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COVID-19 INFORMATION
GUIDELINES UP UNTIL OCTOBER 12, 2022
If your child tests positive:
- NO SYMPTOMS: Your child will need to remain at home for 5 days.
- WITH SYMPTOMS: Your child will need to remain home for 7 Days.
- Notify the school of their child’s positive COVID test via covid@bhcs.vic.edu.au
If your child is leaving isolation after five days, it is recommended they undertake rapid antigen testing in the days following their isolation, to test negative before attending school, and to wear a mask in indoor settings outside the home – in line with existing recommendations.
If one or both parents test positive:
- Your child becomes a household contact and will need to wear a mask.
- You have an exemption to transport a household member to attend work, education or a health appointment, and/or to obtain essential food supplies. You must travel directly to and from the location, wear a face mask and not leave the vehicle unless you are required to take that person to the location, it is an emergency or it is required by law.
If your child becomes household contact they no longer need to isolate, however:
- Parents/carers must notify the school that their children are household contacts by emailing covid@bhcs.vic.edu.au
- Household contacts are required to wear masks while indoors and must undertake 5 rapid antigen tests over a 7 days period, spaced at least 24 hours apart. Tests must be negative in order to attend school.
GUIDELINES AS OF THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2022
From Thursday 13 October, quarantine/isolation rules will be removed for COVID-19 cases.
For Health and Safety reasons, however, we ask that families please keep children home if they are unwell with symptoms. We would expect this under normal circumstances for any type of gastric illness or influenza in an attempt to minimise spread and reduce any impact on the health of others.
FACE MASKS
- Students are strongly recommended to wear masks while on school buses, on public transport, and when on excursions, or in rideshares.
CYBERSAFETY
Have you been hacked?
The ACSC has launched the ‘Have you been hacked?’ tool. This tool will help you assess if you’ve been hacked by guiding you through a range of scenarios that will advise you on how to best respond to the situation.
Scenarios include ransomware attacks, malware threats, email compromise and identify theft, as well as phishing and fake website scams.
The tool is simple to use and includes typical warning signs, scenario explanations and easy-to-follow steps on how to remediate the situation.
Please click on the links below to use the tool or take the quiz.
- Tool: Have you been hacked?
- Quiz: How secure are you?
CHILD SAFETY
PROTECTING OUR KIDS: IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
Keeping children safe
Caring for your children through domestic and family violence or online abuse can be very challenging.
Online safety planning with children
There are ways to help your children stay connected online while also keeping them, and you, safe.
For further information, please go to the eSafety Commissioner's website by clicking here
ISV - THE PARENTS WEBSITE
Belgrave Heights Christian School is part of the Independent Schools Victoria network of schools. Independent Schools Victoria offers an initiative called The Parents Website. Here you will find a range of articles and newsletters. To learn more, please click here.
WELLBEING RESOURCES
We know that it can sometimes be hard to find the necessary resources in relation to mental health, bullying and family violence, especially when things are tough. For this reason, the School has a small webpage with links related to health and wellbeing resources. This can be found on the School's website under Other Resources or can be found here.
TREETOPS CAFE
The cafe will be running every day except Wednesday for Senior School students. At this point in time, use of the restaurant seating will only be available to staff and Year 11 & 12 students. Year 7 - 12 Students are permitted to purchase takeaway food from the cafe.
BHCS CANTEEN
JUNIOR SCHOOL : The canteen is available for lunch orders on Wednesday & Fridays. Junior students (Prep - Year 4) can pre-order lunch orders via the Flexischools app.
MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL: Year 5-12s are welcome to order at the canteen window during recess and lunch breaks from Tuesday – Friday.
The canteen is closed on Mondays.