Start and Finish Times
8:30am – 2:40pm Pre-Primary to Year 6 Students (Gates open at 8:20am and 2:30pm)
8:40am – 2:50pm Kindergarten Students (Gates open at 8:30am and 2:40pm)
Bell Times
School begins at 8:30am (Kindergarten begins at 8:40am)
Recess 10:40am – 11am
Lunch 1:00pm – 1:40pm
School finishes at 2:40pm (Kindergarten finishes at 2:50pm)
Pre-Primary to Year 6
8:20am – 8:30am Your child has arrived in time to settle well and has the best start possible. You will have time to settle your child and give any messages to the teacher.
8:30am – Your child has arrived just after most children and will need to get organised quickly and enter the classroom quietly. You will not be able to interrupt the teacher or enter the classroom with your child.
8:35am – Your child is late, has missed the beginning of the school day and is disadvantaged having missed the morning routine and revision activities.
8:40am – You will need a late note from the office.
Kindergarten
8:30am – 8:40am Your child has arrived in time to settle well and has the best start possible. You will have time to settle your child and give any messages to the teacher.
8:40am Your child has arrived just after most children and will need to get organised quickly and enter the classroom quietly. You will not be able to interrupt the teacher or enter the classroom with your child.
8:45am Your child is late, has missed the beginning of the school day and is disadvantaged having missed the morning routine and revision activities.
8:50am You will need a late note from the office.
Attendance
Being late a few minutes can be unsettling for your child and they will have missed key messages from the teacher.
5 mins late a day = 3 lost days a year!
10 mins late a day = 6 lost days a year!
20 mins late a day = 12 lost days a year!
Every Day Counts
The School Education Act 1999 requires children of compulsory school age to attend school (This now applies to Pre-Primary Students). When a child is unable to attend, legislation requires that parents/caregivers forward written notification providing a reasonable cause for the absence of their child. Please note that a telephone message beforehand is encouraged if the absence is anticipated.
The school uses a SMS messaging service which, on every school day at approximately 10am, will automatically send a text message to a parent or care giver if a child is marked absent without explanation. Parents are expected to respond to these messages. When an explanation is not provided to the Principal within three days of the original day’s absence, the class teacher may send a letter requesting an explanation.
In addition, it is important to note that no child may leave the school grounds during the school day without the knowledge and permission of the school Administration. Parents or carers collecting children prior to the end of the school day are required to complete a Leave Pass obtained from the front office.