Uniform Reminders

Just a reminder that any earrings worn to school, should be small studs or hoops.  More elaborate earrings should be for evenings and weekends.  Headbands should also be plain and if possible, in school colours.

We do have headlice outbreaks from time to time.  Tying long hair back, is part of our uniform policy but also helps reduce the spread of headlice.

Phones and Smart Watches from 2024

Education Queensland has announced that from 2024, all EQ school will be personal device free.  This brings consistency to all Australian schools and supports our policy already in place.

Our existing policy around mobile phones and smart watches is that students must hand them into the office at the beginning of the day and collect them at 3 p.m.    A Smartwatch is any capable of taking photographs and or communication.  This applies, even if a device is set in school mode.  Thank you for your support in helping to maintain a strong focus on educational achievement, and student wellbeing and engagement, by:

• providing optimal learning and teaching environments, free from the distractions caused by personal use of mobile phones and wearable devices
• supporting us to create safe and supportive learning environments that prioritise student engagement and wellbeing
• encouraging increased face-to-face social interactions between students
• promoting the health and wellbeing of students by providing opportunities for social interaction and physical activity during break times
• reducing the potential for students to be exposed to the negative impacts of the digital world resulting from unsafe or inappropriate use of technology, such as cyberbullying, accessing harmful content or breaches of personal privacy.