Engagement & Wellbeing 

Parking Around the School

We respectfully remind all parents and carers to show kindness and patience around school drop off and pick up times. The end of the school day, in particular, is an especially busy time for parking around our school. It is important that everyone is following the road rules, signage and parking in a manner that is safe.  

We are fortunate to have many accessible roads around our school and are very well placed compared to other schools in terms of parking. Entry is possible along multiple gates on all four sides of our school. Please consider parking and walking a little further to help ease traffic congestion, particularly on Simpson St (front of the school). The walk through the gardens can be a lovely way to start or finish the school day. 

We are aware that several families rely on the disabled car parking bays and remind everyone that two additional disabled parking bays are located in the staff car park. Members of the public are welcome to utilise the disabled bays only in the staff car park should they be required. 

However, please do not use the staff car park for general parking at pick up and drop off times. 

Thanks for helping to keep the roads around our school for all of our community.  

Child Safe Statement of Commitment 

Buninyong Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.  This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making.  Buninyong has zero tolerance for child abuse. Buninyong is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives.  Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability.  Every person involved in Buninyong Primary School has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that their wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

In its planning, decision-making and operations Buninyong Primary School will:

• Take a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety
• Value and empower children to participate in decisions which affect their lives
• Foster a culture of openness that supports all persons to safely disclose risks of harm to children
• Respect diversity in cultures and child rearing practices while keeping child safety paramounts
• Provide written guidance on appropriate conduct and behaviour towards children
• Engage only the most suitable people to work with children and have high quality staff and volunteer supervision and professional development
• Ensure children know who to talk with if they are worried or are feeling unsafe, and that they are comfortable and encouraged to raise such issues
• Report suspected abuse, neglect or mistreatment promptly to the appropriate authorities
• Share information appropriately and lawfully with other organisations where the safety and wellbeing of children is at risk
• Value the input of and communicate regularly with families and carers
• Implement a system of continuous improvement and review

Child abuse includes sexual offences, grooming, physical violence, serious emotional or psychological harm, serious neglect and a child’s exposure to family violence.

Buninyong has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the protection of all children from all forms of child abuse.  At Buninyong, a child includes Buninyong Students & visiting students.

This Child Safe Program is made up of work systems, practices, policies and procedures designed to maintain a child safe environment and to embed an organisational culture of child safety within the School community.  The Program deals specifically with child protection issues and is designed to ensure compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards and related child protection laws.  Broader child safety issues arising from our common law duty of care are dealt with through our Student Code of Conduct and Student Wellbeing and Engagement (Welfare) Policy.

If you have a belief or suspicion that a child is being, or has been, subjected to any form of abuse you must contact the Victorian Child Protection Service or, where You need guidance on making a report or have questions regarding child safety, contact one of the School’s appointed Child Protection Officers.  Whenever there are concerns that a child is in immediate danger the Police should be called on 000.