Whole School
School Closure - Friday 13 December 2024
A reminder of the following school finish dates:
- Thursday 12 December – Last day of Term 4
- Friday 13 December – whole school closed (*except for Friends' Early Learning and Friends Health & Fitness)
- Friday 20 December - Last day the School will be open, with the Main Reception and the School closing at 4:30pm.
The School will be open for staff and contractors from Thursday 2 January 2025 and re-open fully for visitors and families from Monday 6 January 2025.
Planned Phone System Outage Notice
Thursday 19 December 2024
On Thursday 19 December 2024, between 10am and 12pm, the Information Services Team will be replacing part of the network infrastructure as part of an essential upgrade to enhance our network's performance and reliability. During this time, the phone system will be temporarily unavailable.
- Incoming and outgoing calls to the school will not be possible during the outage window.
If you need to reach us urgently during this time, please use the following alternative contact methods:
- Email: enquiries@friends.tas.edu.au
- Temporary contact number: 0428 395 514
Metro Buses 2025
The Department of State Growth has contacted the School with an update to their services for 2025.
All Metro school services will commence on Thursday 6 February. At this stage, Metro Tasmania is unable to provide additional charter services for schools returning prior to this, meaning that you may need to arrange alternate charter services with one of Tasmania’s other bus operators, or students may need to utilise alternate transport options, including one of Metro’s general access public services, where available.
For more information please email: contact@metrotas.com.au
Student Withdrawal
As we approach the end of the school year, we wish to remind families that the process to withdraw a student from the school is to email details regarding this to principal@friends.tas.edu.au. We recognise that family circumstances may change quite suddenly and outside of their control. If you are unclear about your plans for 2025 and feel you may be needing to withdraw your child, please contact the Enrolments Office on enrol.office@friends.tas.edu.au to discuss your situation.
Uniform Shop Summer Holidays Opening Hours
The School Shop will be closed from 5pm, Thursday 12 December 2024 and will re-open Monday 13 January 2025 at 9am for general sales and appointments. Fitting appointments are highly recommended and will be prioritised. You can book your appointments here.
Normal trading hours will resume on Tuesday 4 February 2025. Open 8am to 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
| School Holidays Opening Times | |
|---|---|
| Monday 13 January to Friday 17 January | 9am - 4pm |
| Monday 20 January to Friday 24 January | 9am - 4pm |
| Monday 27 January - CLOSED PUBLIC HOLIDAY | |
| Tuesday 28 January to Thursday 30 January | 9am - 4pm |
| Friday 31 January | 8am - 3.30pm |
Community Yoga
Commencing Wednesday 12 February | Hodgkin Hall
An inspiring way to start your day with energising movement, focused breathing and a moment for relaxation and stillness. All members of the school community are welcome to attend and no prior yoga experience is necessary.
Julia will meet you outside the door on the Carr Street side of the Senior School at 7.40am. If you would like more information, contact our school Yoga teacher Julia Gibson.
Quaker Meetings for Worship
All members of The Friends’ School community are welcome to attend our Meeting for Worship any Sunday from 10am, closing about 11am, with morning tea available afterwards.
Children are always welcome and there is a Children’s Meeting held concurrently with the Meeting for Worship. They learn about Quaker values through a range of interesting and fun activities. Around 10.50am the children join the Meeting for Worship, settling into the gathered Meeting for the last 10 minutes, usually sitting with their parents.
If you have any enquiries about the Children’s meeting please email rmtasclerk@quakersaustralia.info
Thursday Morning Meeting for Worship
Members of The Friends' School community are welcome to attend a short Meeting for Worship held each Thursday morning during term time, starting at 7.45am. Just come quietly in when you can and join us until 8.20am in the Hobart Quaker Meeting House, which is located just below the Middle School office on Boa Vista Road.