Assistant Principal

Schools’ Privacy Policy

In Victorian Government Schools, the management of ‘personal information’ and ‘health information’ is governed by the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) (collectively, Victorian privacy law).

This policy explains how our school collects and manages personal and health information, consistent with Victorian privacy law. To view the Schools’ Privacy Policy, click below:

 https://www.vic.gov.au/schools-privacy-policy

This policy can be read with the Privacy Collection

Notice: https://www.elthamhs.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Privacy-Collection-Notice.pdf 

Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy

Link:Photographing-Filming-and-Recording-Students-Policy.pdf (elthamhs.vic.edu.au)

There are many occasions during the school year where staff photograph, film or record students participating in school activities or events, for example classroom activities, sports events, concerts, excursions, camps, etc. Eltham High School will use student images consistently with our obligations under the Child Safe Standards and our school’s Child Safety Policy.

The Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy on our school website informs how Eltham High School will collect, use and disclose photographs, video and recordings of students, and how parent/carer consent can be provided or withdrawn.

Visitors to School

Link: Visitors-to-the-School-Policy.pdf (elthamhs.vic.edu.au)

Eltham High School strives to create an open and inclusive school community and encourages parents and carers to be actively involved in their child’s development and education. We aim to provide a safe and secure learning and teaching environment for students and staff by establishing processes to monitor and manage visitors to the school. Our policy outlines requirements for visitors to the school, such as visiting during the school’s hours of instruction, sign-in procedures and requirements for Working with Children Check cards.

We further encourage all visitors to familiarise themselves with our school’s Statement of Values, Child Safe Policy, Statement of Commitment to Child Safety, and Child Safe Code of Conduct.

Complaints

Link: Complaints Policy.pdf (elthamhs.vic.edu.au)

Our Complaints Policy provides an outline of the complaints process at Eltham High School so that students, parents and members of the community are informed of how they can raise complaints or concerns about issues arising at our school. We value open communication with our families and are committed to understanding complaints and addressing them appropriately. We aim to ensure that all complaints and concerns regarding Eltham High School are managed in a timely, effective, fair and respectful manner.

Attendance 

Link: Attendance-Policy.pdf (elthamhs.vic.edu.au)

Eltham High School’s Attendance Policy outlines the shared responsibilities in promoting attendance and encouraging engagement and participation at a whole school level. We recognise that effective monitoring and early intervention, by responding quickly with offers to work in partnership with students and their families, is crucial in managing non-attendance so that patterns do not become entrenched. Students are expected to attend school during normal school hours every day of each term unless there are approved exemptions.

Eltham High School aims to ensure that all students enrolled at the school attend regularly to maximise access to learning opportunities, and outlines the processes used to monitor student attendance in our Attendance Policy accessible on our school website or the link above.

Personal Property Policy

Link: Personal-Property-Policy.pdf (elthamhs.vic.edu.au)

Eltham High School encourages staff and students not to bring items of value to school, as damage to personal property brought to school is the responsibility of the owner.

The Department of Education and Training does not have insurance for personal property of staff, students and visitors. Eltham High School does not take responsibility for items of personal property that are lost, stolen or damaged at school or during all school activities, including camps and excursions. 

FRAN MULLINS, Assistant Principal