General Office

Office hours: 8.15am to 4.15pm

Telephone: 9758 5022

Parents should always make contact with the General Office first when visiting the school or requiring to make contact with their child.

Appointments with teachers may be made via telephone or direct email.

We look forward to helping you when you call or visit us.

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Student Absences

If your child will be absent or late due to illness or for any other reason, parents/guardians are able to choose one of the following options:

mark their absence on Compass
send an email to the school: fairhills.hs@education.vic.gov.au
call 9758 5022 and leave a message after the prompt. The absence line is operational 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for your convenience.

If a student arrives at school late they should report to their classroom teacher.

If a student is required to leave school early for any reason they should bring a note from their parent/guardian and record this on Compass.

Asthma/Diabetes/Anaphylaxis/Epilepsy

If your child has a medical alert for ASTHMA, DIABETES, ANAPHYLAXIS or EPILEPSY the school MUST be supplied with a new Management Plan every 12 months. Please ensure you have provided this to the office in the best interest of your child.

2021 Year Level Coordinators

Year 7 – Ms Marguerite Kuhne

Year 8 – Ms Ying Qin

Year 9 – Mr Gary Johnson

Year 10 – Mr Tony Hitchman

Year 11 – Ms Leanne Henderson

Year 12 – Mr Julian Stokes

Contact Details

If you have changed any of your personal details (phone numbers / address / place of employment) - please email your changes to: fairhills.hs@education.vic.gov.au or phone the office for assistance on 03 9758 5022. It is important to ensure our records are current.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Lost Property

If your child has misplaced anything at school - please ask that they check at the School Office.

School Uniforms which are named are returned to students as soon as they are handed in (please check that your student has his/her name clearly marked on each item of school uniform).

Uniform Shop

The on-site Uniform Shop is open every Thursday from 12.00 - 4.00pm

Please note: Thursday 1 April the Uniform shop will close at 2.30pm.

If you have any uniforms or books that are no longer being used and you would like to donate them to the school, please bring them to the General Office.

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.

Payment amounts this year are $225 for eligible secondary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.

If you would like to apply for the first time, please complete the CSEF application form here.

Check with the school office if you are unsure, and please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible.

A-Z Guide

Have you read the A-Z Guide? This guide outlines important information for both students and parents and can be used as an easy reference guide for any questions you may have. If you need further details please contact the office 9758 5022.

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