General Office

8.15am to 4.15pm

Monday to Friday during term

Tel: 03 9581 5200

mentone.girls.sc@education.vic.gov.au

Email addreses

DET email address have been updated with 'education' replacing 'edumail'. Both forms of emails will work.

Principal Team & Sub-School Directors

Principal - Linda Brown

Assistant Principal - Carol Duggan

Director of Junior School - Emma Holman

Director of Middle School - Amanda O'Hara (Acting)

Director of Senior School - Sylvia Christopoulos

Compass

The Compass Parent Portal is an integrated, online portal that allows parents to access information about their child/ren and a range of school events. There is a Compass guide for parents located on our website:

https://mgsc.vic.edu.au/compass-parent-guide/

For technical issues contact portal@mgsc.vic.edu.au

Absences

Students should aim for a 100% attendance record. They are expected to attend school regularly and remain at school and in class until officially dismissed.

Year 7-10 absences: Parents/guardians are asked to use Compass to log absences.

VCE student absences: Parents/guardians contact the VCE Office on 9581 5231 before 9am and update attendance on Compass. If contact is not made on the day of absence, an explanatory note must be brought from home on the day the VCE student returns and handed into the VCE Office.

Late arrival - after 8.50am

Years 7-10 must sign the arrival book at the General Office and take the white late slip to class. VCE students sign in at the VCE Office.

Attendance

It is your responsibility to ensure your child attends school every day. Learn about your responsibilities and what you can do to help your child's attendance. Schooling is compulsory for children and young people aged from 6 -17 years. School participation will help your child develop important skills, knowledge and values to further their learning and participation in the community. Attending school every day also helps your child develop crucial social and emotional skills such as good communication, resilience and the ability to work in teams.

Children and young people who regularly attend school and complete Year 12 have better health outcomes, better employment outcomes, and higher incomes across their lives.

For more information see: DET Attendance and missing school.

Uniform

Second-hand Uniform Shop hours:

Tuesday 2.45pm - 3.45pm

Friday 8.15am - 9.15am

Reimbursement after sale of items is by bank transfer.

Please label all items for the second-hand uniform shop clearly with:

Seller's name and contact details
BSB and Account Number

Please hand in items to the General Office. If you have any financial queries please, contact the school.

Official Uniform Supplier

Bob Stewart Uniform Specialist Mentone

93 Balcombe Road, Mentone

T: 9036 7367

www.bobstewart.com.au

Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 4.30pm & Saturdays 9.30am - 12.30pm

Assessment & Reporting

A parents' guide to assessment and reporting can be found on Compass under School Documentation, which is located in the Community tab on the menu at the top of the page. The guide is also on the website under the Curriculum tab. Guide for parents.

Library hours

8am to 5pm, school days

Canteen

Operated by Elynwood Services. Opens at 8am for hot drinks and recess and lunch orders. Hours and menu selection may vary when there student numbers on campus are reduced.

Facilities hire

Contact the Facilities Manager for hire enquiries. Bronwen.Peterson@education.vic.gov.au

Drop offs & pick ups

Students should be dropped off and collected from the designated zones on Balcombe Road and Charman Road. For safety reasons, they must not be dropped off inside the school grounds.

Please do not park across our neighbours’ driveways. The Council will be contacted and parking infringement notices issued.

Student accident insurance, ambulance cover and private property brought to

Parents are reminded that the Department of Education does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance or transport as well as any other transport costs.

Statement of commitment to child safety

Mentone Girls’ Secondary College is committed to safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making.

Mentone Girls’ Secondary College has zero tolerance for child abuse. Mentone Girls’ Secondary College 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 Mentone Girls’ Secondary College has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make. Please refer to our policies on our website: http://mgsc.vic.edu.au/our-college/mgsc-policies/ for detailed information.

Social media

Facebook @MentoneGirlsSecondaryCollege

Instagram mentonegirlssecondarycollege

Website

www.mgsc.vic.edu.au

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