General Information
Kurnai College
Sustainable School Shop
Buy and sell second-hand textbooks, uniforms, calculators, musical instruments, sports gear, and more with the Sustainable School Shop.
Simply register on the Sustainable School Shop Website. A subscription to this service has been kindly provided by Kunai College.
Second-hand Textbook Trading System
- List wanted and for sale ads.
- The school's booklists are loaded in to the system to make the Ad listing process easy, fast and accurate.
- Assistance is provided to accurately price items.
- Our Ad matching service shows you:
- Exactly the right items to buy
- Who has the most items you need
- The cheapest items
- Buyers contact sellers and arrange where and when to transact
- Excellent email and telephone helplines are provided: 0438 743 444
Uniform
As we step into Term 4 and the warmer days of mid-spring, it’s the perfect time to revisit our school uniform expectations for students in Years 7–10.
Wearing the correct school uniform each day remains an important part of our school culture. It promotes pride, a sense of belonging, and equality across our campus. With the change of season, students continue to have flexible, comfortable uniform options while still representing Kurnai College with pride.
Last year we added several updates to our uniform range:
- Summer Dress – A cooler option ideal for the warmer months.
- Long Sleeve Rugby Polo – A great addition for layering on cold mornings.
- Indigenous Polo Shirt – A striking design that reflects and celebrates culture, identity, and community.
These items are available for purchase through Lowes, and we encourage families to explore these options as we head into the final term of the year.
Old-style uniforms can continue to be worn. Please continue to ensure students wear the full, appropriate uniform each day, including correct footwear and outerwear, as outlined in our uniform policy. If you have any questions or need support with accessing uniform items, don’t hesitate to contact your student's Team Leader or the campus office.
Smoking and Vaping on School Grounds
Parents, carers, schools, and community all play an important role in protecting children and young people from, and educating them about, the harmful effects of smoking and vaping.
In Victoria, a person must not smoke or vape on school premises or within 4 metres of any pedestrian access point to school premises. The prohibition on smoking includes vaping and applies whether or not the e-cigarette contains nicotine, or is prescribed for therapeutic use.
Research from VicHealth shows that young people care about what their parents, carers and older siblings think and do about vaping.
The Department of Education has developed resources to help you learn more about the health risks of smoking and vaping. The resources include advice about how to talk to children and young people about vaping, and where to get support. To access the resources, go to https://www.vic.gov.au/smoking-and-vaping-advice-parents
You can also view this video on smoking and vaping from experts at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne for health advice and tips for starting a conversation with young people.
School Procedures for the Bushfire Season
Schools on the Bushfire At-Risk Register and Schools at Risk of Grassfire (Category 4)
Fire danger ratings and warnings are used in Victoria to provide clear direction on the safest options for preserving life.
Schools and children’s services listed on the DET Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR) and those at risk of grassfire (Category 4) will be closed when a Code Red fire danger rating day (Catastrophic) is determined in their Bureau of Meteorology district. Our school has been identified as being one of those at high bushfire or grassfire risk.
Where possible, we will provide parents with up to four days notice of a potential Code Red day closure by Compass or SMS. A Code Red day will be determined by the Emergency Management Commissioner no later than 1.00 pm the day before the potential closure. Once we are advised of the confirmation of the Code Red day (Catastrophic) we will provide you with advice before the end of the school day.
Once confirmed, the decision to close will not change, regardless of improvements in the weather forecast. This is to avoid confusion and help your family plan alternative care arrangements for your child. It is also important to note that:
No staff will be on site on days where the school is closed due to a forecast Code Red day (Catastrophic).
School camps will be cancelled if a Code Red fire danger rating day is determined for the Bureau of Meteorology district in which the camp is located.
All bus routes that travel through the Code Red area will be cancelled.
Depending on which Bureau of Meteorology district is impacted bus route cancellations may affect our school.
On these Code Red days families are encouraged to enact their Bushfire Survival Plan – on such days children should never be left at home alone or in the care of older children.
For those of us living in a bushfire prone area, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) advises that when Code Red days are forecast, the safest option is to leave the night before or early on the morning of the Code Red day .
As part of preparing our school for potential hazards such as fire, we have updated and completed our Emergency Management Plan, re-prioritised any maintenance works that may assist in preparing for the threat of fire and cleared our facility’s grounds and gutters.
What can parents do?
Make sure your family’s bushfire survival plan is up-to-date and includes alternative care arrangements in the event that our school is closed.
- Ensure we have your current contact details, including your mobile phone numbers. Keep in touch with us by reading our newsletters, by checking our website kurnai.co and by talking to your child’s teacher or any other member of the teaching staff about our emergency management plan.
- Most importantly at this time of year, if you’re planning a holiday or short stay in the bush or in a coastal area, you should check warnings in advance of travel and remain vigilant during your stay.
- If your child is old enough, talk to them about bushfires and your family’s bushfire survival plan.
- You can access more information about children’s services closures on the Department of Education and Training website – see http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/pages/closures.aspx
Multiple sources that offer information on emergencies are listed below:
- VicEmergency app – that can be downloaded on your androidand iOS mobile devices
- VicEmergency Hotline(1800 226 226)
- Website https://emergency.vic.gov.au
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vicemergency)
- Twitter (https://twitter.com/vicemergency)
- ABC local radio,Sky News and other emergency broadcasters