Principal's Page
From Christian's desk....
Special Assemblies this Friday
A reminder this Friday, January 10th at 2:40pm we’d love you to join our Badge Presentation Assembly where our Captains and Junior School Council members will receive their representative badges. Prior to that Assembly, families of our Captains will enjoy a special afternoon tea. Thanks in advance to our CHAPS community for organising the afternoon tea.
That's me (above) with our new School Captains: Jasmine SED, Emily SLD, Noah SKG and Ryder SJB.
School Council Nominations
Each year Victorian Government schools are required to formally call for nominations for members of the School Council. I will be doing this next week.
Being a member of School Council is a great way to be involved in the school. School Council members’ personal skills and attributes (eg finance, facilities, communications/promotion) are of great benefit in contributing to school improvement and driving initiatives.
Croydon Hills Primary School’s School Council consists of eight elected parents, four staff positions, the Department Nominee (the Principal) and the option of 2 Co-opted Positions. Elected members stand for two-year terms with the option of then nominating for further terms. The two co-opted members will be determined by the School Council at our AGM on Wednesday March 15th. These positions are typically filled by a representative from the parent community, Croydon Hills Parents' Association (CHAPS) or Men of the Hills (MOTHS).
When I call for nominations, I will provide information on the nomination process. In the meantime, if you are interested or would like to know more, please visit DET’s School Council Overview website or contact me directly.
Volunteers: Working With Children Check
Our school values the many volunteers that assist in our classrooms, at sporting events, on camps and excursions, and at other events and programs. To ensure that we are meeting our legal obligations under the Worker Screening Act 2020 and the Child Safe Standards, Croydon Hills Primary School is required to undertake suitability checks. Specifically, volunteers are required to have a Working With Children Check or equivalent.
Volunteers are asked to produce their valid card to the Office for verification on their first visit to the school in the following circumstances:
- Volunteers who are not parent/family members of any student at the school are required to have a WWC Check if they are engaged in child-related work regardless of whether they are being supervised.
- Parent/family volunteers who assist in school activities, regardless of whether their own child is participating or not
- Parent/family volunteers who assist with excursions (including swimming), camps and similar events, regardless of whether their own child is participating or not.
- Parent/community School Council members sitting on School Council, Croydon Hills Parents’ Association (CHAPS) and Men Of The Hills (MOTHS).
To ensure you can fully involve yourself in the life of the school I encourage all parents and carers to ensure they have a valid Working With Children Check - they're free for volunteers!
Annual Privacy Reminder for our School Community
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Please take time to read our school’s collection notice, found on our website.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use [Google Workspace for Education] safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using [Google Workspace for Education], please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Dari
- Gujarati
- Mandarin
- Somali
- Sudanese
- Turkish
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Annual Policy Reminder for the School Community
Croydon Hills Primary School and the Department of Education have suite of policies and procedures that assist in the demonstration of compliance with corporate governance, teaching standards, student welfare and education programs. They cover everything from attendance, student discipline, emergency procedures, and delivery of the curriculum and support enhanced communication and clarity of school operations and procedures.
Our school’s local policies are maintained by School Council and located on the Policy Page of our school website. DET has an overarching Policy and Advisory Library.
Christian Holdsworth - Principal