NAPLAN Testing

As many of you would be aware, NAPLAN testing is again being conducted earlier this year. Instead of being held in May, the tests are now being held in March.  As the tests are conducted online there is a two-week window in which we are asked to conduct the tests. The arrangements we have put in place this year are as follows:

Years 3 and 5

• Wednesday 13 March – Writing Test – Year 3 will complete this with pen and paper and Year 5 will sit this test online.
• Monday 18 March – the Reading Test will take place on this day. The girls will also complete the Language conventions Test (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar).
• Tuesday 19 March – the Numeracy Test will take place on this day.

Years 7 and 9

• Wednesday 13 March – The Writing Test will be completed first, followed by the Reading Test.
• Thursday 14 March – The girls will complete the Language Conventions Test (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar). The girls in Year 9 will also complete the Numeracy Test on this day.
• Friday 15 March – Year 7 will complete their Numeracy Test will take place today.

If a student is absent on the day of a test, arrangements will be made for them to catch up on the test, provided they return to school within the testing window.

As these tests are again being held earlier in the year, parents can expect to receive the reports on their daughter’s performance earlier than in the past. It is hopeful we will receive this feedback at some point in Term 2 rather than Term 3. Additionally, I would also like to let you know of some changes that came into effect last year to the nature of the report that parents will receive. New NAPALAN Proficiency Standards were introduced last year. Instead of the previous 10 band structure, the report on student performance now consists of four levels of achievement. These new levels are labelled: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs Additional Support. We will provide you with more information about each of these levels and how to interpret the new reports when you receive your daughter’s results.

If you have any questions or you would like further information about anything relating to NAPLAN please contact either Cristi Wilsmore, Deputy Head of Primary (Teaching and Learning) or myself.

Andrew Gallagher
Director of Curriculum

From the P&F

Dear SCEGGS Parents,

It was lovely to see and meet so many of you at last week’s Welcome Drinks.

A reminder that the Annual General Meeting of the P&F will take place this Tuesday 12 March in the Joan Freeman Lecture Theatre.  Drinks and nibbles will be served in the foyer from 6.30pm, followed by the AGM at 7.00pm.

Everyone is welcome.  It is your chance to vote for your P&F representatives and have your say.  If you would like to nominate to be a member of the P&F, please complete the attached form and return to this email address by COB Monday.  All very much welcome.

Thank you very much and we look forward to seeing you at the AGM  on Tuesday 12 March.

Penny Newton
P&F President

Festival on Forbes 2024

The Festival on Forbes, SCEGGS’ biennial fair, returns on Sunday 25 August from 10.00am – 3.00pm.

Samantha Masnick (Year 12 Parent) and Bree Parker (Year 11 Parent) are this year’s co-convenors who, along with the dedicated Festival on Forbes Committee, have started their tireless work to bring you the most fabulous fair ever!

2024 Festival on Forbes Committee

• Melanie Booth
• Stevie Brennan
• Anna Chandler
• Claudine Cooney
• Janey Gold
• Mary Poniros
• Jane Sheumack
• Danielle Shin
• Jessica Singer
• Sally Snow
• Jenne Tsangaris
• Stella Wong

To find out more or to get involved, please feel free to contact us!

And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at sceggsfestivalonforbes.

We hope to see you there!

The Festival on Forbes Committee

Drama News

In Drama news this week, you may read about the wonderful House Drama day, drama productions with other schools and Co-curricular Drama opportunities.

House Drama

Congratulations to all on a superb day of Drama and House spirit at House Drama 2024. The energy, time and creativity invested in these original performances continues to astound.

What the students are able to achieve in four weeks is very impressive. The sense of theatricality brought to the day demonstrates wonderful collaboration and imagination. I have received many glowing comments from staff and students and the Judges, all who were genuinely impressed with the theatrical offerings on the day.

There will be some disappointment if your House did not fare as well as you’d hoped – but please know that every House achieved amazing things and you should be very proud of your contribution.

Bravo to the House leaders and committees. Leading a House in the House Drama event is particularly demanding. Much falls on the shoulders of the House leaders. Hopefully you can all reflect on your leadership of this project and recognise a personal growth and garnered knowledge to apply to projects of collaboration in the future. Your Houses are fortunate to have you as leaders.

The challenge this year was using an iconic board game to ignite an original piece of theatre.

Congratulations to Barton on their winning interpretation of Monopoly. In second place was Langley who brought the game of Guess Who to vivid life. And the Game of Life garnered Christian House third place. Docker (Mousetrap), Badham (Battelships) and Beck (Chess) continued the excellence of theatre with their celebrated entries.

A big thank you to our adjudicators Donna Lee, Octavia Barron-Martin and Eva Harris. And also to the many staff who assisted with the running of House Drama – Julia Piazza (Drama Captain & Host), Ms Goodfellow, Mr Hope, Mr Rogers, Ms Lynch, Ms Bolton, Ms Schwedes and Mr Colyer.

House Drama was conducted on Tuesday 27 February.

The School of Rock at Newington

Chookas to SCEGGS girls Nancy Newton (Year 10), Josephine Grayden (Year 9) and Francesca Emblin (Year 11) who take to the stage at Newington next week in their musical production The School of Rock by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The production runs from Wednesday March 6 to Saturday March 9. 

Co-Curricular Drama

St Peter’s classes have commenced for the year. Classes on offer are:

Our Senior production, Nell Gwynn, also went into rehearsal this week with production dates scheduled for June 12 to 15 in Term 2.

Peter Eyers
Head of Drama

Year 7 Technology Generational Interviews 2024

We began the Year 7 Technology course this year with an introduction activity asking our students to interview a family or friend of another generation about their experiences with technology during high school.

Here is a snippet of the wonderful narratives and articles the students produced.

Dial up Phones

Lisa Taylor would come home from school and call her friends every day. The difference between my life and hers is that she had to remember all her friends phone numbers so she could dial them.
Perdita Taylor

My dad Craig told me the phone was in the middle of the corridor, it allowed little to no privacy. It also meant that the occasional awkward moment couldn’t be avoided, if you were to dial a friend, their parent would be the one to pick up, as it was a family line.
Ariel Wilson

In the classroom

My mum Ashlee Hamlin shared with me details of her school life. In most classes there was an overhead projector used for information slides. They also used wheel-in television for educational purposes.
Indigo Hasemer 

Computers and TVs were not used in the classroom when Brian McMaster went to school, and the only piece of Technology he used in the classroom was a slide ruler, for maths.
Clementine Reuss

For this project I interviewed my 81-year-old Grandma, who lives in Adelaide. When she was my age, instead of having TVs people used a thing called a slide projector, which was a camera film being projected on the wall by a 16mm projector.
Lily Withers

Researching

The word microfiche threw me! What was a microfiche? I did some research (using technology) and discovered it’s a piece of film with micro photos of newspapers, catalogues, and documents so small you can’t read them. You put the microfilms into a machine that magnifies them onto a screen. Nowadays all this information would just be online!
Anja Baker

There were no computers at school for my parents Joyce and Kevin, “all we used were movie projectors”. When researching information for subjects such as Science, History, Geography, they would use books and encyclopedias.
Madison Coutts

My dad Richard went to the library and used microfilm and books. He used a Macintosh (Apple) computer, watched things on the TV and the teachers used a projector.
Saskia Pym

My mum did not grow up with her own computer. She would have a computer room where only two computers would be and you would have to share them with the whole school…..
Claudia Rennie-Meyenn

Other Technologies

My mum Nikoll used typewriters and a tape recorder in her final years to record and share experiences.
Posie Nobay

When saving files, my father used what’s called a floppy disk which was about the size of an envelope.
Sara Malavich

Beatrice brought in a cassette from the 1980’s with an interview of her Great Grandmother by her Mum.

It was very exciting to hear as I don’t think any of us had heard a cassette before, my mum sounded so cute, it was cool to hear my great grandmothers voice, she sounded so posh and old fashioned.
Beatrice Inglis

TAS Department

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2024

It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of the 2024 Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) at SCEGGS Darlinghurst.

The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition or a fundraiser, but a challenge to each student to read, to read more, and to read more widely.

Kindergarten to Year 2

The students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will participate in the Challenge at school. Their online Reading Logs will be completed by me.

Years 3 to 6

The Years 3 to 6 students are invited to participate in the Challenge by reading 20 books, 10 from the PRC booklist and 10 of their own choice. This is followed by the completion of an online Reading Log. The girls will be shown how to complete their online Reading Log during a Library lesson in March.

Every student will be issued with a new Department of Education username and password during their Library lesson.

How to register and record books online:

1. Go to the website.
2. Click on log in in the upper top right-hand corner. This will take you to the NSW Department of Education portal login page. This is where students need to enter their username and password.
3. Complete the reader survey if prompted.
4. You are now ready to complete the online reading log.
5. Click on top right – circular icon.
6. Click on my reading log. Add PRC Book or Personal Choice Book by title.
    

The Premier’s Reading Challenge concludes on 23 August 2024. All students who complete the Challenge will be presented with a personalised certificate in Term 4.

Please visit the PRC website for further information, or do not hesitate to contact me.

Karen McBride
Primary Teacher Librarian

Secondary Music

Assembly Music

Thank you to Amati Strings, conducted by Mrs Sweeney, for their performance at Assembly this week.

P&F Cocktail Party

Thank you to Basie Jazz Band, conducted by Mr Gresham for their music at the P&F Cocktail Party.

SCEGGS Eisteddfod

Details regarding heats have been emailed to all Secondary participants and can also be found here.

The Secondary Highlights concert is on Wednesday 20 March at 6.00pm in the Great Hall.

Song writing sessions

Free song writing sessions continue every Thursday afternoon, from 3.30pm-5.00pm in DB 3. You can come along for as long or as little time as needed. There will be information for beginners, as well as help for those who have already started to write songs.

Our new tutor is Benny Davis. Benny studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, before touring internationally with The Axis of Awesome for more than 10 years. The Axis of Awesome recorded seven albums, performed regularly at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe, and have had millions of views on YouTube. Please see Mr Gresham if you have any questions.

Mr David Gresham
Head of Music Curriculum

Open Morning – Friday 8 March, 8.30am, Great Hall

The Woodwind Ensemble, under the direction of Ms Nicole Barrett, will play a short selection of music ahead of the Open Morning on Friday 8 March. Please arrive at 8.00am and be ready to play from 8.30am – 9.00am.

New Parent Dinner – Thursday 21 March, 6.50pm, Great Hall

Lux Strings, under the direction of Ms Eliza Sdraulig, will play a selection of music as guests arrive for the New Parent Dinner on Thursday 21 March. Before the performance, this ensemble will rehearse from 5.15pm – 6.00pm. They will perform from 6.50pm – 7.25pm and can be collected from the DB Centre around 7.30pm.

Musicale 1 – Thursday 11 April, 6.00pm, Great Hall

Please be aware that the date in the school diary is incorrect.

The following secondary ensembles will be performing at Musicale 1;

• Contemporary Strings
• Clarion Concert Band
• Van Reyk Percussion Ensemble
• Glennie Percussion Ensemble
• Years 7-10 Choir
• Years 7-10 Madrigal Ensemble

Further details can be found in this note.

Clipboard

All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow these instructions.

If you are having any issues with Clipboard set-up, please contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss Alice Kotowicz.

Important Dates

Term 1

Heidi Jones
Head of Music Co-curricular

Primary Music

Assembly Music

Thank you to Aisling Blackburn (Year 5) for her performance of ‘Medallion Calls’ from Pirates of the Caribbean at the Years 3 – 6 Assembly and to Anara Murugesan (Year 6) who accompanied the school song.

SCEGGS Eisteddfod

Primary music students are practicing their instruments in preparation for the SCEGGS Eisteddfod. They can log their practice sessions on the Eisteddfod Practice Tracker sheet which was handed out to tutors and students last week. Awards will be given once the Eisteddfod has finished.

Details regarding heats have been emailed to all parents of participants and can also be found here. 

The Primary Highlights concert is on Wednesday 20 March at 4.30pm in the Great Hall.

Musicale 1 – Thursday 11 April 6.00pm, Great Hall

Please be aware that the date in the school diary is incorrect.

The following ensembles will be performing at Musicale 1:

• Sinfonietta
• Chamber Strings
• Primary String Octet
• Bugles’ Band
• Primary Percussion Ensemble
• Cantare
• Stage 2 Choir

Further details can be found in this note.

Peripatetic Music Prog

A reminder that all students who learn an instrument or singing at school are required to be on a rotating timetable. We cannot accommodate requests for specific lesson times, or to avoid particular subjects for certain students as these restrictions limit the rotation for all other students.

Clipboard

All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow these instructions.

If you are having any issues with Clipboard set-up, please contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss Alice Kotowicz.

Beyond the Green Gate

We are always happy to hear about ways our primary musicians are involved in music-making outside the school. Please send details to Heidi Jones.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)

Secondary Sport News

Sport Staff – Who to Contact (Term 1)

Not sure who to contact for a particular sporting activity?

Click here for the list of Term 1 Sport Staff Contacts and email addresses.

Inter-House Cross Country Carnival

The Secondary Inter-House Cross Country Carnival will be held on Tuesday March 12 at Queens Park. All students in Years 7-12 are encouraged to attend.

Students should assemble at 6.45am next to the Fitness Equipment on Queens Park Rd (Baronga Ave end). The first race will commence at 7.00am – 15, 16, 17, & 18 years, with the second race commencing at 7.20am – 12, 13, & 14 years.

At the completion of the event all students will be bused back to school.

Please speak with Ms Thompson or Ms Gowan if you have any questions.

Interschools Challenge Cross Country Event

SCEGGS will be taking a group of runners to the Interschools Cross Country Challenge on Thursday March 14 for any students who are keen to compete against other IGSA schools in the lead up to the IGSA Cross Country Carnival.

A link has been emailed to all students to sign up.

The bus will depart immediately after school at 3.10pm to go to St Leonards Park. The bus will return to school at the completion of the event at approximately 6.15pm.

Sailing

Congratulations to Isobel Payne (Year 11) who competed in the Hardy Cup.

The Hardy Cup is a World Sailing International Grade 3 Youth (under 23) Match Racing Event, contested in small keelboats with a crew of five and hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.  There were 10 teams including three international, and the match racing was fiercely contested across four days.  Despite being called up just five days before the event, the junior squad from the RSYS came together brilliantly to walk away with 7^th. Isobel was in the position of ’trimmer’, handling both the jib and the spinnaker. (Her sister Gretel (SCEGGS class of 2020) was also trimmer on a senior RSYS team).  

It was a thrilling event, with a big mix of conditions – the first day was light but the next three were very windy and challenging.  After a slight catastrophe on day two with their spinnaker, the team recovered to take out another three wins in the second round. They placed 7^th overall,  a great end to an intense regatta.

NSW All Schools Teams Racing (Sailing)

Good luck to the following students who will be representing SCEGGS at the NSW Schools Teams Racing Championships being hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron from March 15 -17: Alexandra Argy (Year 11), Isobel Payne (Year 11), Jessica Board (Year 10), Sophie M (Year 10), Michaela Docherty (Year 9), Sophia Bolot (Year 8), Natalie Perkins (Year 8) and Eleanor Di Pilla (Year 7).

SCEGGS International Women’s Day Run

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #InspireInclusion.

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #InspireInclusion.

Come and celebrate women athletes and applaud when equality is achieved in pay, sponsorship, and visibility. Visit the website here.

Please join us in our annual SCEGGS International Women’s Day Run. Students, parents/carers, dogs ALL welcome as we run through the streets of Darlinghurst and Woolloomooloo down to the Botanical gardens.

International Women’s Day belongs to everyone, everywhere. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

Let’s step forward in solidarity and collectively, let’s #InspireInclusion for women and girls everywhere.

Snowsports 2024

For those SCEGGS families who are thinking about participating in the SCEGGS Snowsports Team, now is the time to lock in your accommodation before it all books out. SCEGGS competes in the Sydney Region of Interschools to be held at Perisher from July 16–19. The emphasis at the regional level is on participation so students do not need to be super quick.  Students should however be capable of skiing or boarding down a blue run unassisted.

The competition is open to all students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. More information can be found in this link.

Please contact Alison Gowan on 0418 491 521 if you would like to discuss further.

SCEGGS at Play

Do you have any sporting news or photos to share in the Green Gate?

We love seeing our students being active and want to celebrate their passion and enjoyment amongst the SCEGGS community. Please send in any action shots from the weekend and any other interesting sporting highlights to Alison Gowan.

SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport

Any cancellations or adjustments will be made in Clipboard and families will receive a notification or email when changes are made. Please ensure you have notifications enabled.

IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather

The IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, fixtures and team results can be found here.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521.

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport

Primary Sport News

Sport Staff – Who to Contact (Term 1)

Not sure who to contact for a particular sporting activity?

Click here for the list of Term 1 Sport Staff Contacts and email addresses.

IPSHA Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all the students who competed at the IPSHA Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 5  March at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Many of the girls posted personal best times for their events. Well done to the following students who achieved a top four place in their heat:

Australian Mountain Biking Interschools

Congratulations to Dasha Jolley (Year 5) for her efforts at the Australian MTB Interschools. She placed 9^th in the Norco All-Mountain Trail and 9^th in the Fox Flow Motion Cup.

NSW All Schools Primary AFL trials

Emily Snow (Year 5) attended the NSW Australian Football Primary All Schools trials on Monday 4 March. Emily was selected in the team and will now attend the final championship to be held in Albury on 20 and 21 May 2024. All the best of luck to Emily in Albury.

SCEGGS International Women’s Day Run

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #InspireInclusion.

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #InspireInclusion.

Come and celebrate women athletes and applaud when equality is achieved in pay, sponsorship, and visibility. Visit the website here.

Please join us in our annual SCEGGS International Women’s Day Run. Students, parents/carers, dogs ALL welcome as we run through the streets of Darlinghurst and Woolloomooloo down to the Botanical gardens.

International Women’s Day belongs to everyone, everywhere. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

Let’s step forward in solidarity and collectively, let’s #InspireInclusion for women and girls everywhere.

Years 3-6 Cross Country Carnival

The Years 3-6 Cross Country Carnival will be held on Tuesday 12 March at Queens Park. Students are to come to school in their sports uniform and change into their school uniform when they arrive back at school. Students will need to ensure they have a drink bottle, hat, sunscreen and healthy snacks packed for the morning inside of their SCEGGS sports bag. Please make sure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled.

Girls will leave SCEGGS from 8.30am, with the first event starting at 9.00am. Girls will then return to school mid-morning, with lessons as usual for the rest of the day.

The program has been organised with approximate times as follows:

Please note “age” is the age each student is on 31 December 2024.

Spectators are welcome to attend but are asked to remain around the perimeter of the cross-country track.

There is always the chance a carnival may be postponed due to various conditions. If so, communication will be provided as early as possible and distributed via email, and by class teachers.

Upcoming Sports Dates:

Have a wonderful week!

Mr Adrian Hammond

Primary Sports Coordinator

Debating

Congratulations to the Primary A, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 11 Eastside, and Senior B teams for winning their ISDA debates against Sydney Grammar (ISDA) and SBHS (Eastside) on Friday.

Next week, ISDA will be held at St Joseph’s College. The bus will be leaving straight after school, so all debaters need to be prepared with pens, paper/palm cards, and food. St Joseph’s College has specifically advised that if any debater wants a ‘substantial supper’ rather than a ‘light snack’ they will need to bring their own food. A bus will return to SCEGGS at the conclusion of the evening, meaning that debaters returning to SCEGGS will leave St Joseph’s College at 8.45pm. ISDA debates will be on the topic area of ‘Social Issues.’

The Year 7 ISDA debate has been rescheduled to after school on Monday 18 March – prep will be at 3.45, and the debate will go from 4.30-5.30pm. The debate will be held on Zoom so debaters will stay at SCEGGS.

Round 2 of Eastside will be hosted at SCEGGS, and we will be debating Rose Bay Secondary College. Eastside debates will be on the topic area of ‘Law and Justice.’ Year 7 Eastside debaters returning from camp must debate in school uniform.

Imogen Harper
Debating Coordinator

SCEGGS Amnesty Club

This year in Amnesty our group aims to collaboratively involve both the student body and the community in efforts to support significant charities, organisations, and campaigns. In Amnesty we strive to maintain a consistent understanding of international affairs to stay informed of important issues relevant to our community.

As SCEGGS students we believe that to successfully serve and inform our community a global perspective is incredibly important to be responsible global citizens. In Amnesty we aim to enhance our knowledge by further developing our analytical thinking skills and staying informed on governmental and political developments in Australia and throughout the world. Our group aims to act and develop campaigns, petitions, and community initiatives to inform and empower our community.

As International Women’s Day is coming up tomorrow, Amnesty is aiming to research and organise an event/campaign to help support international issues facing women. Throughout the year Amnesty will be involved in many different efforts to support charities and movements that enforce justice and equality, Refugee Week and Reconciliation Day are two examples of events in which Amnesty will be taking time to educate ourselves and form a collective strategy on how to tackle current issues facing these groups.

Amnesty meets every Monday lunchtime in C4 and all students in Years 7-12 are welcome to join.

Martha Elgood Cann (Year 10) on behalf of SCEGGS Amnesty students

Traffic in St Peters Street

Pedestrian Safety in St Peter’s Street!

Please help us keep everyone safe in St Peter’s Street, particularly around the pedestrian crossing, by remembering the following rules:

• Pedestrian Crossings: You must not stop or park on a pedestrian crossing, or within 20m before and 10m after a pedestrian crossing.
• ‘No stopping’ signs: mean you must not stop at any point on the road or kerb. This includes the entire left-hand side of the street.
• ‘No Parking’ signs: There is a small “No Parking” section on the right-hand side of the road AFTER the pedestrian crossing. The “no parking” sign indicates that you can stop for less than 2 minutes if you stay within 3m of your vehicle if you are dropping off/picking up passengers or unloading items.

Do NOT stop or park:

• before the pedestrian crossing
• on the pedestrian crossing
• after the crossing on the left hand side of the road

Please help us keep everyone safe in St Peter’s Street by following these important safety signs.

Adrian Craig
Business Manager

Conditions of Enrolment

All families are encouraged to ensure that they are familiar with the Conditions of Enrolment at SCEGGS. These conditions cover important information about areas such as:

• Student and parent obligations
• Payment of fees
• The importance of disclosing any changes in the needs of a student
• Requests for student leave in advance (required for all absences other than illness)
• Process for providing at least one term’s notice before the withdrawal of a student and the charges if a shorter notice period is provided.

A full copy of the conditions of enrolment is always available publicly on the SCEGGS website.

Jenny Allum
Head of School

Year 7 and 10 Vaccination Clinic Dates and Online Consent

If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10 in 2024, you will need to provide consent online for school vaccinations offered by NSW Health’s School Vaccination Program.

SCEGGS Vaccination Clinic dates for 2024 are as follows:

• Year 7 – diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines 
  – Friday 22 March
• Year 10 – meningococcal ACWY vaccine 
  – Friday 2 August

Vaccinations will only be provided at school if consent has been received. Online consent will only be accepted if provided through the NSW Health School Vaccination Program portal.

We ask that Parents of Year 7 students complete their online consent form by Monday 11 March.

How to provide consent:

1. To complete online consent for your child’s school vaccinations, visit: health.nsw.gov.au
2. Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one.
3. Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.
4. Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:
   1. Enter your child’s personal details
   2. Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child
   3. Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement
   4. Provide consent

Detailed instructions can be found on the NSW Health website.

If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper consent form from the school.

The benefits of providing consent online:

• easily update your child’s details
• receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given
• faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

If you have given consent for your child to be vaccinated at the school clinic, but they are absent on the day of the clinic visit, the school immunisation nurses will try to catch them up at their next visit. Alternately, you can speak to a GP or pharmacist about catching up on vaccinations.

For more information on school vaccinations visit here or if you have any questions, please contact South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit on: 9382 8333 (Ext 2).

Phil Rogers
Director of Administration

Careers Corner

Welcome to the latest issue of the Careers Corner Newsletter! Click the link to access.

If you have any feedback or information for future Careers Corner Newsletters, please get in touch with our Careers Advisor, Andrea Pinnock.

Andrea Pinnock
Careers Adviser