2020 Mobile Phone Policy - Updated

As you may be aware, the Victorian government has announced a new mobile phone policy that will require students to switch their phones off and securely store them away during the school day, beginning at the start of the 2020 school year. This policy also includes a ban on smart watches.

The policy is designed to support teaching and learning in an environment that is free from unnecessary distractions, disruptions and student inattention caused by the urge to check their phones. At recess and lunch times, students will be better-placed to communicate with each other face to face and/or be involved in activities rather than being focused on a device or on social media.

The new mobile phone policy comes into effect from Term 1, 2020. It requires that students who choose to bring mobiles phones to school must have them switched off and securely put away during school hours.  This includes if students attend after school catch up sessions in Homework Club and WAR.

All students will be provided, at no cost, with a locker at the start of the school year. More details on the implementation of this policy will be provided before the commencement of the 2020 school year.

Lockers are due to arrive at the school very soon, but in the interim, it is expected that all phones and smart watches are off and in school bags during school hours.