Principal's Message

Yesterday the whole school participated in Camp Quality's Cancer Education Program via Zoom.  The Camp Quality’s cancer education program has been teaching kids about cancer with a fun and interactive puppet performance, for over 33 years. The program focuses on telling the broader cancer story, including how to support someone who is facing their own cancer diagnosis or that of a loved one. Students were asked to bring in a gold coin donation which will go directly to Camp Quality to support this vital program. Our school raised $412.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our small but hard-working P&C for their generous donation of $10,000. This will provide the much needed signage across our school promoting positive behaviour in a range of settings. The signage will also feature our new school mascot Garuu. We would like to change our whole school expectations to Safe, Respectful, Learner. I have attached a copy of the updated matrix for you to read. If you have any feedback, please contact the school. We are hoping to launch the new signage and expectations on the first day of Term 1 2024.

There are a couple of events at school next week. We have the Police Youth Liaison Officer coming to speak with all the students, Year 6 have their High School orientation day and we have Country Fair dress up and donation day. Please ensure you regularly check the school calendar.

Eglinton Public School attendance as at 23rd November 2023

Last Week: 90.4%

This week: 90.4%

Goal: 95%

Did you know that for your child to achieve an attendance rate of 95% each term they should have no more than 2 days off. 

You can check your child's attendance rate on the Sentral Parents App. Click on their photo, select 'Student Details' and click on 'Attendance'. Our expected student attendance rate is above 95%. To maintain an attendance rate of above 90% a student should have no more than 5 days off a term. 

Thank you for supporting us in reaching our attendance goal. The data above shows our current student attendance for the last week. Please ensure you contact the school via the Sentral Parent Portal if your child has a day off to explain their absence.