
8.30am Children begin to arrive at school
8:40am Classrooms open
8.50am School commences
11:00am Recess
11:20am Class resume
1:20pm Lunch
2:00pm End of lunch
3:00pm End of school day
Term 1 - Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April
Break - Friday 3 April to Sunday 19 April
Term 2 - Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Break - Saturday 4 July to Sunday 19 July
Term 3 - Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Break - Saturday 26 September to Sunday 11 October
Term 4 - Monday 12 October to Thursday 17 December
Assemblies are scheduled on a Friday throughout the year, commencing at 9.00am (Please check the school calendar for the dates of when they will be held). Classes take turns in running the assembly. The students and staff welcome parent and community attendance according to the
Department of Health recommendations.
Starting time: 9.00am
Finishing time: 9.20 – 9.45am
The program is as follows:
Wanjoo Song - Welcome performance
Merit Certificates
Class Performance
Student Leader Speeches
Principal Speech
Community Song
Attendance and Punctuality Regular attendance is vitally important for academic and social success at school. Every day counts. Every absence makes a difference. Under the Education Act, parents are required to send their children to school on every day that the school is open unless they are unwell or the Principal is provided with an acceptable reason for the absence. Shopping trips, birthdays and outings are not acceptable reasons. Parents are obliged to indicate the reason for their child/ren’s absence from school. This needs to be in written form and handed to the classroom teacher on their return to school.
Where practical, staff have decided to open their classrooms at 8.40am. However, teachers often have whole school commitments other than teaching that require their attention. When this occurs every effort will be made to have the classrooms open by 8.40am. As school does not officially start until 8.50am, there is still plenty of time for children to get settled before the school day commences. Children who arrive prior to 8.30am are required to sit quietly on stage and then wait to be dismissed to class. Children are to leave the school grounds after school by 3.30pm, unless involved in an afterschool activity.
Punctuality plays a most vital part in your child’s education. The early part of the day is the most important time for efficient learning. Students arriving late must report to the office and obtain a Late Note. Late arrivals are recorded on the Education Department’s School Attendance Register.
