Annual Reminders
Shane Kruger - Principal
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 privacy information, found on our website: Lilydale Heights College.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Microsoft 365 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 Microsoft 365, 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
We also ask families to familiarise themselves with the Compass Education – Privacy Policy.
Insurance
During the daily life of schools, accidental injuries and damage can occur. It is important that families are aware that the Department of Education insurance policies do not cover:
- personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students
- private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors
This means that personal items that are brought to school (e.g. mobile phones) will not be covered by insurance if they are damaged, lost or stolen. Students and families are advised to consider this when choosing which items to bring to school.
Parents may wish to obtain student accident insurance from a commercial insurer and/or ambulance cover, depending on their health insurance arrangements and any other personal considerations.
We would strongly encourage families to become a member of Ambulance Victoria in case an ambulance needs to be called for their child. We will not hesitate in contacting an ambulance if we feel that it is in the best interest of the child.
Further information can be found in the Department’s Insurance Policy
Family Support & Resources
The Department of Education has a range of supports and resources available to families for 2023. Please click on the below links to discover what supports are available.
Mental and wellbeing health toolkit
Attending school – including information on attendance, homework, reports, school travel, mobile phones, uniforms, immunisations and Health and Wellbeing staff in schools