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2024 Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection

The Australian Government Department of Education would like to notify you that they have requested the School to provide students and their family's residential address and other information. Under the Australian Education Regulation 2013, the School is required to provide the department with the following information about each student at the school: 

  • Names and residential addresses of the student’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s) 
  • Student residential address (excluding student names) 
  • Whether the student is a primary or secondary student (education level) 
  • Whether the student is boarding or a day student (boarding status).  

The School collects the above information by generating a unique and unidentifiable – student reference number (SRN) for each student record. The school only uses the SRN for this collection. It is not allowed to be used for any other purpose. The number only indicates to the department that each record provided is for one student. 

 

Further information can be viewed here.

 

We request that all parents/guardians please ensure their child’s and family's residential information is up-to-date in Operoo. Please click here to check and if necessary, to update using this instruction. 

The Friends’ School Fair 2024

Saturday 4 May | 12pm to 3pm on the Argyle Street Campus

 

Volunteers:

The Fair Organising Committee is looking for additional help with specific and vacant roles on the Committee.  If you can assist in one or more of the following roles, we’d love to hear from you: 

  • 2 x Coordinators to oversee 6 to 10  School Entertainment & Activities by students/parents (E.g. music, dance, sport, treasure hunt).
  • 1 x Sustainability Coordinator (to help ensure we have good environmental considerations and practises).
  • 1 x Finance Coordinator (to help manage and coordinate budgeting, payment processes and receipting).

Please advise our Events & Marketing Coordinator Emma Gilligan if you can assist with any of the above Committee roles.

 

Food Stall and Donations:

The Committee would like to invite people to start making some food items for our stalls. If you would like more information about how you can assist, please contact Deli Stall Coordinator Allison Black:

  • Jams, preserves, sauces or relishes.
  • Cakes, muffins, slices or cupcakes.

We are also opening donations of other items, which will be available to purchase at the Fair. These can be dropped at The Friends' School Main Reception at our Commercial Road Campus (enter at 23 Commercial Road, North Hobart). 

  • Books in good condition - suitable for children & adults
  • Friends' School Uniform - in good condition, with proceeds being donated to a charity.
  • Teddy bears or soft toys
  • Board games - in good condition

Music Ensembles

Co-curricular music ensembles have kicked off. If your child is interested in joining one of our many ensembles, please encourage them to talk to a member of the music staff who will be able to suggest an ensemble appropriate to their instrument and experience. You can find the ensemble rehearsal schedule here.

Quaker Meetings for Worship

All members of The Friends’ School community are welcome to attend our Meeting for Worship any Sunday from 10.00am, closing about 11.00am, with morning tea available afterwards.

 

Children are always welcome and there is a Children’s Meeting held concurrently with the Meeting for Worship. They learn about Quaker values through a range of interesting and fun activities. Around 10.50am the children join the Meeting for Worship, settling into the gathered Meeting for the last 10 minutes, usually sitting with their parents.

 

If you have any enquiries about the Children’s meeting please email rmtasclerk@quakersaustralia.info

Thursday Morning Meeting for Worship

Members of The Friends' School community are welcome to attend a short Meeting for Worship held each Thursday morning during term time, starting at 7.45am. Just come quietly in when you can and join us until 8.20am in the Hobart Quaker Meeting House, which is located just below the Clemes office on Boa Vista Road.

Community Yoga

Wednesdays 7.45am - 8.15am | Hodgkin Hall

 

An inspiring way to start your day with energising movement, focused breathing and a moment for relaxation and stillness.  All members of the school community are welcome to attend and no prior yoga experience is necessary. 

 

Julia will meet you outside the door on the Carr Street side of the Senior chool at 7.40am. If you would like more information contact our school Yoga teacher Julia Gibson.