Dear Parents and Carers,

Students have settled well into the 2022 academic year and I sincerely thank families for supporting the College in regards to student organisation and uniform.

Does Attendance Really Matter?

10 Minutes late a day? Surely that won’t affect my child……

Now if you think that is a lot of missed school time, look at what a day can make –

1 or 2 days a week doesn’t seem much but…..

If you want your daughter to be successful at school, then YES attendance does matter.

Reminders for the start of the school year:

Diaries

• Parents are asked to sign diaries each week. This helps ensure that any messages and homework can be noted by parents.

Transport

• Student safety is a principle concern for all members of the College community. To this end I would ask that parents and care givers pay particular thoughtfulness to pedestrian safety when dropping off and picking up students in the College precincts. Hamilton Avenue becomes very congested both during morning and afternoon drop offs and we encourage parents to park a little way from the school and students will walk to their car.
• All families who have children using Public Transport, ensure their daughters adhere to the NSW Government mandate that all children over the age of 12 must wear a mask on any type of Public Transport, including school chartered buses. This is also required if when catching on a bus for Thursday sport and excursions.

NSW Health Vaccination

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program. All vaccinations will occur at school. Please find below the dates, year groups and offering of vaccines to our students: