Important College
Information
Student Illness and Early Departure
Should a student feel unwell during the school day, they must report to the First Aid Office to be assessed. If necessary, First Aid staff will contact parents to arrange for the student to be collected from Reception.
Students are not permitted to contact parents directly to leave the campus. This ensures we meet our duty of care and maintain accurate records of student wellbeing and departures.
As the College’s mobile phone policy prohibits student phone use during the school day, students are not able to respond to direct messages or calls from parents. We ask that any appointments or changes to routines be discussed with your child before the school day begins or are communicated to the College via Student Services.
Thank you for supporting our policy to ensure a focused learning and social environment for all our students.
Registering Student Absences
We wish to remind all families the process of notifying the College when your child is absent or attending an appointment during the school day. Parent notification is required when your son is arriving late, leaving early, absent or has planned absences. Should students arrive after 8.40am, they must sign in at Student Services.
- PAM is the official platform for families to register the absence or illness of their child, for planned appointments or holidays ahead of time. PAM is secure and accessible 24 hours a day.
- Your child’s absence / late arrival or early finish must be registered by 9.45am that day.
- If the 9.45am cut off has passed, you must register your child’s absence for that day with the relevant campus via the following email:
Bentleigh East absentee.student.bentleigh@stbedes.catholic.edu.au
Mentone absentee.student.mentone@stbedes.catholic.edu.au
Parents receive a SMS if their child is absent from his morning Homeroom or Tutor Group.
Student Health and Medication
To better protect our College Community, please discuss with your healthcare professional about having your son vaccinated for the Flu and Covid - both of which are still prevalent in the community.
The health and wellbeing of all our students is central across every area of the College. To ensure the safety of medication administration at school, no student is allowed to self-medicate whether it is prescription or over the counter medication.
Any child who has a diagnosed health care need, complex care need or relevant medical condition requires a medical management plan completed by your treating doctor. Some medical conditions already have a condition-specific medical management plan, such as anaphylaxis, allergic reactions (green plan), asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.
For a Medical Management Plan, please contact:
Michelle Butler First Aid Officer mb@stbedes.catholic.edu.au
Medication Policy
For all medication to be administered during school hours, a Medication Authority Form must be completed and attached to the Medical Management Plan. An example would be a student with ADHD requiring medication during the school day.
Asthma medication and adrenaline auto-injectors for anaphylaxis are unrestricted and do not require a Medical Authority Form.If your son has Asthma, please ensure the College has a yearly updated asthma plan on Operoo from your treating doctor.
For short-term over the counter medication such as paracetamol a medical authority form may be completed by a parent or carer and does not require a medical management plan. If you require further information please contact your relevant Campus' First Aid department.
Please return these forms to FirstAid@stbedes.catholic.edu.au
Student Accident Policy
St Bede's College has a Student Accident Policy that covers our students 24 hours a day,
7 days a week for College related activities.
This insurance policy covers the following types of events: dental injury, broken or fractured bones, dislocation of joints, ligament and organ damage, burns, non-Medicare accident expenses etc.
Should you need to make a claim, you can access the insurance claim form online here.
Updating Contact Details
If you've recently moved, changed contact details, or your circumstances have changed, please be sure to update your contact details. This includes your address, phone number, email address and/or medical details. Please make your changes to Operoo, PAM and email us at stbedes@stbedes.catholic.edu.au
Mentone Traffic & Street Parking
Kingston Council has reached out to the College regarding a series of near misses with cars and pedestrians at our school crossings. Our young people rely on every driver to make safe choices.
In response, a traffic and car parking blitz will be taking place, so please ensure you are parked appropriately within any zones on surrounding streets.
As such, we wish to remind our College Community about the importance of safe driving behaviour around school crossings. To keep everyone in our community safe, we ask that you please:
Always slow down when approaching school crossings.
Obey crossing supervisors and wait until pedestrians have completely crossed.
Never stop or park in no-stopping zones near crossings, as this blocks visibility.
Avoid distractions such as mobile phones when driving near the school.
Be patient – a few extra minutes can prevent a tragedy.
Together, we can ensure that school drop-off and pick-up times are safe for everyone.
Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us protect the safety and wellbeing of our community.