School Dates & Events
Excursions, Incursions, Assemblies, Term Dates, Curriculum Days & Public Holidays
2024 School Dates & Events
Please also refer to the Compass Calendar & Compass Events for more real-time information and to complete any payments and consents.
FEBRUARY
- Thursday 29th - Foundation Welcome Picnic & Open Classrooms
MARCH
- Friday 1st - Yr 5/6 Interschool Sport
- Friday 1st - Icy Pole Day (50 cents)
- Friday 1st - F2F Assembly 2:30pm
- Monday 4th - Shine School 'Rehearsal for Life' (selected students)
- Monday 4th - Foundation Bubble Incursion
- Tuesday 5th - Meet the Teacher Interviews 2pm - 7pm
- Tuesday 5th - Yr 3 & 4 Maths Incursion
- Wednesday 6th - Division Swimming - Selected Students
- Thursday 7th - Yr 3 Dino World Incursion
- Thursday 7th - Yr 1 - Newport Lakes Reserve W
- Friday 8th - Yr 5/6 Interschool Sport
- Friday 8th - Virtual Assembly 2:30pm
- Monday 11th - Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday 12th - Yr 5/6 Sun Theatre Excursion
- Wednesday 13th - NAPLAN
- Thursday 14th - NAPLAN
- Thursday 14th - Open Afternoon
- Friday 15th - NAPLAN
- Friday 15th - Yr 5/6 Interschool Sport
- Friday 15th - Icy Pole Day (50 cents)
- Friday 15th - Whole School Zumba TBC
- Friday 15th - NO ASSEMBLY
- Monday 18th - Year 4 Camp Departs
- Wednesday 20th - Year 4 Camp Returns
- Wednesday 20th - Yr 3 BQT Incursion
- Friday 22nd - Yr 5/6 Interschool Sport
- Friday 22nd - F2F Assembly 2:30pm
- Monday 25th - Shine School 'Rehearsal for Life' (selected students)
- Thursday 28th - Last day of Term 1 (students dismissed at 2:15pm)
- Thursday 28th - F2F Assembly 1:30pm TBC
- Friday 29th - Good Friday Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL
APRIL
- Monday 15th - Term 2 Commences
- Thursday 25th - ANZAC Day Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL
- Friday 26th - Yr 4 Science Incursion TBC
Assembly Dates
This term we will be trialling a new rotating roster for our whole school assemblies.
Assemblies will now be held on a Friday at 2:30pm over a 3 week roster alternating between face-to-face, virtual and no assembly (excluding end of term/year). Virtual assembly links will be sent out via Compass.
Please Note - Assembly format subject to change at any time
- Friday 16th February - Virtual
- Friday 23rd February - NO ASSEMBLY
- Friday 1st March - Face-to-Face
- Friday 8th March - Virtual
- Friday 15th March - NO ASSMEBLY
- Friday 22nd March - Face-to-Face
- Thursday 28th March (End of Term) - Face to Face 1:30pm TBC
Changes to School Hours
- School Day Commences - 9.00 am
- Morning Recess - 11:00 am to 11:30 am
- Lunch Recess - 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm
- School Dismissed - 3:15pm
2024 Term Dates
- Term 1 - Monday 29th January to Thursday 28th March - (2:15pm Dismissal)
- Term 2 - Monday 15th April to Friday 28th June - (2:15pm Dismissal)
- Term 3 - Monday 15th July to Friday 20th September - (2:15pm Dismissal)
- Term 4 - Monday 7th October to Friday 20th December - (1:15pm Dismissal)
On the last day of Term 1, 2 and 3 all students in the school will be dismissed at 2:15pm. Students will be dismissed at 1:15pm at the end of Term 4.
2024 Curriculum (Pupil Free) Days
- Monday 29th January
- Tuesday 30th January
- Monday 27th May
- Friday 13th September
- Monday 4th November
2024 School Council Meetings
Meetings to run from 6:30-8:00 pm unless otherwise stated.
Term 1
Monday 26th February (face to face, at 5:45pm)
Monday 25th March (face to face - at 6pm) 2023 Annual Report Presented
Term 2
Monday 6th May (face to face)
Monday 17th June (online)
Term 3
Monday 29th July (online)
Monday 9th September (online)
Term 4
Monday 21st October (face to face)
Monday 25th November (face to face)h
Public Holidays 2024
- Australia Day Friday 26th January
- Labour Day Monday 11th March
- Good Friday Friday 29th March
- Easter Saturday Saturday30th March
- Easter Sunday Sunday 31 March
- Easter Monday Monday 1st April
- Anzac Day Thursday 25th April
- King’s Birthday Monday 10th June
- Friday before AFL GF TBA
- Melbourne Cup Tuesday 5th November
- Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December
- Boxing Day Thursday 26th December