From the Office
Australian Dental Health
Free Dental at our school
The Australian Dental Health Van will be visiting our school on the week of 28th July 2025 - that is the seco week back in Term 3. Forms were sent home with your child today.
Please ensure you send the completed forms to the school office if you want your child to be seen by the visiting dental health professional.
The Dental Service is funded by Australian Dental Health Victoria and the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS). The Australian Government determines the eligibility criteria for CDBS. You do not pay for this service and the organisation will check eligibility for you.
Medicare CDBS eligible: no out of pocket costs for dental treatments
Not CDBS eligible: ADHV will self-fund a FREE Dental Health screening
The service can provide Dental Health Screens, check-ups, cleans and preventative and general dental care at school in a fully functional dental truck - just like a dental clinic.
If you would like to attend the clinic with your child or have any questions, please contact the ADHV directly on (03) 9323 9607
School Hours
School gates are officially opened and supervised from 8:30am and students can make their way to the classroom when the first bell is rung at 8:37am. The second bell will be rung at 8:45am to indicate the school day has officially begun. Any children arriving after the second bell at 8:45am would need to make their way to the school office via the Springvale Road entrance to collect a Late Pass.
Please note the Allen Street gates will be locked at 8:45am meaning that if you arrive late at the Allen St car park you will not be able to gain access into the school. We also ask parents who park at the Allen Street entrance and enter the school to please ensure they leave the premises before 8:45am to avoid being ‘locked-in’ and needing to walk around.
To ensure a smooth start to the school day, we kindly request that students are dropped off on time. Arriving promptly helps maintain our daily schedule and supports a positive, focused beginning for all students. Additionally, we encourage you to schedule appointments outside of school hours whenever possible. This will help minimise disruptions to your child’s learning and ensure they make the most of their time in school.
Thank you for your cooperation and continued support in making our school days efficient and productive.
Student Absences
Please remember to inform the school if your child is going to be late or away from school.
Teachers generally check Seesaw/email messages just before and/or immediately after school as they are busy teaching during class. As such, it is important to also advise the office of any absences so that the student roll is updated accordingly.
You can call the school office on 9560 8491 and leave a voice message or email: info@leonardsgwav.catholic.edu.au and Seesaw/email your child's classroom teacher.
Government legislation mandates that the school seek clarification of a student's unexplained absence after the morning roll has been taken and the child is noted as being absent. Our school will contact you as soon as practicable on the day, if your child is absent and you haven’t notified the school as to why.
Note that we do still require written notification of why a child is absent on any day.
Your child's safety and wellbeing is paramount and we trust you appreciate the importance of notifying the school of any delays or absences in a timely manner.
School Fees - 2nd instalment due Friday 16th May
A reminder that the 2nd instalment of school fees ($1600) is due on Friday, 16th May. If you have an automatic credit card deduction in place, payment will be automatically received on the due date. Otherwise, we kindly ask families to make the payment by the due date via EFT or by completing the attached credit card authority form and submitting it to the school office by the due date. A reminder statement will also issue in the coming days.