From the Department of Education

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy , describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students.  The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.  

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use the Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using the Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school. 

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

* Amharic

* Arabic

* Dari

* Gujarati

* Mandarin

* Somali

* Sudanese

* Turkish

* Urdu

* Vietnamese

Promoting Healthy Swimming

Swimming is a great way to stay fit and active, and an important skill for life. As our school participates in swimming programs, it’s important we all take steps to stop the spread of germs at the pool. This summer, the Victorian Department of Health advises there has been an increase in the number of people infected with cryptosporidiosis (crypto) – a type of gastroenteritis. Some people are attending pools while infectious, which spreads the infection to others.

To keep pools safe and clean for everyone, please follow these healthy swimming steps before we dive into the pool:

     · do not swim if you have diarrhoea

     · shower and wash with soap before swimming

     · wash your hands with soap after using the toilet

     · avoid swallowing pool water

     · change nappies in nappy-change areas only.

Please encourage your child to follow the above steps to support everyone’s safety in pools. Please also keep your child absent from swimming lessons at school if they have had gastroenteritis or diarrhoea in the 14 days before the lesson. Families with any health concerns should see their doctor or contact NURSE-ON-CALL by phone: 1300 606 024 (available 24 hours).

Find out more

For more information on protecting against gastroenteritis, families can refer to the following Better Health Channel pages: 

     · Healthy swimming, including a video with transcript 

     · Swimming – keeping the water clean 

     · Gastroenteritis in children.