PARENT INFORMATION

Supervision of students on school grounds

Before and after school

Teaching staff participate in Red Cliffs Secondary College’s yard duty roster and school supervision requirements, and follow clear procedures for responding to accidents or incidents in the playground and learning areas.

School staff are rostered on for yard duty before school, during recess, lunch and after school.  School grounds are supervised before school from 8:45am. After school, staff supervised until 3.45pm.  Students on school grounds outside of these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school supervised extracurricular activity). 

Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not arrive early or stay late after school unless they are attending before or after school pre-arranged supervised activity (ie. Sports practice).

Yard Duty and Supervision Policy is available to view on our website.  We welcome any feedback - please direct to the school Principal by phone or email.

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Reporting your child's absence via text

If you child is going to be absence from school, you can now report via text message on:  0438 241 522.

Please include the following information in your text message:

• your child's full name
• reason for absence
• the days your child will be absent

Reporting Absences through Compass

Please note that - in order to comply with government guidelines, the options when reporting absences via Compass have changed.  There are now only 6 options for parents to report an absence:

• medical/illness - this includes dental or any form of medical  appointment - this is an approved absence
• bereavement - this is an approved absence
• truancy - this is not an approved absence and will be further investigated
• parent choice - this is not an approve absence and will be further investigated
• extended family holiday - this is an approved absence
• religious/cultural observance - this is an approved absence

Note that "Parent Choice" is not in the eyes of the Education Department a valid reason for a student not to be at school.  Regular ongoing attendance is vital for the continuity of a successful education.  Unapproved absences will be followed up by the school, as per DET guidelines.

For any assistance with using Compass, logging in, or using any of the many features, please contact the school and we will happily help.