College Notices
Year 7, 2021 Enrolments
Enrolment applications for students wishing to commence at Mount Carmel College in Year 7, 2021 are due by Friday 13 September 2019. There is no action required for all current Year 5 students. Their enrolment will automatically roll over into Year 7.
For more information, please contact enrol@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au or the College Office for an further information.
Sun Hats Required from Monday 2 September
From Monday 2 September 2019 all students will be required to wear a hat at recess and lunchtime and for all other outdoor activities.
All students are required to wear either the College bucket hat or the College boater.
The College cap will also be permitted to be worn, however the cap is being phased out for general use. From Term 1, 2020 the cap will only be permitted for approved sporting activities and not for general outdoor use.
Notwithstanding the phasing out period, students who currently have a College cap are strongly encouraged to wear either the bucket hat or boater as these ‘sun safe’ hats protect the face, neck and ears when outside. College bucket hats are available from the College Uniform Shop for any student who does not have one.
The recommendation from the Cancer Council of Tasmania is that sun protection measures in Tasmanian schools should be implemented from the beginning of September until the end of the school year and then from the beginning of the school year until the end of April.
Over-exposure to UV from the sun causes sunburn, skin damage and increases the risk of skin cancer. Sun exposure in the first 15 years of life contributes significantly to the lifetime risk of developing skin cancer. Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world and skin cancers account for 80% of all new cancers diagnosed in Australia each year. Melanoma is the most diagnosed cancer for those aged between 15 and 44.
Students without a hat will be required to remain in the shade.
A new College Sun Protection Policy will soon be finalised and will be available for families on the College website.