Child Safety

St Agatha's is committed to providing a Child Safe school environment where the whole child is nurtured. As teachers, we are mandated to report all disclosures of child abuse, including physical, emotional and sexual. Policies and procedures are developed to assist schools and teachers in meeting their Child Safe obligations.

Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy 

The Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy has been updated to reflect practices that encourage student voice. This includes students participating in Class Meetings where they can raise issues that concern them both on the playground and in the classroom. The issues are discussed as a class and the students with their teachers work to find solutions. 

Our Child Safe Champion - Mr Doherty will meet with a student representative from each class (Years 3-6) to listen to the issues that had been discussed and their solutions. Mr Doherty can also ask the representatives to take important Child Safety messages back to their classrooms.

Click on the link to read the Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy. If any parent would like to discuss the policy or provide input into the processes that surround it, please contact Liam Doherty via ldoherty@stacbourne.catholic.edu.au 

Volunteers and Visitors

All visitors and volunteers to the school who intend to engage in child related works such as helping in the classroom, working in the school canteen, going on excursions etc must sign in at the office and hold a valid working with children card. All visitors and volunteers must also sign the school's Code of Conduct.

Click on the link to read the Code of Conduct.

Early in the school year, Mr Doherty will run volunteer induction sessions that must be completed prior to volunteering at school run events. Please check the calendar for dates.