Child Safety

The care, safety and well-being of children and young people is a central and fundamental responsibility of Catholic education.

Monivae College is committed to strengthened practices for the protection of children in line with the Victorian Government child safety reforms.

Catholic school communities place the highest priority on the care, well-being and protection of children and young people. Founded in Christ and sustained by faith, Catholic schools seek to fulfil their mission of enabling each student to come into the fullness of their own humanity. This includes paying attention to the inherent dignity of children and young people, and their fundamental right to be respected, nurtured and safeguarded by all.

Catholic education has done much to strengthen its well-being and protection environment and remains committed to continuous improvement and review of its policies.

Supporting an absolute commitment to child safety, Monivae College has a dedicated Student Wellbeing Group and a dedicated Child Protection Officer. We continue to work closely with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), the Department of Education and Training (DET), and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to improve child protection through the promotion and implementation of the Victorian compulsory minimum Child Safe Standards and other relevant legislative obligations emanating from recommendations associated with the:

• Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
• Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations which culminated in the report titled Betrayal of Trust.

Mandatory reporting is a legal requirement under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic.) to protect children from harm relating to physical injury and sexual abuse and is non-negotiable in our schools. 

There has been a review of school policies and procedures to reflect recent Victorian legislative amendments with respect to managing the risk of child abuse. All relevant information, policies and procedures are located on the school website https://www.monivae.com/our-college/child-safety 

Monivae College maintains a culture of ‘zero tolerance’ to child abuse.

The School’s Child Safety Officer is responsible for ensuring that all members of the school community follow child safety standards. To contact the Child Safety Officer at Monivae College: Mrs. Fiona Mulhall

Fiona Mulhall

Deputy Principal