Deputy Principal Operations

Traffic at pick up and drop off continues to be a problem on both Santa Sabina and Del Monte campuses.  The Kiss and Ride zones on Carrington Road and Jersey Road are strictly no parking zones between 7:30am and 9:00am and again between 2:30pm and 4:00pm. These areas are regularly patrolled by Burwood and Strathfield council rangers to encourage compliance.

I would like to also remind families that they need to be considerate to the residents in surrounding streets. We have had reports of cars parked across driveways blocking entry and exit of residents as well as Santa Sabina families parking in private car parking areas. I encourage all families to have a pick up and drop off plan to ensure that the measures in place in and around the College run as smoothly as possible.

The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed that Australians lost a total of $3.1 billion to scams in 2022. One of the more common scams involves the theft of your personal identifiable information to defraud you of money or to hack into a system to gain control of data. 

One of the most effective methods of protecting your personally identifiable information is using a strong password or passphrase. According to the e-safety commissioner, in developing a passphrase you should:

• Use between 12 and 20 characters with a mix of letters and numbers.
• Use a combination of words that aren’t predictable, but you can remember.

Where possible you should avoid:

• Using words that are personal to you such as pet names, birthdates, family members etc.
• Using a predictable combination of words like 123456
• Famous quotations
• Storing the passwords on your device unless using a password manager.

John Gilmore
Deputy Principal Operations