Boarding School News

We are back to a full house in boarding and the day-to-day busyness of study sports training and music practice.

There have been a few girls present with cold symptoms already this week. Nurse Fiona, who visits the Boarding House to check on our boarders every morning before school, has administered a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for all students with symptoms, and all have returned negative results to date. We will communicate with you if your daughter has a test and advise you of the result.

Part-Time Jobs

Some of our students in Year 10+ already have part-time jobs.  In boarding, we support this as we try to enable our students to appreciate their life as day students. 

If your child is interested in pursuing part-time or casual work, please ensure you have discussed this and consent as the parent before they apply and accept a position.  We will then be able to discuss the logistics of the job with your child, such as hours of work vs study and school commitments and transportation requirements.

We do our best to transport our boarders to many out of school events; however, at times, due to demand, it is not always possible to provide transportation to non-school activities such as part-time work commitments.  Therefore, a plan needs to be put in place of how your child will get to and from their job if the Boarding House transport is not available.

Facebook

Our Boarding House has its own Facebook group. This group is limited to boarding parents and carers only, making it a great place to showcase photos of our girls at various activities. If you would like to follow our Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/340245156378504.

What’s Happening this Weekend

Due to the current COVID-19 health directives in place, we are erring on the side of caution by limiting recreational activities up until 4 March.

This weekend’s activities include:

Our Boarding and International Student Officer, Ms. Christine Quist, is available throughout the school day from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm to attend to any queries you have. Christine can be contacted on 3262 0221 or by email at boarding@clayfield.qld.edu.au.

Our Head of Year Boarding Supervisors are on duty after 3:00 pm and can be contacted on 3262 0221 or 0409 582 480 or via the following emails.

Head of Year 7 and 8

Magdel Langhein

mlanghein@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Head of Year 9 and 10

Amita Kapur

akapur@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Head of Year 11 and 12

Judy Hay

jhay@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Of course, I am always available to discuss anything boarding on 0409 059 732 or ksearle@clayfield.qld.edu.au