Important information for 2023

Bell Times

Our school day starts with a locker bell at 8.50am for students to gather their books and head to class. The day is split into five hour-long periods, with two breaks - a 15-minute recess and a 39-minute lunchtime.

Period 1: 8.55am – 9.55am

Period 2: 9.58am -10.58am

Recess: 10.58am – 11.13am

Period 3: 11.18am -12.18pm

Lunch: 12.18pm – 12.57pm

Period 4: 1.02pm – 2.02pm

Period 5: 2.05pm – 3.05pm

School day ends: 3.05pm

Back on Track and Homework Club run after school from 3.10pm.

Student attendance

Student absences or late attendance must be reported to the relevant sub-school. 

Junior Sub-school: 9304 0441

Senior Sub-school: 9304 0410

You can also approve absences via the COMPASS app on your .

Social media

Glenroy College has an active Facebook page and Instagram page. Follow us to see snippets and news from our school.

2023 Term dates

Term 1: 30 January – 6 April

Term 2: 24 April – 23 June

Term 3: 10 July – 15 September

Term 4: 2 October – 20 December

School Privacy Policy

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 read our school’s collection notice, found on our website. 

We ask parents to also review the guidance on how we use Microsoft 365 safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Microsoft 365 please contact the school. 

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

* Amharic

* Arabic

* Dari

* Gujarati

* Mandarin

* Somali

* Sudanese

* Turkish

* Urdu

* Vietnamese

Ambulance Policy

Please be aware of the following information as per the Department of Education & Training’s website. 

Emergency medical situations 

If a student is ill or injured, in an emergency a school may: 

1. call an ambulance or 
2. call for any necessary medical attention on behalf of the student’s parents.  

The legal authority to do this arises from the principle of “agency of necessity”. This means that the law recognises that the authority to act on another’s behalf is implied in case of emergency. 

An ambulance will always be called in a medical emergency. 

Ambulance Cover/Costs 

We strongly encourage parents to have up-to-date ambulance cover and also inform parents that they are responsible for any medical expenses such as ambulance costs incurred if their child is injured or requires an ambulance at school, or whilst participating in a school activity. 

Department of Education and Training Victoria (DE&T) Policy 

Please note as per DE&T policy, the cost of any medical attention or ambulance for a student will be borne by the parent/guardian. Parents are liable for all medical expenses incurred as a result of student injury, including transport costs such as ambulance or air ambulance costs.