Whole School
Student Accident Insurance
Each year, the College renews a Student Accident Insurance policy to cover any injuries to students whilst engaged in school related activities. This policy is negotiated by our insurance broker, Willis Australia Limited, and the current policy is placed with Catholic Church Insurance (CCI).
If your child suffers a significant injury that requires medical/hospital treatment, claim and information forms can now be downloaded directly from the parent portal on Sentral.
Also, on Sentral is a claims procedure document as well as the policy wording including benefits payable (the College has the higher Standard Cover, not Basic Cover). The completed claim form and any relevant attachments should be returned to the College as the school must verify that the accident occurred during a school related activity, before sending the claim to Willis for processing.
Student Personal Accident insurance is not a substitute for Health Insurance. The insurer, Catholic Church Insurance Limited (CCI), is not a registered health fund and therefore cannot reimburse all medical expenses. CCI are prohibited under the federal Health Act from paying any benefit for any item which has a Medicare rebate, and CCI cannot pay any Medicare “gap”. This means that in most cases, a service that is performed by a registered medical practitioner such as a doctor, surgeon, anaesthetist, pathologist and radiologist will not be covered. The types of costs which typically do not have any Medicare rebate whatsoever and may be claimed are dental, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, private hospital accommodation and theatre fees.
CCI are only permitted to provide reimbursement of non-Medicare medical fees if the cost arises from an injury whilst taking part in certain activities, such as:
- attending a school organised activity
- engaging in a sporting activity
- secondary student undertaking a work experience program
- voluntary services to a religious, charitable, educational or benevolent organisation
- youth activities organised by a voluntary association such as Guides or Scouts
- travelling to or from the above activities.
I stress that parents are encouraged to carefully read the policy and the details about what is and is not covered. The College cannot advise you about matters to do with your own medical insurance.
The College also pays a subscription each year to Ambulance Service NSW which will cover the cost of any ambulance transport to a hospital. If you are invoiced for such a service, please forward the unpaid invoice to the College’s Finance Department.
Parking
The College kindly requests that no cars park in Hydebrae Street (which runs at 90⁰ from Francis Street and the Senior Library) at any time. Its narrowness makes resident parking difficult and non-resident parking can present a safety risk by preventing the access of emergency vehicles.
Richie Chacon
Director of Business Services