General Information
Information which you need to be aware of.
Proposed School Fees 2025
The school is currently looking at budgeting for the 2025 year. Part of this involves the review of school running costs. It is invisaged that the school family fee will increase by around $70 and the student levy by $10.
Please see our proposed fee structure below for 2025. This will be confirmed later in the year.
NEW LEADERS @ AFTERCARE
Welcome to our new leaders from Quantin Binnah, Rheanne & Artee, who have joined the Before and After School Team here at St John’s. We hope you enjoy your time with us.
PICK UP & DROP OFF TIMES
A reminder to families that the school grounds are not supervised before 8:30am in the mornings and that teachers have scheduled meetings in the afternoons after 3:30. We ask that students are NOT dropped off to school before 8:30 and are collected each afternoon at 3:15. If your job means that you can be delayed sometimes or stuck in traffic, we ask you to book a casual place at our Before and After School Care Program which is run by Quantin Binnah. This will ensure that your child can be suitably supervised while they wait for you to arrive.
ASSEMBLY LIVE STREAMS
Each Friday the students gather for a whole school assembly in the Hall. This event is usually streamed to our Vimeo channel. Families can view assembly by clicking on the link which is emailed via your Operoo profile. The email only goes to those parents who have ‘“receive correspondence” checked in their settings.
CHILD SAFETY - ONLINE SAFETY PARENT HUB
As part of our ongoing commitment to child safety, we have an Online Safety Parent Hub. The Parent Hub provides a wealth of online safety resources such as; digital parenting guides, app reviews and articles. These are developed by a team of leading digital safety and wellbeing experts. Plus, families have access to free parental control tools to help keep children safe while using their personal devices. Content on the hub is constantly updated and added to, so parents should try to get into the habit of visiting this regularly especially as new online social media platforms and games are released.
To access the Online Parent Hub, simply go to the Student Wellbeing Tab at the top of our School Website and click on the Online Safety Parent Hub. The bottom of this page is where you enter the Hub.
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE
A Before and After School Care Service is available onsite and is run by Quantin Binnah. To access this service students must be registered prior to attending. All registrations and enquiries should be directed to Quantin Binnah by calling 9742 5040 or visiting the Quantin Binnah website at
http://qbcc.org.au for further information.
The hours of operation are as follows:
Before School Care Monday – Friday 6:30 – 8:30am
After School Care Monday – Friday 3:15 – 6:00pm
(6:00 – 6:30 pm is also available at additional cost)
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The St John’s School Advisory Council was established in 2022. The role of this group is to support the Principal, Parish Priest and leadership team of the school. We are calling on any parents to express an interest in being part of the School Advisory Council. Please contact the school if you are interested in pursuing this role.
Thanks once again to our Advisory Council members for their ongoing commitment to our school community. Members of the council give parents ‘a voice’ in advising the principal about important matters related to the ongoing education of the students. The Advisory Council meets six times over the year each meeting limited to a 90 minute duration.
Please Note: Our first meeting has been cancelled, pending the finalisation of new members to the council.
Below are the scheduled meeting dates for the year:
- Tuesday, 30th April at 7pm
- Tuesday, 28th May at 7pm
- Tuesday 30th July at 7pm
- Tuesday, 27th August at 7pm
- Tuesday, 22nd October at 7pm