Deputy Principal Operations

We continue to roll out new features in the Parent Lounge, with families now able to access their student’s Academic Reports from previous semesters. A copy of all reports that were once able to be downloaded from Veritas Online are now available in the Academic Reports menu in Parent Lounge. The College IT department is continuing to work behind the scenes to get the reports back on to VO.

With over 4000 staff, students and parents at Santa Sabina, protection of our IT network is of the highest priority. A feature that we have introduced to protect our network from international hackers is Geo-blocking. This means that the College will block or restrict internet traffic from outside of Australia. The implication for our families and students is that they may not be able to access College pages such as VO and Parent Lounge while they are outside of Australia. If you require access to College pages while overseas please contact itsupport@ssc.nsw.edu.au and the team will endeavour to assist you with your request.

I would like to highlight that Santa Sabina has a no dogs policy on the campus after school and on weekends. There have been situations at other schools in Sydney of dog bites while at sporting fixtures and we would like to avoid this situation. If you bring your dog onto the grounds, one of our staff will politely ask you to leave. Casper, the College wellbeing dog, has specific risk assessments around how he interacts with students and other members of the College community. 

Santa Sabina is in contact with both the Strathfield and Burwood councils to improve the traffic in and around the College during drop-off and pick-up times. Additional signage in the Kiss & Ride zone at Jersey Road has been installed to assist with the smooth flow of traffic and Council Rangers monitor the zones to ensure that motorists are being safe in these high traffic zones. I would like to also remind our drivers that students are unpredictable near the roads and small distractions such as phones or excitement to see parents at the end of the day can lead to unwanted incidents. Please slow down and stay under the speed limit in these school areas.

John Gilmore
Deputy Principal Operations