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Car Park Safety and Etiquette – A Shared Responsibility
As a college community, we all play a role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students, staff, and families—especially during the busy drop-off and pick-up periods. Recently, we have received several reports of unsafe driving practices, excessive honking, and instances of aggressive behaviour in our car park.
We understand that the car park can be a stressful place during peak times, but we kindly remind all families to exercise patience, courtesy, and care. Our shared goal is to create a calm and safe environment where every member of our community feels respected and secure.
A few important reminders:
- Drive slowly and remain alert – Children are unpredictable and may move unexpectedly.
- Follow staff directions and signage – These are in place to help maintain smooth traffic flow and ensure everyone’s safety.
- Avoid using your horn unnecessarily – This can be startling for children and disruptive to others.
- Treat others with kindness and respect – Courtesy goes a long way in creating a positive atmosphere.
Aggressive driving or behaviour is not acceptable and will not be tolerated on school grounds. If you witness unsafe conduct, please report it to the College so we can take appropriate action.
Let’s continue to work together to model respectful and responsible behaviour for our children. Thank you for your support in keeping our school car park safe and welcoming for all.
SCHOOL STUDENTS ON BUSES - Reminder of expectations
It has come to our attention that some students, particularly those travelling on Bus 751, have been behaving in ways that do not reflect positively on the College.
When wearing your College uniform, you represent our entire school community, even outside the school grounds. Actions such as placing feet or bags on seats, using inappropriate language, or being inconsiderate to members of the public are not acceptable and fall short of the behaviour expected of our students.
Please remember that your Opal card and access to public transport are privileges, not entitlements. These privileges can be revoked if necessary.
We trust that you will take this message seriously and continue to demonstrate the respect, maturity, and responsibility we know you are capable of.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS ON BUSES
It is every student's responsibility to behave in a manner that ensures the safety and comfort of passengers and drivers. This includes:
BEHAVING APPROPRIATELY
✓ respect the needs and comfort of other passengers (e.g. no use of offensive or racist language, fighting, spitting, placing feet on seats, throwing things in or from the bus, eating or drinking-except water- unless the bus operator gives written permission)
give up seats to all adults and disabled passengers
✓ adhere to the law that bans smoking on buses
✓ obey reasonable directions from the driver (e.g. where to sit or to remain in the bus)
✓ keep arms, legs and heads inside the bus
✓ refrain from attracting the attention of the driver except in the case of emergency
RESPECTING PROPERTY
✓ protect bus property
✓ ensure that buses are not vandalised
✓ report any vandalism e.g. graffiti and window etching
HOLDING PASSES
✓ show travel passes or tickets to the driver on boarding and when requested
✓ use the travel pass only for its intended purpose
✓ 'swipe' or 'dip' passes in ticket readers if available when boarding
✓ Keep your pass for your own use-you should not lend your pass to other students or
borrow one from them.
Disobeying these rules may lead to the withdrawal of school bus travel passes and/or prosecution.
What are the consequences of inappropriate behaviour?
✓ If a student misbehaves on a bus, the bus operator concerned will contact the parents and
the school.
✓ Depending on the gravity of the offence, students may be required to give up their school bus travel pass or may be refused travel on the bus for a period of time determined by the bus operator.
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Heavier penalties may apply to students involved in group misbehaviour.
School principals have the right to take additional disciplinary action against a student under the school's discipline code or student welfare policy for any breach of the Code of Conduct.
The bus operator must provide written notification to the parents, guardians or carers before a student's school bus travel pass can be withdrawn.
UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR such as using offensive or racist language, disobeying reasonable directions from the driver, smoking, spitting, damaging property, eating on the bus, distracting the driver with persistent noise and failing to show the travel pass
May lead to the loss of subsidised school travel privileges for up to two school weeks for a second offence, and up to ten school weeks for subsequent offences. Permanent suspension of school travel privileges or banning from travelling on buses may apply for repeated offences
DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR such as seriously bullying or harassing other passengers, fighting, letting any part of your body protrude from the bus, throwing objects inside or outside the bus, using matches and lighters, carrying dangerous items and group misbehaviour
May lead to lead to the loss of subsidised school travel privileges for up to four school weeks for a first offence and up to ten school weeks for subsequent offences-or if group misbehaviour is involved, permanent loss of school travel privileges. Permanent suspension of school travel privileges or banning from travelling on buses may apply for repeated offences.
HIGHLY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR such as interfering with safety equipment, pushing students out of the doors or windows, assaulting the driver or other passengers and destruction of bus property
May lead to the permanent loss of subsidised school travel privileges, and possible court action or police prosecution. Students may be banned from travelling on buses.
The Australian Government Department of Education
The Australian Government Department of Education (the department) would like to advise all staff, parents, guardians and students (where applicable) that it will collect certain information about your school, its staff and student body as part of the non-government schools census collection (the census).
Please click on this link for further information.
St Luke’s Bus timetable changes as from 30 June 2025
Please click on this link to view the updated St Luke’s timetable and check for any changes to your bus service.
Parent, Teacher, Student conferences
Conferences are being held:
Tuesday 1 July - 3pm - 6:30pm
Friday 4 July - 8am - 3pm
Please note, due to the need for teachers to attend student-led conferences, there will be no classes held for any year group on Friday 4th July. Therefore, whilst parents are strongly encouraged to attend conferences with their child, they are also encouraged to keep their children at home when they are not meeting for the conferences.
College Photos
There is still time to order your individual and group photos. Details below.
2025 Term Dates
Term 1 - Friday 31/1/2025 - 11/4/2025
Term 2 - Monday 28/4/2025 - 4/7/2025
Term 3 - Monday 21/7/2025 - 26/9/2025
Term 4 - Monday 13/10/2025 - 17/12/2025
Staff Development Days
Term 3 - Monday 21/7/2025
Term 3 - Friday 26/9/2025
Term 4 - Monday 13/10/2025