{"id":14192,"date":"2025-08-04T18:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=14192"},"modified":"2025-08-04T18:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:21:11","slug":"from-the-assistant-principal-76","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-assistant-principal-76\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Assistant Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>Pick up and Drop off Woolwich Road and Surrounding Areas<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School zone regulations are in place for the protection of our students and driving along Woolwich Road near the College has speed restrictions. At all times, students are expected to cross Woolwich Road using the traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drop off and pick up zones are clearly marked outside the College, parents and carers are not to park outside of these areas at pick or drop off times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.35.28-am.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14228\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.35.28-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.35.28-am.png 466w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.35.28-am-320x209.png 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.35.28-am-230x150.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>COMPASS Student Card<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a College expectation that all students have their COMPASS student ID card with them everyday. The card is used in particular for students to tap in and out of the College for late arrival or early departure and the canteen. I ask for the support of parents in ensuring that your daughter\/s have this with them everyday.\u00a0 If students have misplaced or lost their student ID card it is a requirement that the card is replaced. Please see below for how to order a new card online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.39.53-am.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14229\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.39.53-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.39.53-am.png 728w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.39.53-am-640x171.png 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.39.53-am-320x86.png 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.39.53-am-560x150.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.40.39-am.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14230\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.40.39-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.40.39-am.png 721w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.40.39-am-640x97.png 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.40.39-am-320x48.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Opal Card &#8211; Tapping on and off Buses<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.51.27-am.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14231 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.51.27-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.51.27-am.png 342w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.51.27-am-320x186.png 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-10.51.27-am-258x150.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>Please see below for\u00a0 communication from NSW Transit Systems regarding the use of student Opal cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We would like to remind students and parents of the importance of carrying and correctly tapping on their Opal cards when using public transport services.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recent observations continue to show low compliance rates among some student passengers, which impacts our ability to accurately monitor patronage and ensure adequate service delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students must carry their Opal card at all times when using public transport.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opal cards should be tapped on and off for every journey.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tap-on data helps assess demand and plan reliable school bus services.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"highlight\" style=\"text-align: left\"><i style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\"><em>Ms Melinda Alvarez, Assistant Principal<\/em><\/i><\/div>\n<p>This article on College life meets The Archbishop&#8217;s Charter for Catholic Schools &#8211; Charter #2, #6 &amp; #8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pick Up and Drop Off Zone, Compass Student Cards and tapping on and off buses using Opal Cards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-14192","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/14192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=14192"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=14192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}