College News

Attendance Reminders

It is a requirement of the Department of Education and Brentwood Secondary College that all student absences are acknowledged by a parent/guardian. This means that the school must be notified of the reason for the absence in writing or by logging onto the Compass Portal. This procedure helps both parents and the school to provide for the safety of students.

Information regarding attendance is available through your Compass parent portal. You are reminded that you can communicate with the House Leaders and/or Attendance Officer by phone or email regarding absences. The school should be contacted if it is expected that your child will be away for more than two days.

See Compass Guide on your Compass parent portal (2 head icon) for entering an attendance note. 

Subject confirmation for 2022

During Week 3, students will receive their allocated subjects for 2022. This will be sent by automated email from the timetabling software to students email accounts.

If students wish to request a subject swap, there will be set days to do this on. Depending on restrictions and days at school, some course confirmation days may take place virtually. They are:

• Year 12 2022: Monday 25th October
• Year 11 2022: Wednesday 27th October
• Year 10 2022: Wednesday 3rd November
• Year 9 2022: Lunchtime on Thursday 4th November and Lunchtime on Friday 5th November.

Details about how to make an appointment for this will be posted on Compass once the emails have been sent out. This will be in the same method of booking Learning Conferences; however, it will appear on student Compass pages. On-site appointments will take place in the SLC. Virtual appointments will take place via Teams, with the Course Counsellor calling the student via Teams at the set appointment time.

It is vital that students follow the set timeline as this allows for equity and the smooth running of the college. No requests can be made before these days.

State Schools Relief Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package 2022.

Who is State Schools Relief?

State Schools’ Relief is a not-for-profit organisation that works closely with all government schools across Victoria. Each year State Schools’ Relief provides assistance to eligible families with school uniforms and footwear.

Introduction to Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF).

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions.  Families holding a valid means-tested Centrelink Concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card and Temporary Foster Parents are eligible to apply for CSEF. 

2022 Year 7 Uniform Package for CSEF recipients.

Year 7 students for 2022 that are recipients of the Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) qualify for the uniform package and/or vouchers.

What’s in the 2022 Year 7 Uniform package?

The 2022 package contains the following items:

• 1 x Shirt Long or Short Sleeve
• 1 x Trousers or Shorts or Summer Dress
• 1 x Pair of Shoes (Lace Up or T-Bar)

How to Apply for the Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package 2022?

Information and Application Forms for the Year 7 CSEF Uniform Package are attached on Compass Newsfeed and on Compass under School Documentation (Two head icon).

Applications for the Year 7 Uniform Package for CSEF Recipients are Now Open and will close at the end of Term 1, 2022 (Friday 8th April 2022).

Please complete the State Schools Relief Year 7 Uniform Package 2022 Application Form.

Completed Applications Forms should be emailed to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au             

Please note late applications cannot be accepted.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2022.

Please Note In addition to the State Schools Relief Year 7 Uniform Package 2022 if you are a recipient of a valid means-tested Centrelink Concession Card you will be eligible to apply for Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) in 2022. CSEF Application Forms and Information for parents will be posted on Compass as soon as available. To find out more about CSEF

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PSW During Lockdown

Public Transport - Prepaid Buses

To support safer bus journeys and the rollout of all door boarding , cash transactions were permanently removed from myki-enabled buses from 13 July 2020. Parents and students can ensure they continue to travel with a valid ticket by using the following:

• Online at ptv.vic.gov.au/myki
• New PTV app
• Auto top up
• Myki Retailers
• Quick top up  machines
• Myki machines
• Ticket offices including train stations and PTV Hubs

Prepaid boarding will help reduce travel time for passengers as well as increase the reliability of services and Public Transport Victoria is continuing to make improvements to help passengers' transition to this new model. More information is available at ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/buy-a-myki-and-top-up/ 

Annual Privacy Reminder

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

Please take time to remind yourself of the school’s collection statement, found on our website [add link to your school’s collection statement].

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in nine community languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Dari
• Mandarin
• Somali
• Sudanese
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese

College Canteen

Please Note late applications can not be accepted.

Discounted School Uniforms

Brentwood has minimal stock of the following items to be cleared out at heavily reduced prices.  Please note these items are ONLY available at the reduced price through the school, NOT at PSW.  If you are interested in purchasing some items please contact Kellie Rosenfeld Kellie.Rosenfeld@education.vic.gov.au

OLD STOCK CLEARANCE

CURRENT STOCK

PWS - Brentwood's School Uniform Provider

Excursion Payment and Consent

It is a legal requirement that consent is given for students to attend and or participate in events such as excursions and sport. Payment and consent on the day or the day prior to an event is not sustainable for the college. Teachers and coaches need to know who is attending events with sufficient notice for buses, providers and fielding sporting teams.

Consent and payment for events is due two school days before the event at midnight – for example if an event is on a Friday, consent and payment will be due by midnight on Wednesday. If the event is on a Monday the consent and payment will be due by midnight on the Thursday prior.

Parents and students will no longer be able to consent and pay for events on the day before an event or on the day of an event. If consent and payment are not received by midnight two school days before an event the student will not be able to attend.

Payment and consent can be completed on Compass, if you do not have a Compass log in please contact the office on 8545-0300.

For families who would like to use Camps Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) for payment of an event, please print out students excursion form via compass, complete the written consent and have students hand forms in to the general office with an instruction to use CSEF for the payment using the same timeline as above, two school days prior to an excursion or sporting event. Students can print their excursion forms in the library.

The college appreciates your cooperation and if you have any questions, please contact the general office on 8545-0300.