Message from the Principal

Welcome Back

Welcome back to the 2024 school year. I hope everyone enjoyed their Summer break and managed to get some rest and relaxion before what is sure to be a busy and successful 2024.

This year we welcomed 144 new students to our school community with 125 Foundation students and 19 students from other year levels. Our Foundation students have had a wonderful start, getting used to school routines and expectations as well as making new friends and exploring our school grounds. I look forward to watching them grow in confidence and independence as the year progresses.

In the first week I visited every classroom to remind our students of the two things they must do each day to ensure school is a welcoming, enjoyable and productive place. These things are to ‘Be Your Best’ and to be kind to each other. If we do these two things, everything else takes care of itself and it will be a hugely successful 2024.

Wishing all members of our school community the very best for an amazing 2024.

Matt Gallagher

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy, describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

Amharic
Arabic
Dari
Gujarati
Mandarin
Somali
Sudanese
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese

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