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College Closure Dates

Our College will be closed during the holidays from Wednesday 16 December to Monday 19 January. Any enquiries received during that time will be attended to from 19 January. Thank you for your support. 

We look forward to welcoming our students on Monday 29 January for Term 1. 

Registering Student Absences

We wish to remind all families the process of notifying the College when your child is absent or attending an appointment during the school day. Parent notification is required when your son is arriving late, leaving early, absent or has planned absences. Should students arrive after 8.40am, they must sign in at Student Services. 

• PAM is the official platform for families to register the absence or illness of their child, for planned appointments or holidays ahead of time. PAM is secure and accessible 24 hours a day. 
• Your child’s absence / late arrival or early finish must be registered by 9.45am that day.
• If the 9.45am cut off has passed, you must register your child’s absence for that day with the relevant campus via the following email: 

Bentleigh East     absentee.student.bentleigh@stbedes.catholic.edu.au

Mentone                absentee.student.mentone@stbedes.catholic.edu.au  

Parents receive a SMS if their child is absent from his morning Homeroom or Tutor Group.

Updating Contact Details

If you've recently moved, changed contact details, or your circumstances have changed, please be sure to update your contact details. This includes your address, phone number, email address and/or medical details. Please make your changes to Operoo, PAM and email us at stbedes@stbedes.catholic.edu.au

Mentone Traffic & Street Parking

Kingston Council has reached out to the College regarding a series of near misses with cars and pedestrians at our school crossings. Our young people rely on every driver to make safe choices. 

In response, a traffic and car parking blitz will be taking place, so please ensure you are parked appropriately within any zones on surrounding streets.

As such, we wish to remind our College Community about the importance of safe driving behaviour around school crossings. To keep everyone in our community safe, we ask that you please:

Always slow down when approaching school crossings.

Obey crossing supervisors and wait until pedestrians have completely crossed.

Never stop or park in no-stopping zones near crossings, as this blocks visibility.

Avoid distractions such as mobile phones when driving near the school.

Be patient – a few extra minutes can prevent a tragedy.

Together, we can ensure that school drop-off and pick-up times are safe for everyone.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us protect the safety and wellbeing of our community.