ADMISSIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
UNIFORM SHOP HOURS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
The college uniform shop will be open at the times below during the upcoming school holiday period. If you have any queries please contact the uniform shop directly via email uniformshop@sjcmda.vic.edu.au
JANUARY 2022
Monday January 17 - 9:00am to 6:00pm (new families fittings only)
Tuesday January 18 - 9:00am to 6:00pm (Year 7 2022 order collection)
Wednesday January 19 - 9:00am to 6:00pm
Thursday January 27 - 8:00am to 6:00pm
Friday January 28 - 9:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday January 29 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Monday January 31 - 8:00am to 1:00pm
FEBRUARY 2022
Tuesday February 1 - 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Wednesday February 2 - 8:30am to 10:00am and 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Thursday February 3 - 8:30am to 10:00am
Saturday February 5 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Regular hours will resume from Monday February 7. These are:
Monday: 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Thursday: 8:30am to 9:30am
1st Saturday of each month: 9:30am to 11:00am
The current price list, Student Uniform Policy and a copy of the Uniform Policy and Guidelines brochure is attached below for your information.
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
Our newsletters are the best way to stay in the loop of what is happening at St Joseph’s College.
We regularly publish news on the website and Skoolbag to keep the college community up to date with current information, events, items of interest, student achievements and college activities.
Community, the Newsletter, is published each month during the school term and aims to collect important posts from our website, community notices and advertisements.
We ask that all parents read our website or/and newsletter to stay updated with all the college news.
PARENT CONTACT DETAILS
Have you moved house? Do you have a new phone number or email address?
If so, please remember to contact me via email at taston@sjcmda.vic.edu.au. It is important that we have your most current details in case of an emergency. It is also important that you keep your mobile phone number and email address details up to date on PAM. This is to ensure you do not miss out on vital information including student attendance alerts.
SKOOLBAG
Skoolbag is the main communication platform of the college, and as such newsletters, notices, correspondence and information are sent to families on a regular basis using this app. Please ensure that you remain informed by downloading the app to your mobile phone. Instructions are included below.
SKOOLBAG INSTRUCTIONS
How to ensure you receive notifications from the SkoolBag App
SkoolBag Help for App Users
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL
All families agree in writing to abide by the college's policies and procedures upon enrolment of their child.
As per our fee policy (point 14.3) in instances where a student exits the college without providing one term’s notice in writing or equivalent, one term’s fees will apply. Charging of the fee is not a penalty for withdrawal without notice but a calculation of genuine economic loss incurred by the college. This is the reason the late withdrawal fee is applied.
The college plans for, and commits to, a range of staffing costs and services, such as a laptop leases, camps and excursions, in advance. Where a student is withdrawn without sufficient notice, the college may not be able to fill that place at late notice which results in a commitment to costs that are no longer required. The withdrawal of a student in shorter than the agreed notice period now also becomes a cost incurred by other parents. Naturally the college will exercise discretion over fees in exceptional cases such as personal hardship or family bereavement.
Please contact me by email taston@sjcmda.vic.edu.au if you need to give the college notice if your family is leaving the district or of your intention to withdraw your child/ren from the college. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to call me on 5018 8034.
REMINDER - ANNUAL PHOTO CONSENT
If you have already completed this paperwork, thank you. If you have not, please complete the attached forms as a matter of urgency. If we do not receive signed consent the college is unable to take photographs of your child/ren.
At certain times throughout the year, students may have the opportunity to be photographed and recorded/filmed by the college or its service providers for college publications (including magazines and newsletters), the college’s website and Instagram account, and to promote the college in newspapers and other media such as television and radio.
Catholic Education Ballarat (CEB), Catholic Education Melbourne (CEM), Mercy Education Limited (MEL), relevant Parish, Diocese of Ballarat and the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) may also wish to use student photographs/recordings in print and online promotional, marketing, media and educational materials.
We would like permission to use your child’s photograph/recording for the above purposes. Please complete the permission form attached and return it to me at the college. This form must be completed annually.
In addition to this form all students in Year 8 2021 MUST complete the attached ICT Services Agreement to enable them to collect their laptop at the commencement of the 2022 school year. It would be appreciated if this could be signed and returned with the photo permission form.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Tracy Aston
Admissions and Communications Manager