Boorowa Central School

Principal's Message

Message from Mrs Paula Hambly

Yesterday we celebrated Harmony Day’s twentieth anniversary. Harmony Day was established to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity and to be a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home. Our students and staff have participated in this event by wearing a touch of orange and completing cultural activities in the classrooms including lantern making for the Lambing Flat Chinese Festival.

 

Yesterday Kinder to Year 8 took part in a circus workshop which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The acrobats were amazing and encouraged participation from our students. We have some very talented and coordinated students who demonstrated their circus skills.

 

The Secondary teaching staff are in the process of uploading all Assessment tasks onto the Boorowa Central School website so that both students and parents will be able to monitor workloads and support the completion of these assessments.​

Boorowa Central School Fees for 2019

The Voluntary School Contribution remains at $40 per child. This is considerably lower than most other schools in our area. Whilst this is a voluntary fee we would ask that as many families as possible pay this amount to assist with our running costs.

 

The Secondary Course Fees for Electives are compulsory. These fees must be paid by Week 10 Term 1 or your child will be asked to select a non-fee paying elective. These fees enable us to purchase equipment and other necessary items to enable the course to be successfully delivered. Once again these fees are considerably lower than most schools in our area.

 

Fees can be paid at the front office with cash or cheque or online via our website:

https://boorowa-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Click on the Make a Payment tab.

 

I thank you for your support in meeting these obligations.

Whooping Cough

Whooping cough (also called pertussis) began increasing across NSW towards the end of 2018, especially in children between the ages of 5 and 14 years. NSW Health anticipates that this increase will continue into 2019.

School-aged children who are infected with whooping cough usually experience a troubling cough that can persist for months, but they rarely get severe illness. However they can spread the infection to younger siblings and other more vulnerable people, who are at higher risk of severe disease. Whooping cough can be a life threatening infection in babies.

What can you do to prevent whooping cough?

  1. Make sure vaccinations are up to date for all family members
  2. Be alert for symptoms of whooping cough
  3. Keep coughing children home, to prevent them spreading the infection to others, and see your GP to get them tested for whooping cough

For more information on Whooping Cough and vaccination visit the NSW Health Website(https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/whoopingcough/Pages/default.aspx)