Quick Guide to BAC

A QUICK GUIDE TO BRISBANE ADVENTIST COLLEGE

CONTENTS 3

WELCOME

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OUR VALUES AND BELIEFS

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COMMUNICATION INFORMATION

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COLLEGE SERVICES

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT

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CAMPUS AND STAFF INFORMATION

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CAMPUS MAPS

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COLLEGE POLICIES

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WELCOME We are so pleased that your family is part of the BAC learning community - whether you are new to BAC, or are a returning family, we extend a warm welcome to you and your children.

Our leadership, teachers, administration and support staff are committed to providing a smooth transition and a consistent learning experience for each child throughout their time with us, and, above all, we are committed to ensuring that each student learns about and is shown the love of Jesus.

We value a holistic approach to education, and aim to ensure the spiritual, social, and personal development of each student, as well as supporting them as they grow academically.

We trust that your experience at BAC will be a blessing, and thank you for the trust you have placed in us to care for and educate your child.

Sincerely,

Peter Charleson Principal

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COLLEGE VALUES

Brisbane Adventist College imparts far more than academic knowledge and skill.

We foster the whole person— their spiritual, physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development.

It is OUR VISION to be a thriving Christcentered learning community.

Our desire is to build a dynamic, nurturing, inclusive school community and to be a lighthouse in our local community shining for Jesus, and serving with care and excellence. We are committed to working in harmony with our families, churches and communities to build a vibrant culture of excellence.

At Brisbane Adventist College it is OUR PURPOSE to reveal Jesus in all that we do, and to everyone with whom we interact.

Our school exists because we believe in the profound love of Jesus and the hope, peace, and joy that comes from knowing Him, and living with Him and for Him. We want to share this good news in our early learning and school community. We are intentional in everything we do - in our attitudes, words, and actions - and we want to reflect Jesus to our students, young children, families, and the wider community.

It is OUR MISSION to enable every student to flourish.

Our belief is that students and young children will truly flourish when their spiritual, mental, physical, and social needs are met.

We want to inspire and care holistically for each person - equipping them with the beliefs, values, and skills to live a life of purpose, hope, joy, and peace as a global citizen for Christ.

OUR MOTTO is Everything with God. At BAC, God is at the centre of everything we do. Our Christian values are integrated into our learning and social activities as we strive to shine His light, and instil a Christlike character in our students. We believe in a Creator God who encourages us to go out into His world to care for it, to learn about it, and to learn from it. We invite Him into our lives and into our school daily, as we study what He created.

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THE BAC WAY How our values and beliefs are lived daily WE LOVE AND RESPECT GOD We speak reverently about God and we share our love for Him with others.

Based on our motto, our CORE VALUES are: • INTEGRITY Choosing to do what is right, regardless of who would know or what others might think or say.

• RESPECT Practising integrity based on the Creator God’s code leads to the development of a deep sense of self-respect, which in turn leads us to respect others.

• JOY Joy results from living a life of integrity and respect. Joy is more than happiness, which is generated by external conditions; joy is a deep sense of wellbeing that comes from within and is evidence of the Spirit of God living within us.

WE LIFT OTHERS UP We do not use put-downs, tease or bully others. This includes not sending hurtful electronic messages. We always look for ways to build and lift others up.

WE ARE ON TIME We get to school on time and move quickly to each class.

WE LOOK SMART We wear full uniform and we wear it correctly and with pride.

WE ARE CLEAN AND TIDY We organise ourselves, and we do not walk past rubbish; we pick it up and put it in the bin.

WE ARE GOOD HOSTS We greet each other, and all visitors to our school. We stop, smile and we say “good morning” or “good afternoon”.

Our values and beliefs as a school, lived daily, provide a safe and caring environment that allows students to learn, develop, and flourish.

WE RESPECT EACH OTHER We use our correct names and titles, and make eye contact with others. We speak softly and kindly to all people.

WE LOVE LEARNING We do our best in class and we do not interfere with the learning of others.

WE LOVE OUR COLLEGE We speak well of BAC and we always look for new ways to better our school.

WE ARE SAFE We do not risk our health and well-being or the welfare of others.

WE ARE GOOD CARETAKERS We take good care of our property and respect things that belong to others.

WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST We always try to do our best in everything we do, including when we sing, play, learn and speak.

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COMMUNICATION INFORMATION We believe that effective communication between parents, teachers and school leadership and administration is key to ensuring a positive learning experience for your child.

There are a number of ways that you can stay in touch with what is happening at school.

SOCIAL MEDIA

FAST NEWS FRIDAY

Current news stories and event information is shared on the school’s social media accounts:

This email is sent each Friday of term and contains upcoming events, key dates, and relevant information for the coming fortnight.

/BrisbaneAdventistCollege @brisbaneadventistcollege

HOMEWORK CASE BAC MOBILE APP

Every student in Prep - Year 6 receives a homework case. Please make sure your child brings it in every day, and remember to check it regularly for paper-based communication from the College.

Download the Brisbane Adventist College app to report absences, order tuckshop, and receive news and notices.

SEQTA ENGAGE

WEBSITE AND CALENDAR

SEQTA Engage is used by Primary and Secondary staff to communicate with parents about child-specific information.

This includes reports, assignment information and newsletters. A browser version and a SEQTA Engage app are both available for your convenience.

Most important information, including the school calendar, can be found on the College website.

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SEQTA DIRECT MESSAGES Please use the direct messaging function within SEQTA to communicate with teachers.

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COLLEGE SERVICES Our services support your child’s learning experience and help us to provide them with the best education possible.

BUS SERVICE

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM

Our bus service operates seven bus routes across a wide Brisbane footprint, reaching out to locations as far as Ormeau, Wellington Point, Ipswich, and Greenbank. We utilise main roads and council bus stops to ensure a fair and safe service for all of our travellers.

Our Instrumental Music Program provides the opportunity for our students to learn from expert private music teachers, with lessons offered during school SCAN FOR hours. Choose from a variety MUSIC of instruments, such as strings, LESSON INFO guitar, flute, and piano, as well as music theory. Contact our Instrumental Music Coordinator at music@bac.qld.edu.au with any enquiries. Visit our website to enrol your child in lessons, or to find out more.

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If you require the BAC Bus Service please complete and return our Bus Requirement Form, available from the College website.

A waiting list may apply on some routes.

Please contact buses@bac.qld.edu.au with any enquiries.

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE AND VACATION CARE

BUS TRAVEL PARENT APP Our parent app allows you to monitor your child’s travel on our bus service, providing parents peace of mind. Find out more about the bus travel parent app on our website.

To assist families in caring for their children, we provide an outside school hours care service. We strongly encourage all families to register with EXTEND even if you do not intend to use it for care regularly, to cater for emergencies or delay. Your child can be cared for from 7:00am to 6:00pm.

If your child is not registered, this service is not available - so please make sure you register in case you ever need to use it. To register with EXTEND, visit www.extend.com.au.

TUCKSHOP To order your child’s school lunch, register with School24 and enter the school registration ID (25247963). Orders must be placed by 8:00am the day of delivery.

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BAC UNIFORM SHOP The BAC Uniform Shop is conveniently located next to the Administration Office on the Primary campus. A price list and opening hours is available on the College website. For further information, email uniformshop@bac.qld.edu.au.

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LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRES (LRC) Our Learning Resources Centres, or libraries, have many resources for students to access.

Primary students may borrow books if they bring a named library bag to school.

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IT SUPPORT Secondary students are able to access IT support as part of their laptop program.

The IT Helpdesk is located in the Secondary Learning Resource Centre (LRC).

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABSENCES, LEAVING EARLY, AND ARRIVING LATE The College must be notified in writing by 8:45am on the day if your child will be absent from school for any reason. You can notify us via: • absences@bac.qld.edu.au • the BAC App

CONSENT2GO BAC uses Consent2Go, a digital solution that easily enables you to keep the following information about your child accurate and up-to-date in a secure and timely way: • health and medical records, • photography permissions,

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• consent for school events and excursions, and • address and contact details.

Students who arrive late must sign in at the office on arrival and collect a late pass to give to their teacher:

The health, safety, and wellbeing of our students is our priority and this process allows us to ensure that their information is as up-to-date as possible. You will receive a link by email to input your child’s information when you first enrol, and again at the beginning of each school year. You can request a link to update this information yourself any time that your child’s circumstances change.

• Primary students arriving after 8:45am must be signed in by a parent/caregiver at the Administration Office, • Secondary students arriving after 8:40am must sign in at Secondary Student Reception.

Students who need to leave school early will need to sign out as follows: • Primary students should be signed out by a parent/caregiver at the Administration office. You may also wish to notify their class teacher by SEQTA direct message.

LOST PROPERTY Student property found on College grounds will be kept at the Administration Office (Primary) or Secondary Student Reception, from where it can be claimed.

Please remember to label all clothing and belongings clearly with your child’s name.

• Secondary students will need to provide a note of explanation from their parent/ caregiver which will need to be signed and sighted by a relevant staff member.

Students should sign out at the Secondary Student Reception where they should be collected by their parent/caregiver.

Students returning after appointments will need to sign back in.

Secondary students signing out for music lessons will need to sign back in a Secondary Student Reception and obtain a sign-in slip to give to their teacher.

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MEDICATION AND ILLNESSES

STATIONERY

Please keep your child home if they are showing signs of illness or are feeling unwell.

Workbooks and most stationery items - including a homework case, are provided by the College for Primary students. Secondary students need to purchase their SCAN FOR own stationery, and book lists of BOOK LISTS what each year level will need are available on the College website.

If your child is showing signs of illness at at school - such as a high temperature, continuous cough, vomiting, runny nose etc - the College will contact you to collect them.

All of our staff are first aid trained and qualified.

MEDICATION

VALUABLES

The school is able to administer prescription medication if it is prescribed by a doctor and all details of dosages and times are stated clearly on the label.

Valuable items such as smart phones, tablets, music players etc, are best left at home. However, if students need to bring a mobile phone to school for travelling reasons it must be handed in at our Administration Office before school commences (Primary students) or kept out of sight during the hours of 8:30am-3:15pm (Secondary students). Secondary students are also welcome to hand valuables in to our Secondary Student Reception for safekeeping.

We can administer non-prescription medication - such as paracetamol - if we receive written permission from a parent/ caregiver and the medication is labelled with your child’s name.

All prescription medication must be registered with the Administration Office (Primary students) or Secondary Student Reception (Secondary students) where it will be stored, administered, and recorded by Administration staff. Teachers are unable to administer medication.

VISITORS All parents and visitors to the College must report to Administration or Secondary Student Reception to sign in, before entering the Campus. Compliance with this is important to ensure that duty of care is met, and maintained to a high standard.

SPORTS HOUSES There are three different sports houses: • Stradbroke (dolphins) • Moreton (sharks) • Fraser (dingoes) Each student is assigned a sports house, and participation points are awarded for events on swimming, athletics, and cross country carnival days as well as for other house events, including academic competitions.

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SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT A solid collaboration between teachers and families contributes to building the BAC community and the overall wellbeing and development of our students.

ALUMNI

GIVING

We encourage former students and staff to register their details via the College website to be informed of upcoming alumni events and activities.

BAC relies on the generosity of its community for special projects, such as building refurbishments, scholarships, and sporting equipment. You can contribute to the College building fund, and help bring about the completion of special projects, by making a donation.

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Donations over $2.00 are tax deductible and may be made in cash, by cheque, EFTPOS, credit card or internet banking. If you have any queries, please contact our Business Manager on (07) 3347 6444. Each and every contribution is greatly appreciated.

BAC HUB Bi-weekly BAC Hub sessions provide additional support by assisting Secondary students with homework and assignments, research, study management, and exam preparation. Session and registration details will be provided via BAC communication channels.

WELLBEING SUPPORT The BAC Wellbeing Team ensure that all students and staff have the opportunity to experience life at our College in a way that is safe, healthy and nurturing.

CAREERS GUIDANCE Our dedicated Careers Advisor provides students with information on career pathways, university/TAFE open days, apprenticeships, and other career programs and events.

For more information, visit the Careers Guidance section of our website.

Our chaplains and College counsellor work together with churches and the community to support the welfare of students and their families, as well as BAC staff. For more information, contact Administration on (07) 3347 6444.

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CHAPEL Our on-campus Chapel is co-located with Mt Gravatt Seventh-day Adventist Church, accessed via Gate 3 on Broadwater Road. It provides the weekly venue for Primary and Secondary spiritual services where students come together to worship on Tuesdays.

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CAMPUS AND STAFF INFORMATION COLLEGE LEADERSHIP Peter Charleson Principal

Nataly Dragojevic Early Learning Centre Manager

Bruce Dever Deputy Principal - Secondary

Lance Usher Business Manager

Damon Quick Deputy Principal - Primary

DAILY SCHEDULES SECONDARY CAMPUS*

PRIMARY CAMPUS 8:05

Campus opens, play and supervision begins.

8:10 Campus opens 8:40 Assembly/form class

8:45 Classes commence

8:50 Period 1

11:00 Lunch

9:55 Period 2

11:30 Classes resume

11:00 Lunch 1

1:30 Recess

11:30 Period 3

2:00 Classes resume

12:35 Period 4

3:00 Classes dismissed

1:40 Lunch 2

3:05 Buses/pick-up/OSHC

2:10 Period 5 3:15

Classes dismissed

* Tuesday’s timetable is slightly different. Please check our website for details.

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CONTACT INFORMATION Administration Office (Primary and Secondary)

Extend (Out of School Hours Care - OSHC)

(07) 3347 6444

brisbaneadventist@extend.com.au

enquiries@bac.qld.edu.au Early Learning and Kindergarten

International Student Enquiries

(07) 3347 6403

(07) 3347 6444

elcinfo@bac.qld.edu.au

international@bac.qld.edu.au

Uniform Shop

Instrumental Music Coordinator

(07) 3347 6402

(07) 3347 6444

uniformshop@bac.qld.edu.au

music@bac.qld.edu.au

Buses

Careers Guidance

(07) 3347 6444

(07) 3347 6444

buses@bac.qld.edu.au

careers@bac.qld.edu.au

Tuckshop

Alumni

(07) 3347 6444

(07) 3347 6444

tuckshop@bac.qld.edu.au

alumni@bac.qld.edu.au

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CAMPUS MAPS PRIMARY GATE

303 BROADWATE

R ROAD GATE

BUS STOP

SECONDARY CAMPUS

GATES 1 & 3 - BROADWATER ROAD 1 ADMINISTRATION 2 PRIMARY CLASSROOMS 3 LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE (LRC) 4 EARLY LEARNING

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PREP CENTRE MPC FIELD 2 FIELD 3 CHAPEL

SECONDARY MPC, CHAPEL & PRIMARY CAMPUS

BUS STOP

GATE

GATE

306 WISHART ROAD

GATES 4 & 5 - WISHART ROAD 1 ADMINISTRATION 2 SECONDARY CLASSROOMS 3 SCIENCES, FOOD TECH & DESIGN 4 LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE (LRC) 17

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ART INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY BASKETBALL COURTS TENNIS COURTS FIELD 1

COLLEGE POLICIES Read more about our policies and procedures, including those listed below, on our website.

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• Anti-Discrimination Policy • Behaviour Education Policy • Child Protection Policy and Procedures • Child Risk Management Strategy • Complaints and Dispute Resolution Policy • Privacy Policy • Student Bullying Policy • Vaccination Policy

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Brisbane Adventist College 303 Broadwater Road Mansfield QLD 4122

P: (07) 3347 6444 E: enquiries@bac.qld.edu.au W: bac.qld.edu.au

Seventh-day Adventist Schools (South Queensland) Limited