PARENTS & CARERS INFORMATION 

Parent and Carer Handbook 

This handbook is an essential source of information about the College and a practical step-by-step guide on how to use parent programs, how to log in and day-to-day information. 

• If you're new to the College it is essential that you read this booklet to log into different platforms.
• If returning, please check the handbook for any updates.
• A copy is below and it's also on the Parent Portal.

Parent Portal 

The Parent Portal is a secure link to access and download college information.

• See the Parent Handbook for step-by-step instructions on how to set up your portal access.

Change of contact details

Please email the College Registrar  sac.enrol@cns.catholic.edu.au if your phone numbers, email or postal addresses change. 

Student diary

Every boy is given a student diary which contains important information that you and he need to navigate the days and weeks at school. Please sign the diary at the end of each week. It contains information about such things as:

• Bell times.
• Key dates.
• College expectations, obligations, regulations and policies.
• Goal setting.
• Homework and assignments. 

Policies and guidelines

• Please visit the Parent Portal for detailed policies and guidelines.
• For Catholic Education policies and guidelines please click here.

If your son will be absent for the day:

• Please phone the student office on  4052 9157 or email  sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au before 8:30.
• Give your son's name, year level and reason for his absence.
• If absent due to illness for two or more consecutive days a medical certificate must be emailed to sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au.

Automated text messages are sent daily to both parents of students who have been marked absent without parental approval.

If he'll be late:  

• Please phone the student office on 4052 9157 or email  sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au.
• Your son must sign in at the student office when he arrives.
• Students are expected at Saints by 8:35 and in homeroom before 8:40.

If he's early:

• The Gildas Centre (library) is supervised from 7:30.
• The  College grounds are supervised from 8:15.

Punctuality and attendance

• As mentioned above, students are expected to arrive by 8:35 and be in homeroom before 8:40.
• All school days are compulsory.
• A student who arrives after 8:40 must report to the student office prior to going to class.
• A student who is late may have to make up that time after school.
• A student who deliberately misses all or part of the day may have to make up lost time on a Saturday or another time as defined by the Deputy Principal.
• Years 11 & 12 students who are absent from a formal assessment task due to illness must email a medical certificate to  sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au.
• A student who is absent from a college sports carnival, walkathon, camp or retreat requires a medical certificate.
• If a medial certificate is not produced a student may have to attend a make-up day.

Permission to leave  

Ideally, appointments are scheduled out of school hours to minimise interruptions to learning. However, if your son needs to leave the College:

• Please fill in the form at the back of the student diary.
• Your son shows his diary, before homeroom, to his head of year for approval.
• Before leaving with you, he goes to the student office with his diary.
• You sign him out and sign him back in.
• For emergency appointments, please phone the College on 4052 9111 and speak to his head of year.

Requests for student absence

• Ideally, restrict leave to gazetted term holidays. 
• Requests for leave outside normal holiday times must be made by completing a Request for Student Absence form which you email to sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au.
• The Principal needs to approve the leave before  you make any arrangements.

Illness or injury

The College is responsible for contacting you if your son is unwell. He is not to phone you. 

If your son feels sick he must:

• Tell a teacher who will sign his diary and send him to the student office.
• There he'll be assessed and a staff member will call you if necessary.

If he is injured:

• A teacher will ensure he is taken to the Health & Wellbeing Centre.
• When he requires outside medical treatment or needs to go home staff will contact you.
• Students are covered for ambulance travel to the Emergency Department but will need accident and/or medical insurance if admitted.

Valuables

Expensive jewellery, watches, iPads and other valuables may present security risks, therefore: 

• They should be left at home.
• If phones are brought to school they must be kept in lockers or bags until 3:20.
• No visible jewellery, including chains, rings or religious symbols, should be worn.
• The College is not responsible for the loss of or damage to items mentioned above.

Lost property

• Students report lost property to their homeroom teacher or head of year immediately.
• During a break they should inquire at the student office.
• Check the lost property table nearby.
• To help prevent loss, clearly label all equipment and clothing. 

Found property

Students should immediately take items to their head of year or to the student office.

Visitors

All visitors must sign in at reception when they arrive. 

Locker locks

• Each student must buy a combination lock from the Saints Shop. (This is the only acceptable lock.)
• A boarder needs a second combination lock for the cupboard in his room.
• He devises the combination and keeps it private. 
• If he forgets it he should contact his head of year or head of residence.
• If lost, new locks must be bought from the Saints Shop.

ID cards

Each student receives a photo ID card. If lost, he can buy a replacement card from the student office.