The Bulletin

General Notices

New Parent Notified Absences feature on SEQTA

We are excited to introduce to you a new feature through SEQTA Engage App/SEQTA Engage Parent Web Portal called Parent Notified Absences.

 

The Parent Notified Absences feature allows parents using the SEQTA Engage App to log absence notifications direct with the College on their mobile device. This can be through the SEQTA Engage App or through the SEQTA Engage parent web portal. 

These absence notifications allow parents to notify the College when their child will be absent, whether it's for that day or a future date. This could be due to reasons such as illness or a family decision to begin a vacation earlier than the end of the term.

 

Within ‘New Absence’

  • The ability to submit a new notification of an absence from their mobile device without having to contact the College in any other way 
  • The ability to submit a notification of absence for today, or any date into the future. Submissions for dates in the past are not possible. 

However, lodging a notification of an absence starting before the present moment but on Today’s date is possible. For example, submitting an absence for the day, at 8:45am when the school day started at 8:00am, is possible. 

 

A request can only be submitted for one child at a time. If parents/guardians have multiple children at the same SEQTA school, they will need to submit a new request for each child’s absence. 

  • Recurring absences cannot be submitted with this feature. 
  • Parents must choose a Reason for the absence from the list provided. 
  • Parents have an Comment box in which additional information can be portrayed to the school. 

Our current methods of email notification and the online form through the College website will remain operational for the remainder of 2024, however, we will be phasing them out by the start of 2025.

 

Please be advised you may need to shut down and restart your SEQTA Engage App for the Absences section to be visible. 

End of year enrolments and withdrawals 

Please be advised that if you wish to withdraw your child before the end of the year, to contact Jorja Viney, College Registrar, on 6240 4495 or email enrolments@mackillop.tas.edu.au.

Please also be aware that we are taking applications for Year 7, 2026, as well as Year 11 and 12 for 2025. Please submit an application using this link: https://www.mackillop.tas.edu.au/applications

Calling all MacKillop Alumni!

Join our Alumni Facebook group to stay up to date on all alumni achievements and any flashbacks from the archives as we celebrate the College's 30th anniversary. 

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/Enj8LAi1Ttb2yqWD/ 

 

Wellbeing Support

If you require any wellbeing support over the term break, please contact Madeleine Bowers, College Counsellor on mbowers@mackillop.tas.edu.au or on 62450099 

College Annual

This year the 2024 MacKillop College Annual will be distributed to students in the second week of Term 1, from Tuesday 11 February. 

 

Students that are not returning to the College in 2025, can collect their edition of the College Annual from the Business Office. 

 

Vinnies Christmas Appeal

Thank you to all in the MacKillop Catholic College Community for your generous donation to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.

 

This food will go to supporting families in need in the Hobart area. 

 

The St Vincent de Paul Society has asked us to pass on their thanks and to wish us a Merry Christmas.

 

Further donations can be made by following this link: https://www.vinnies.org.au/tas/donate

College Annual

This year the 2024 MacKillop College Annual will be distributed to students in the second week of Term 1, from Tuesday 11 February. 

 

Students that are not returning to the College in 2025, can collect their edition of the College Annual from the Front Office from Tuesday 11 February.