From the Principal

Social Media Safety and Social Media Age Restrictions from December 10

As you would all be aware, from the 10 December, children under the age of 16 will be unable to create or keep a social media account. To learn more about the new social media age restriction please click here.

Parents and carers play an important role in supporting their children to be safe online

and on social media. You can help your children safely navigate their digital world and

educate them to avoid harmful online experiences. You can explore websites, games, apps and social media together and set some rules and boundaries.

Your support and guidance can give your children the knowledge to make sound decisions online and confidence to ask for help when they need it. It is also important to stay informed about online safety.

The Department of Education recognises this important issue and has developed fact sheets about supports to help keep students safe online and what to do if they are involved in an online incident.

The fact sheets contain links to evidence-based information on supporting positive and safe online experiences, signs a child or young person might need support, what to do if something unsafe happens online, and where to reach out for more support.

To access the Safe Socials – For parents and carers website please click here.

Reminder to Families - Photographing & Filming on School Grounds

We would like to remind everyone of our policy regarding photographs and videos on school grounds:

Please ensure that you or any family members do not take unsolicited photos or videos in the yard before school starts or after school finishes.

Parents/carers are welcome and permitted to photograph or film their own children at special events such as assemblies, sporting events or performances —provided the images are for personal use only and are not distributed via social media channels, WhatsApp groups, or other public/uncontrolled platforms.
We encourage all families to communicate this message to any relatives, grandparents or friends who pick up children or visit the school so that everyone is aware and respectful of our guidelines.

Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and respectful environment for all students and families.

Final Assembly For The Year

One date that our community look forward to is the final assembly of the year because we farewell our grade six children after a 7-year journey.

The date and time for this is Thursday, 11th December commencing at 9:15am.

At the assembly we will listen to the Year 6 graduates sing their farewell song, watch the Year 6 PowerPoint and celebrate the year we have had.

Staff Professional Learning in 2026

Camelot Rise Primary School is committed to providing high quality professional learning to all staff on a weekly basis. In 2026 our staff will once again be working with Mardi Gorman. Mardi is a highly regarded educational consultant who has worked in many schools, universities and educational settings throughout her career. We are thrilled to have Mardi working with our staff throughout the year in 2026, with our teachers to help provide the best possible education to our students.

Home - Mardi Gorman Education Consultancy

We will also participate in professional learning through the department’s Inclusive Classrooms team with a focus on supporting neurodiverse students, including those with autism and ADHD. Other areas of Professional Learning will include implementing evidence-based teaching strategies in the areas of Reading and Mathematics and using student data to inform teaching practices.

2025 Student Leadership Roles

We will be announcing our 2025 Student Leaders at our assembly this week on Friday, 28th November.

We will have four School Captains in 2026 (two male and two female). To be elected

School Captains these students will have consistently demonstrated the School Values throughout their time at Camelot Rise. Successful School Captains will have been voted for by their peers and then interviewed by Matthew Coney, Tennille Giannopoulos and Linda Bett.

We are confident that all of our student leaders in 2026 will rise to the challenge and fulfill their roles to their best of their abilities.

Important dates for 2025

Tuesday, 9th December – Students meet their 2026 Teacher and classmates 9.15am - 12.50pm
Wednesday, 10th December – Year 6 Graduation and Awards Night
Thursday, 11th December – Final assembly (9.15am) for whole school and we farewell the Graduating Class of 2025
Friday, 12th December – Student reports are live on Compass from 3.30pm
Thursday, 18th December – Christmas Concert
Friday, 19th December – Last day of the school year. Students will be dismissed from their classrooms at 1.30pm.

Important dates for 2026

Wednesday, 28th January – Year 1 to Year 6 Students commence school
Thursday, 29th January – Year 1 to Year 6 Parent Information Nights

4.30pm – 5.15pm Year 1 / 2 Information Night
5:15pm -6.00pm Year 3 / 4 Information Night
6:00-6:45 pm Year 5 / 6 Information Night
Monday, 2nd February Foundation students commence school

Thursday, 5th February – Parent Teacher Interviews Foundation to Year 6

3.40pm – 8.00pm

Pupil Free Days in 2026

The following dates have been approved by School Council as Pupil Free Days (Curriculum Days and Teacher Professional Practice Days in 2026)

Term One

Tuesday, 27th January (Statewide Curriculum Day – Staff return to work)
Tuesday 24th February – Curriculum Day (Reading)

Term Two

Thursday, 30th April – Curriculum Day (TBC)

Term Three

Friday, 4th September Teacher Professional Practice Day

Term Four

Monday, 2nd November – Curriculum Day (Report Writing and Assessment)

Parent Payments/Curriculum Contributions for 2026

The 2026 Finance Committee and the 2026 School Council members have officially approved the Parent Payments fees for 2026 as outlined below.

As per the Department of Education guidelines we are informing the school community of the upcoming school fees for the following year. These fees were also communicated via Compass on October 30th.

In 2026 the Financial Contributions for Foundation will be $534 per student. Families may choose to pay ‘Other Contributions’ as outlined on the Curriculum Contributions document that will be published on Compass in January 2026.

In 2026 the Financial Contributions for Year 1 and 2 will be $507 per student. Families may choose to pay ‘Other Contributions’ as outlined on the Curriculum Contributions document that will be published on Compass in January 2026.

In 2026 the Financial Contributions for Year 3 and 4 will be $515 per student. Families may choose to pay ‘Other Contributions’ as outlined on the Curriculum Contributions document that will be published on Compass in January 2026.

In 2026 the Financial Contributions for Year 5 and 6 will be $522 per student. Families may choose to pay ‘Other Contributions’ as outlined on the Curriculum Contributions document that will be published on Compass in January 2026.

In January 2026 parents will be advised by a Compass newsfeed when these payments can be made.

School Council - Thank You

Our final School Council meeting for 2025 will be held next month. I would like to express

my sincere thanks to our School Council members for their commitment to our school. The time and effort dedicated to this role often goes unrecognised and whilst rewarding, can also be challenging.

At Camelot Rise Primary School, we are fortunate to have group of people led superbly by our School Council President, Mr Sandeep Khyalia.

Each of our councillors have performed a very important role to support our school purpose and in doing so has made an extremely valuable contribution to the educational outcomes of each of our students. The broad scope of work by School Council this year has included:

communicating the broad direction and vision of the school within our community
applying for a grant to upgrade our student toilet blocks
increasing the ‘Socials’ of our school via Facebook and Instagram
approving the annual budget and monitoring expenditure
acquiring feedback from the school community to inform decision making
developing, reviewing and updating school policies
overseeing the maintenance of the school’s grounds and facilities
reporting annually to the school community and to the DE
creating interest in our school in the wider community
enhancing communication within our school community
working through policies and ensuring we are strictly adhering to its principles

Each of our councillors has performed a very important role to support our school purpose and in doing so has made an extremely valuable contribution to the educational outcomes of each of our students.

Thank you to our 2025 School Councillors:

Parent members:

Sandeep Khyalia (President) Paramdeep Singh, Chris Eryurek, Shyam Gomatam, Fiona Mckenzie

Kim Doan (Finance Sub Committee), Terry Lung (Finance Sub Committee), Linda Dascal (Finance Sub Committee) and Angela Gray.

Staff representatives: Matthew Coney, Ben Heys, Michelle Cohen-Beavis, Aggie Kurzak-Reeves and Mary Katsigiannis

Matthew Coney & Ben Heys