Communications

Partnerships & Communication Between School and Home

The Home Group teachers are the first line of communication. Please feel free to contact your child’s Home-Group teacher to discuss the progress of your child in the general life of the school. You may be referred to other staff members who can help you with specific problems: subject teachers, our student wellbeing and engagement teachers, year level coordinators and senior leaders.

Newsfeed (formerly Bulletin Notices)

The Newsfeed in Compass is a central communication feature where important announcements, updates, and information are shared by the school with parents and students. It acts as a digital noticeboard, ensuring that you stay informed about key events, reminders, changes to schedules, and other school-related news. By regularly checking the Newsfeed, you can keep up to date with what is happening at school, enabling stronger communication and engagement between the school, families, and students.

Learner Management System (Compass)
The learner Management System will provide parents information about student attendance to school and class as well as class notes for the learning program for each lesson including set homework. Assessment plans, results, progress reports and end of term reports will also be available on the Learner Management System, Compass.

Newsletters
Newsletters are produced and posted via EdSmart at least twice per term. The newsletter enables our school community to be kept informed about up-and-coming events, reporting on past events/activities and celebrating student achievements. Families are sent an electronic newsletter.

School Assemblies
School Assemblies are organised by our Student Voice Prefects and held once per term in the gymnasium. These meetings acknowledge and celebrate our student achievements, features musical items and guest speakers and highlight important community or international events.

SMS Messaging
SMS Messaging is a text messaging service that notifies parents / caregivers of their child’s unexplained absence or lateness. A prompt response to explain is appreciated.

Reporting to Students and Parents
We assess the progress of our middle school students based on the achievement standards in the Australian Curriculum and issue comprehensive reports at the end of each semester. Progress Reports are also written midterm and end of Term reports are written at the end of each term. Parent Teacher Conferences are held in term 2. This is an opportunity for students and teachers to discuss achievement and progress with parents. Individual teacher interviews can also be arranged at a negotiated time. All reports are available on the Learning Management System, Compass