News from the General Office
Vermont Secondary College
Vermont Secondary College
Our college staff may need to contact families during the school day for various reasons. At times, voicemail options are not available. After receiving a missed call from the college, please wait for a message to come through, or wait to see if the person calls back a little later in the day. All calls from the school will show up as originating from the main office number. Without knowing who's tried to call it is often impossible for us to forward your call to the right person.
Student Mobile Phones
Students who own mobile phones are not to use them for any reason during the school day. Should a student make use of their phone, be it during class, at recess or during lunch, they run the risk of it being confiscated and handed in at the front office. At no time should a student be contacting home during school hours. Should students need to contact home they are asked to approach the friendly staff at the front office who will make the call on their behalf. If a student feels unwell, they must visit sick bay who will then contact a parent or guardian directly if need be.
Early Departures
If you require your child to leave school during the day for any reason, please ensure that you have entered a note in Compass giving the time the student will be leaving and returning (if applicable) and a reason for the absence. Please also ensure that your child is aware that you will be picking them up, letting them know exactly what time and where you intend to meet them.
Entering a note in Compass is not only a department requirement, but it also enables the classroom teacher to remind the student that they are leaving class early. The student must sign out of school via the kiosk near the General Office, taking their departure slip with them to show to any staff questioning them on their way out of school.
If you have NOT put this information into Compass prior to the school day, it can create lengthy delays in collecting your student. Also, please note it is not possible to collect children at recess and lunch if the permission has not been organised on Compass in advance, as it may be more difficult to locate individual students during these times.
Sick Students
If your child is unwell at school, they are not to contact parents/guardians themselves and cannot sign themselves out. They must attend Sick Bay who will contact parents/guardians and care for the student while they are waiting to be collected.
In most cases parents/guardians are required to collect their sick child in person from the sick bay.
School Savings Bonus
Reminder to all parents and carers that before sending an email asking for SSB to be used, please ensure you have allocated the appropriate amount to activities in the SSB Portal using your unique code.
Link to the Portal:
https://www.schoolsavingbonus.vic.gov.au/s/
