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In the event of an accident or acute illness involving a student, the casualty is to be brought to the sick bay. A member of the administration team is to be informed immediately.
If the nature of the injury is judged by the teacher in attendance to be such that to move the casualty could be dangerous eg. a severed artery or a badly broken bone, an ambulance must be called immediately. The teacher must stay with the casualty and send such communication to the office.
In the case of minor accidents or illness, these will be attended to by a staff member in the office when the student reports there. In most cases, these will be attended to by an administrative assistant or teacher aide.
The student's parents (or emergency contact person) will be contacted immediately, advised of the situation and options discussed. On ambulance bearer's advice, if an ambulance trip to the hospital or doctor is necessary, a member of staff will accompany the student until a parent or guardian arrives.
All student accidents are to be recorded on an Accident Report Form.
Education Department Regulations require that, before any form of medication can be administered to a student, a parent must send a permission note with the medication, clearly labelled with the student's name and dosage, to the school office. It is not a safe practice to leave medication in school bags. Under no circumstances will analgesics and cough medicines be administered by school staff.
Parental Responsibility
Some examples of infectious diseases which may spread in schools are measles, mumps, chicken pox, rubella and hepatitis B. Infectious children may have little or no outward sign of the disease. It is therefore important that general precautions be taken to reduce the chance of infections spreading.
To reduce the chance of infections spreading, the school follows strict safety, hygiene and first aid procedures. Students with open skin wounds should have these covered with fresh waterproof dressings before coming to school. Parent co-operation is sought in this regard.
Parents are advised to consider having their youngsters vaccinated against diseases that are likely to spread at school
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All assignments, orals and some practicals, require evidence of planning, such as a rough draft.
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This evidence is to be sighted by the teacher prior to the due date.
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Should a final draft not be submitted on or before the due date, then the planning seen by the teacher will be used as evidence of achievement.
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All drafts must be submitted with the final assessment piece.
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Where research skills are part of the criteria of the assessment piece, reasonable class time will be devoted to such research. The classroom teacher will observe the student's ability to select resources, take notes, sort materials, use the Internet effectively, etc. Such evidence will then be used as a basis for a rating for this criterion.
What do I do if:
I am ill on the due date of an assignment?
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Send the assignment in to school with a friend or relative. ( to be delivered to the school office by 3.15 pm)
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Have someone make a phone call to the school office indicating the reason for absence and particularly mention the arrangements for the assessment piece.
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In exceptional circumstances (and the above steps followed) the assignment will be accepted if submitted by 9.00 am the next school day with a parental note vouching for completion by the due date.
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Have someone phone the school with an explanation, and details of the test/oral.
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See the teacher of the subject, immediately on return to school, and arrange a time to complete the assessment.
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Be aware that, since you have not completed the assessment piece on the due date, the results may not count.
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Get an “ Application for Assignment Extension” form from the office and fill in the details.
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See the relevant DP to discuss the request.
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Give the form to your teacher immediately after the decision has been made.
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Hand in your most recent rough draft, with any changes you wish to make written in by hand.
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Come to the office to see the relevant DP and together call home.
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If delivery to the school is not possible during the day then credit will be given to the edited draft previously submitted to your teacher.
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In exceptional circumstances (and the above has been followed) the good copy will be accepted if submitted by 9.00 am the next school day, but must be accompanied by a parental note vouching for completion by the due date.
For all absences
A brief, written explanation from a parent/guardian should be forwarded to the school and addressed to the Care Teacher. This should be presented to the Care Teacher by the student immediately after the absence. Parents may find it more convenient to phone the school office on 4945 0160 before 9 am on the day the student is absent.
If students are going away on holiday, outside of normal vacation periods, the school should be notified before the event.
It is the Department of Education policy that student's names be removed from official records after three weeks, if contact cannot be made with the family and the student's whereabouts is unknown to the school. The student would no longer be enrolled at the school.
Also, notes with legitimate reasons for absence are very important for those students receiving Youth Allowance. Notes must be supplied explaining absences as Centerlink withholds benefits from students if there are more than five unexplained absences per term.
Students are to report directly to the office when arriving late to school.
Students are required to sign the "Late Register" and present a note from their parent/guardian explaining the late arrival. A phone call from a parent/guardian would be acceptable in place of a note.
A late slip, signed by an administration member, is to be collected by the student for admission to class. This slip will be taken home by the student, and after signing by a parent, is to be returned to the office. This is to ensure that parents are aware of the late arrival of their child.
Students who drive cars to school must park outside the school grounds. Parents should directly contact administration if their child is to travel to and from school, or any school function, in another student's car.
The school does not close during flood conditions in the shire.
Those students who are not flood bound and are able to make their way to school are required to do so.
Individual bus companies make the decision as to whether a particular route will run during flood conditions. If rain is so heavy throughout any school day that some afternoon bus routes are likely to be flooded, individual bus companies may decide to pick students up early from the school. Parents are advised to check with the appropriate bus company if students are likely to be arriving home early during such inclement weather. Announcements will also be made by local radio stations.
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The Schools Officer (Facilities) monitors and retains items of lost property.
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Property that is found should be handed directly to the Schools Officer (Facilities).
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Students inquiring about lost property should check with the Schools Officer (Facilities) first.
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Students are reminded to label all belongings.
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Money that is found is to be handed into the Office.
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If large sums of money are brought to school by a student, this should be handed into the office for safe-keeping until required. Money should NOT be left in the student's school bag!
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Students are asked NOT to bring personal belongings to school (eg. Walkmans, Ipods, MP3 players and mobile phones). The school takes no responsibility if these are lost or stolen.
A total ban on smoking in Queensland Government buildings and offices has been effective since 1 July, 1989. Naturally, this includes all state schools. The ban aims to provide employees with a healthier work environment. Schools are a workplace not only for teaching and administrative staff but also for students and temporary workers such as tuckshop volunteers, parent helpers and others. Therefore, passive smoking should be considered to have serious consequences for all in the school environment.
