Important information for 2024

What families need to know about Glenroy College

Bell Times

Our school day starts with a locker bell at 8.53am for students to gather their books and head to class. The day is split into five hour-long periods, with a 35-minute lunch break.

 

Period 1: 8:55am -9:55am

Period 2: 9:58am -10:58am

 

Recess: 10:58pm – 11:13pm

 

Period 3: 11:18am -12:18pm

 

Lunch: 12:18pm – 12.57pm

 

Period 4: 1:02pm – 2:02pm

Period 5: 2:05pm – 3:05pm

 

Student attendance

Student absences or late attendance must be reported to the relevant sub-school. 

 

Junior Sub-school: 9304 0441

Senior Sub-school: 9304 0410

 

You can also reply to the text message sent to your mobile phone.

Social media

Glenroy College has an active Facebook page and Instagram page. Follow us to see snippets and news from our school.

2024 Term dates

Term 1: 29 January – 28 March

Term 2: 16 April – 28 June

Term 3: 16 July – 20 September

Term 4: 7 October – 20 December

School Privacy Policy

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

 

Please take time to read our school’s collection notice, found on our website. 

We ask parents to also review the guidance on how we use Microsoft 365 safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Microsoft 365 please contact the school. 

 

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

* Amharic

* Arabic

* Dari

* Gujarati

* Mandarin

* Somali

* Sudanese

* Turkish

* Urdu

* Vietnamese

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambulance Policy

Please be aware of the following information as per the Department of Education & Training’s website. 

 

 

 

Emergency medical situations 

If a student is ill or injured, in an emergency a school may: 

  1. call an ambulance or 
  2. call for any necessary medical attention on behalf of the student’s parents.  

The legal authority to do this arises from the principle of “agency of necessity”. This means that the law recognises that the authority to act on another’s behalf is implied in case of emergency. 

 

An ambulance will always be called in a medical emergency. 

 

Ambulance Cover/Costs 

We strongly encourage parents to have up-to-date ambulance cover and also inform parents that they are responsible for any medical expenses such as ambulance costs incurred if their child is injured or requires an ambulance at school, or whilst participating in a school activity. 

 

Department of Education and Training Victoria (DE&T) Policy 

Please note as per DE&T policy, the cost of any medical attention or ambulance for a student will be borne by the parent/guardian. Parents are liable for all medical expenses incurred as a result of student injury, including transport costs such as ambulance or air ambulance costs.  

 

If you have any questions in relation to this policy please contact the College.