Deputy Head of College News
Mr Bruce McPhee
Marist College Ashgrove
Child Protection Officers
As part of our faith basis, duty of care obligations and legislative requirements, Marist College Ashgrove is committed to providing a safe environment to all students and to uphold their best interests and wellbeing.
With this in mind, the College has five Child Protection Officers whom staff, parents and students can report any instances of considered inappropriate behaviour by staff, parents or other students. Should you or your son want to report any kind of inappropriate behaviour, you may do so either in person or via one of the email addresses below.
- Bruce McPhee - Deputy Head of College - mcpheeb@marash.qld.edu.au
- Peter Serone - Head of Students - seronep@marash.qld.edu.au
- Liam Beatty - Head of Primary - beattyl@marash.qld.edu.au
- Jennifer Smeed - Head of Senior School Curriculum - smeedj@marash.qld.edu.au
- Jim Noble - Head of Boarding - noblej@marash.qld.edu.au
If you or your son would like to speak to a counsellor about any kind of concerning behaviour or general personal safety or mental health matters, we also have the Reach Out Portal Tile on both the Parent and Student Portals. This will take you to a form you may complete that is received by the College Counsellors who will follow up accordingly.
Have Your Family Circumstances Changed?
To ensure you are receiving communications from the College, please log into Parent Lounge to check and update your Address Details. These details can be found under the Parent Address menu.
As part of this process, we ask that you please check, update or add an Alternate Emergency Contact for your family. This person will be contacted should you be unavailable in case of an emergency.
Where there has been a family separation and parents now reside at different addresses, please be aware we can effectively manage separate contact details on our system without compromising communication regarding your son. In the case of separated families, it would be ideal to have an Emergency Contact listed for each parent.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you need help navigating any changes (including new family court orders or conditional communication) through the Parent Portal. Our Data Management Office, Katherine Hoffmann is available to support you in this area. Email: hoffmannk@marash.qld.edu.au or Phone: 07 3858 4508.