beach safety course at Coogee Beach, which should be a lot of fun!

Ryan Michael

Design and Technology

Year 7 students have been introduced to woodwork this year. They have made a great start and are getting used to working safely in the workshop. They have completed a holder for their classroom desk to store their reward tokens as they collect them during the school day. Students are working on a finger car, which they will bring home. We are making projects that have been designed to introduce the students to a range of entry-level tools, machinery and skills so they can learn to be comfortable in the workshop and enjoy some success from finishing a project and having it to bring home.

Year 7 Enterprise: Some year 7 students have begun working on their enterprise project, collecting and sorting containers for the 10c rebate. Students learn to keep an ongoing tally of the containers they collect and sort them into material types. A highlight of this program, for many students, is crushing the cans to save storage space until we have collected enough for a bag drop at our nearest depot. The students have a large green bag set up in the garden where all types of aluminium cans and plastic bottles can be dropped off (every aluminium beverage can sold in WA can be donated through our school, including those that previously contained a percentage of alcohol). The garden gate is open before school for containers to be dropped off in the morning before school.

Keeping tally and sorting cans

Year 7 Ignite Award: Students are being introduced to a range of activities that they could turn into a hobby one day as a part of the school’s Ignite Award program. The first hobby is leatherwork. Students have been learning where leather comes from and getting hands-on with the tools and punches. Students are making leather bookmarks which has involved a little stitching and the operation of our 5 tonne Arbour press to apply a variety of leather stamps to their work.

Using the 5-tonne press

Lily and Mitchell with their leatherwork

Year 8 Woodwork: Students completed a site and workshop safety induction during their first two lessons. They need to get used to participating in regular safety inductions as this is accepted good practice in the modern workplace. Students have completed a potholder from pine. This project requires them to do lots of measuring and cutting by hand, which are important skills to master. They have now commenced a model locomotive requiring them to use a wood lathe to create the boiler.

8C Aquaponics: Students have begun recommissioning the school’s aquaponics system in the garden. They plan to grow cherry tomatoes and yabbies. This week, we cleaned out the tanks, sieved the growing medium, and added a water conditioner to get the system ready for planting and stock.

Working on the aquaponics system

Year 9 Woodwork: Students are busy making a money box truck. This model incorporates a range of hand and machinery skills. Fabrication requires students to fit hinges and hasp and staple hardware. These skills are highly transferable to DYI maintenance that pops up at home from time to time.

A finished money box truck

Year 10 DFES Cadets: Students began their DFES (Department of Fire and Emergency) Cadet course by learning about all of the areas of operation of DFES, from sea rescue to a range of natural land disasters. Each lesson starts with a mystery object selected from a range of outdoor equipment that cadets may use or learn about during the course. This part of the lesson is becoming popular, with many students looking forward to trying a correct guess. DFES students will learn more about bushfires in WA, an ongoing threat in our summer months.

Tradestart: This year, we have a very enthusiastic and skilled group churning out completed projects already. Students have been busy acclimatising to the workshop at the senior campus and are working on some aspects of workplace safety. They have completed a working drawing in the classroom and fabricated a sheet metal toolbox paper model that they will make in the workshop. The paper model helps them translate a one-dimensional drawing into a three dimensional completed form. The model also helps the students practice the required bending sequence, which will reduce mistakes and waste of expensive sheet metal in the workshop.

Mark Arrantash

Angus and Reece with their practice toolboxes

Workplace Learning

It has been a super-hot start to the year, but we have had an exciting start with students entering School Based Traineeships, going out for the first time to a workplace, starting outside courses and impressing both old and new employers.

Almost all of our year 11 students have started work and excelled in the workplace.

Our senior students have also started this new year with great enthusiasm and hard work. All of our Pathways students are now attending work or training two days a week.

We are working hard to find placements for any student who has not started their workplace learning journey this year.

All students are to be applauded for dealing with extreme weather conditions wearing masks while travelling to and from and within the workplace. We now have some “Tie Chillys” that we are offering to students in workplaces where air conditioning is not an option. We have some significant achievements that we would like to acknowledge.

Aaliyah and Sharnie have both begun a School-Based Traineeship at AYLA. They have worked extremely hard to gain these traineeships and have had glowing reports from the employer.

Aaliyah and Sharnie

Cameron and Jasmine began some travel training at the end of last year to ensure they were ready to be independent at the Charged Up for Work program in Subiaco. They have begun the course with support but will be attending independently from week five. The presenter has contacted us to commend their efforts.

Jarrod and Nabillah will begin a Hospitality Skills Set at Bentley TAFE, and Brianna will begin Animal Studies Skills Set at Mandurah TAFE. Both these courses begin in week five. Good luck to these students. We know you can do it.

Brianna at work

This year, we have already had several employers take the time to contact us to praise our students' work ethic and enthusiasm. Well done to all students. Let’s keep the standard up for the year.

Carollyn Pears and Vera Edwards

Student Services Update

Wow, this year is racing away! We hope everyone has had a positive start to the year. The Student Services Team has been busy assisting students in settling into their school programs.

This year the Student Services Team consists of:

Should you have any concerns regarding your child's wellbeing, please feel free to contact your class teachers or school admin to make a referral to our team.

We can assist with health management, including mental health concerns, managing family challenges, connecting with other relevant support agencies, behaviour management, risk assessments, and coordinating appropriate therapy. We also look forward to promoting some parent support sessions on topics such as cyber safety and positive parenting, with details of our first online session to be released shortly.

We look forward to working with the wonderful students and families of Cannington Community Education Support Centre and wish everyone a healthy and happy start to the year.

The Student Services Team

About our Community Health Nurses

Community Health Nurses are skilled in assessing adolescent health needs, engage in health counselling with young people to identify issues, risks and protective factors, provide advice and brief intervention, assist with access and referral to other services, and provide follow up care

The services provided are free and confidential. The nurses are available as follows:

Immunisation

Year 7 School-based Immunisation Program.

The Department of Health is offering parents of students in year 7 the opportunity to have their child vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, diphtheria and human papillomavirus (HVP).

Year 10 Meningococcal ACWY School Based Immunisation Program

The Department of Health is offering parents of students in year 10 the opportunity to have their child vaccinated against Meningococcal ACWY.

Immunisation information and consent forms

Students in years 7 and 10 will soon be coming home with an envelope that has enclosed further information and consent forms. If you would like your child to be vaccinated via these school-based programs, please follow the instructions on the information coming home to complete the consent form. If you do not want your child to be vaccinated in the school-based program, please also follow the instructions and send the form back to school.

ONCE RECEIVED, PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THESE FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Amy Myles

An Introduction to our School Psychologist

I am your new provisional school psychologist, and I will be working at Cannington Community ESC on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays this year. I have recently graduated as a provisional psychologist and have been a teacher for 16 years.

I have been going around to most classes to introduce myself to the staff and students so that everyone knows who I am. Some aspects of my role include:

• Supporting the school to maximise social and emotional wellbeing and learning outcomes for all students
• promoting and strengthening school staff capacity to develop and maintain a positive mental health culture and climate, and student connection and engagement
• Creating a safe place for those who experience mental health problems to voice their difficulties and seek support

Caregivers who would like to request my involvement with a student, please contact the school office to activate a referral.

Tracey Creighton

Office Information

Payments

Thank you to everyone who has paid their contributions—just a reminder, you can pay your contributions by EFTPOS, direct debit, on our website – parent payments or by payment plan. Please contact the office to arrange a payment plan.

All charges for years 11 and 12 students are compulsory. If charges are not paid, the school cannot subside your child’s excursions.

Middle School Parking

Please note that parking is not permitted in the driveway at the school’s entrance as indicated by the ‘no stopping’ markers and yellow line, as this causes a traffic jam on Wharf Street and is dangerous for students. Your cooperation would be appreciated. Parents are welcome to park down the side of the school near the bus bays. Parents picking up children from the bus bays need to arrive early before the buses.

Visiting the School

All visitors must sign in at Reception/Business Centre and receive a yellow visitor label.

Tanya Buchan

2022 Staff List

Class Staff

Friendship