Assistant Principal

Parent/Carer Opinion Survey

WE WANT OUR PARENTS/CARERS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting the annual Parent/Carer Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.

Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies.

The Parent/Carer Opinion Survey will be open online from Monday 17 August to Friday 18 September 2026.

All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

School Pin - 921957

PLEASE NOTE: Only one parent/carer from your household is invited to complete the survey on behalf of the student’s family.

Please reach out to the school if your child’s family lives in two separate households, so both households can have the opportunity to provide their feedback.

To protect your responses, please DO NOTshare the survey link and PIN with others, or on a public website, forum or similar.

Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential

Please contact Fran Mullins at fran.mullins@education.vic.go.au if you would like more information.

Home Study Policy

A link to the Policy: Home Study Policy

Eltham High School has developed the Home Study Policy in consultation with parents/carers, students, staff and members of the Policy and Planning Committee of school council, as representatives of the school community. The Policy focuses on supporting student learning and wellbeing by helping students strengthen key knowledge, develop core skills, and reinforce essential concepts. It also encourages positive study habits for lifelong learning and provides opportunities for students to extend their knowledge.

The Policy outlines the responsibilities and expectations of teachers, students and parents/carers in setting, completing, monitoring and responding to homework. Further, it includes recommended home study time commitments, and the available support provided at the sub-school level for students and parents/carers.

The policy forms part of the expectations for student engagement in learning, incorporating classwork, homework, and Common Assessment Tasks (Years 7 -10) and School Assessed Coursework/Tasks (Years 11-12). These elements contribute to student learning and are essential for meeting semester completion requirements.

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