Jackson School Family Handbook (A to Z)

Jackson School is a collaborative learning community for all. 

We aim to develop independence through safety, respect and responsibility.

Family Handbook · 31 Aug 2025

In this issue

Principal's Welcome
Who's Who
Ask Puzzlehead
A Absences, Adverse Weather, Allergies, Allied Health, Ambulance Cover, Anaphylaxis, Art Therapy, Assessments, Asthma, Attendance, Annual Implementation Plan (AIP), Annual Report, Assemblies, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
B Bikes & Scooters, Bike Education, Breakfast Club, Bullying, Buses, Before School Supervision, Behaviour Support Plans (BSP), Bell Times, Birthdays
C Camps, Casual Relief Teachers, Change of Clothing, Communication, Complaints, Custody & Access Resrictions, Car Parking, Child Safe Standards, Curriculum, Curriculum Days, Calendar, Concert in the Courtyard, Class Placements, Camp, Sports and Excursion Fund
D Dental Care, Devices, Dogs, Dress-up Days, Duty of Care
E Education Support Staff (ES), Emergency Management Plan, Energy Drinks, Epilepsy, Excursions & Incursions, Early Leavers, eSMART, Enrolment, Employability Skills, Emergency Contacts
F First Aid, Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests
G Glass bottles and containers, Graduations
H Hands on Learning, Head Lice / Nits, Health, Holiday Program (OSHC), Homework
I Immunisations, Independent Travel, Individual Learning Plans, Internet, iPads, Interventions & Supports
J JackPoints & JackStore, Jackson Student Leadership Team (JSLT), Junior School (Prep-Year 4)
L Lost Property, Late Arrivals, Lunches
M Medication, Mental Health, Mobile Phones & Wearable Devices, Middle School (Years 5-8)
N NDIS, Newsletter
O Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC), Occupational Therapy
P Permission Forms, School Photographs, Photographs of Students, PBIS, Privacy, Public Holidays, Policy Advisory Library, Puzzlehead, Personal Accident and Personal Property Insurance
R Reports
S School Council, Seesaw, Sick Children, Specialist Programs, Sunsmart, Swimming, School TV, Speech Pathology, Senior School, Student Collection, School Strategic Plan (SSP), State School Relief, Smoking & Vaping, Student Support Group (SSGs) Meetings
T Transition, Travel Education, Toileting, Translation Services
U Uniform
V Visiting Teacher Services, Visitors, Voluntary Contributions (previously Fees), Vision, Values & Expectations
W Water Bottles, Wellbeing, Working with Children Check (WWCC)
XYZ Xuno, Yard Duty Supervision
Glossary