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This newsletter (published fortnightly) will be your first point of call for all NHS news and dates. A link is sent via Compass Newsfeed and is also accessible via the website. You can also subscribe to the newsletter to receive it directly to your email inbox.

Compass portal

All student absences must be approved by parents on the Compass portal https://nhs-vic.compass.education (also accessible via the website and the Compass app on a smartphone). You can also make payments, check attendance and access semester reports and learning behaviour feedback (GPA) on Compass.  You can also email staff through Compass, including all of your child's teachers. 

Reminders about upcoming events and activities may also be sent via Compass Newsfeed. Turn on 'notifications' in your smartphone app to be alerted to these as they arrive.

You will also receive absence alerts via SMS if you child has been absent during the day, with a prompt to log in to Compass and adjust their attendance if the absence has been approved by you. If it has not, please contact your child's Year Level Program Leader.  Please note that, to protect privacy and security of information, only the parent listed as the 'primary family' will receive these alerts.

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http://schoolbox.nhs.vic.edu.au/ is the NHS online learning portal where you can see what your child is learning and view important assessment dates and feedback. This is also accessible via the website and from Compass. Daily student information (for example, co-curricular opportunities) is also posted here.

Student planner 

All students will have received a Student Planner  with key dates and school information. As well as being an important tool to assist your child with planning their work, the planner contains study tips and useful information about our school processes and policies. Check with your child - and then their Tutor - if this has not yet come home.