Additional Information

A reminder please that dogs are not permitted on school grounds, big or small. 

Out of Hours Care drop off and pick up:

• The Staff Car Park is for Staff Parking Only from 7:00am – 5:00pm.
• The drop off zone out the front of the school is available to use for drop offs and pick-ups prior to 8:15am and after the end of the school rush.

Parking around the school

Please be aware that the police have been seen patrolling the local area with a particular focus on parking infringements. Please ensure also that your children know to use the designated crossing and obey all general road rules primarily for their personal safety.

Staff and Student Absence

Victoria is continuing to experience staff shortages, due to illness, in many industries including education. Whilst TCPS is managing to provide educational care for all our students, we certainly haven't escaped staffing absence due to COVID and other related illness.  Whilst always ultra protective of our amazing staff and their well-being for the benefit of our students and themselves, please be reassured that we are taking extra particular care to insure they are in the best possible position to be here for your children.

Public Education in Torquay

Surf Coast Secondary College has launched a new school website. https://surfcoastsecondarycollege.vic.edu.au/ This very comprehensive and well presented site will provide interested families with detailed general information ,and great information and insight into the school's progressive programs.

SCHOOL PICK UP AND DROP OFF REMINDERS

• Our teaching and learning hours are 9:00am – 3:10pm
• There is yard supervision ONLY from 8:30am – 3:25pm
• Students are expected to be collected at 3:10pm each day, except for the last day of terms
• Recess: 11:00am – 11:20am
• Lunchtime: 1:20pm – 2:10pm (supervised eating 1.20-1.30pm)
• Dismissal time: 3:10pm

Gate Times

A reminder to parents that our gates are opened at approximately 8:30am each morning by our school officer. Victorian public schools are only permitted to allow students onsite when supervision is available. We are opening our gates at 8:30am to encourage a staggered arrival at school and to encourage social distancing.

Yard supervision, as per Department of Education requirements, is in place 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the school day during usual operations, but will be in place from 8.30am while we are supporting a staggered start to the day.

If you wish to pick your child up during school hours, please email your child's teacher the day before OR call the school office 5-10 minutes before you are due to arrive so that we can organise for your child/ren to be at the office. Please be considerate of potential disruption to your child's learning, and their class.

Early Student Departures

We have definitely noted a significant increase in early student departures, particularly on a Friday afternoon.

We know that sometimes these early departures are unavoidable and necessary. However early departures do have the potential ability to cause disruption to not only your child's learning, but the learning of others. 

If the early departure from school does meet the necessary requirement, please inform your child's teacher prior so that we can aim for your child can be prepared accordingly, without any possible disruption to the learning of other students.

If you need to send or drop your child/ren off earlier due to work commitments etc, please know that the YMCA provide an onsite Before and After School Care service. The YMCA will need to be contacted directly to arrange that care. www.childrensprograms.ymca.org .au  (03 4755 9735).

ASSEMBLY PICK UP REMINDER

Please note that on Friday afternoons during assembly, it may be difficult to pick your child up in a timely manner. To avoid assembly interruption, please call and collect your child prior to 2pm so that we can arrange for your child to be at the office waiting for you.

2022 Home Group Structures

As our school has moved into our 5th year of existence, it continues to grow as expected.

2018: 127 students (Inaugural year)

2019: 238 students

2020: 361 students

2021: 469 students

2022: 543 students

2022 Homegroups

Prep A - Mrs Ryan

Prep B - Mrs Greenhough

Prep C - Miss Gunn

Prep D - Mrs Webb

Prep E - Miss Jones

1A - Ms Pettit

1B - Mrs Isbel

1C - Ms Bode

1D - Mrs King

1E - Miss Hinkley

2A - Ms Moon and Ms Turner

2B - Miss Dangerfield

2C - Ms Strong

2D - Mr Norton

3A - Mr Dahl

3B - Mrs Field

3C - Mr Francis

3D - Mrs Reid and Mrs Curran

4A - Mrs Rayner

4B - Mr Bonner

4C - Mr Findling

5/6A - Mr Kiss

5/6B - Ms Scanlan

5/6C - Mr Cuthbertson

5/6D - Mr Fryer

2022 School Council Members:

• Kelsey Jamieson – President
• Cat McConkey– Parent Rep 
• Hutch Hussein – Parent Rep 
• Sophie Young – Vice President 
• Brad Millar – Parent Rep 
• Matt Corlett – Parent Rep 
• Darren Roskosch (Principal - Executive Officer of SC)
• Jo Loader (Assistant Principal – teacher rep)
• Bianca McSparron (Business Manager - Finance)