St Clares Student Handbook

St Clare’s Catholic College Mission Inspired by GOSPEL VALUES and the practical examples of St Mary of The Cross MacKillop and St Clare of Assisi our Mission is to…

CONNECT by: • • •

Developing loving relationships that respect the diversity and dignity of all creation Exploring, understanding and celebrating our Faith, History and Tradition Sharing the wisdom of the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we live and learn.

LEARN by: • • •

Embracing personal growth and achievement through education Nurturing critical, creative, and reflective thinkers Developing resilience from positive thinking and problem-solving skills

ASPIRE To become • • •

our best self spiritually, academically, physically, socially and emotionally an authentic person who makes a positive difference in the lives of others Become life-long learners

RESPECT Creation • • •

by showing loving concern for each and every person By respecting each of God’s creatures and caring for the environment by celebrating our uniqueness

ENGAGE by: • • •

being open and prepared for new learning opportunities fostering respectful conversations that will lead to personal growth and wellbeing immersing ourselves in the Spiritual Life of the community

Leadership Positions Executive Principal

Mrs Christine Harmer

Assistant Principal Wellbeing

Mrs Marian Parvin

Assistant Principal Learning

Mrs Theresa Avery

Ministry Coordinator

Ms Tanille Gardner

Leader of Learning Administration

Mr Cameron McKee

Office Manager

Ms Anne Havard

Leaders of Wellbeing Year 7

Mr Jeremy Hobbes/ Mr James Collins

Year 8

Mr James Buckland

Year 9

Mrs Bronwen Davidson

Year 10

Mr Todd Curtis

Year 11

Ms Lisa Mumford/ Ms Jamaya Pearce

Year 12

Mr Matt Hanlon

Chaplain

Deacon Vince Ryan

School Counsellor

Ms Lisa Mathieson MacLeod Ms Emma Shepherd

Aboriginal Education Worker

Josh Woods/Robin Davies/Zane Bales

Leaders of Learning Religious Education

Ms Amy Burrage

English

Mrs Kerrie Reece

Mathematics

Mr Michael Morson

Science

Mrs Jane Polson/ Ms Erin Lawler

HSIE/LOTE

Mrs Eloise Thomas

TAS

Mr Brad Hart

CAPA

Mrs Rebecca Huett

PDHPE

Ms Karina Hogan

DIAL

Mr Phill Carney

VET

Mrs Linda Davies

Learning Support

Mrs Rebecca Harris

Pedagogical Mentor

Ms Sarah Blundell

Wellbeing Mentor

Mrs Nicole Lovern

Careers

Mrs Karen McCann

Rights and Responsibilities The St Clare’s community is inspired by Gospel Values and the practical examples of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Clare of Assisi. Our mission focuses on growth and wellbeing.

As such, every member of our community has rights and associated responsibilities to ensure our mission is achieved.

I have the right to:

A positive and protective learning environment

I have the responsibility to:

Cooperate with my teachers and fellow students to make sure lessons proceed effectively.

Be connected and engaged in my learning environment Not interfere with other’s right to learn.

Have evidence of the completion of set work

Be recognised for my achievements Be myself and be treated as an individual with respect and politeness

Be safe at school

Attend school regularly, at the right time, and take part in all activities to the best of my ability.

To accept praise and recognition To be supportive of others and their achievements To respect myself To treat others with respect To be respectful of my environment and my school community To avoid anything that is dangerous or careless To not engage in bullying

Expect my property to be safe and my school environment to be tidy clean and comfortable

Explain my behaviour and be listened to at the appropriate time Expect justice and fair treatment Be seen as a valued member of the school

Not engage in smoking/vaping, drinking alcohol, or taking other prohibited items.

Not steal, damage or destroy the property of others To take good care of my own property and the property belonging to my school.

Leave the classrooms and playground rubbish free Listen respectfully to others To be honest and reflective when challenged about inappropriate behaviour Foster positive school spirit

Bell Times TIMES

Mon, Tue, Fri

8:55 - 9:00

BELL

9:00 - 9:20

CLARE

20min

P1

60min

Times

9:20 10:20 10:20 11:20 11:20 11:40 11:40 12:40 12:40 1:40

P2

60min

RECESS

20min

P3

60min

P4

60min

1:40 - 2:20

LUNCH

40min

2:20 - 3:20

P5

60min

TIMES

Wed

Thurs

8:55-9:00

BELL

BELL

9:00 - 9:55

P1

P1

55min

P2

P2

55min

P3 Assembly

P3

45min

RECESS

RECESS

20min

P4

P4

55min

P5

P5

55min

1:45 - 2:25

LUNCH

LUNCH

40min

2:25 - 3:20

P6

P6

55min

9:55 10:50 10:5011:35 11:35 11:55 11:55 12:50 12:50 1:45

Times

Uniform Students must wear the regulation uniform and it must be worn correctly at school and when travelling to and from school.

CLOTHING  Students are not to wear T-shirts under shirts/blouses when the motif is clearly visible through the shirt/blouse, or the arms or collar of the under-garment are clearly visible.  Only Year 11 & 12 students are to wear the optional jacket chosen for their year group.  Sport uniform is worn to school on sport day.  On days designated for PDHPE Prac, students are permitted to wear their sports uniform all day.  Coloured knitwear, if worn, must be covered by the correct school knitwear. Hoodies are not acceptable.  If for any special circumstances a student cannot wear the full uniform on any given day a note from parents must be supplied. The note must be signed and dated by the parents and presented to the Leader of wellbeing and Engagement.

SHOES  Black, leather, tongued, lace-up and polishable school shoes for all students. Boots/ high tops are not acceptable.

JEWELLERY  The only acceptable jewellery is a watch, a ring and a small, silver or gold metal stud or sleeper, maximum 2 per ear.  Jewellery is to be kept to a minimum. Eyebrow, nose, face, tongue and lip jewellery are not acceptable.

HAIR  Hair is to be well groomed and kept tidy. No dreadlocks, no shaved patches, or other extremes. It is not acceptable to have patches, panels, streaks, and tips such as blonde, black, green, purple, blue etc.  Long hair (longer than shoulder length) must be tied back at all times during practical classes.  Facial Hair - clean shaven at all times  Colour changes are permitted. Must be natural looking colours.  Hair accessories - plain black, white, gold or green.

HATS  All students must wear a hat when in the sun BAGS  Students will have appropriate school bags which allow for the care of the contents,

including computer devices. No string/shoulder bags allowed.

MAKEUP  Is not allowed for students in years 7-10.  Students in years 11 and 12 are permitted to wear minimum makeup, natural in appearance.

BODY ART  Tattoos are not acceptable and should not be visible at any time.

Reward System CLARE Class Award Award Description: The CLARE Class Award recognises students who follow the practical examples of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Clare of Assisi and the principles of the school CLARE framework.

This award celebrates students who Connect, Learn, Aspire, Respect, and Engage to foster a positive and inclusive learning environment in their daily interactions. This award can be awarded to students who consistently demonstrate these qualities and not only recognises their achievements but also encourages others to embody the CLARE principles as life long learners.

The CLARE award is to be recorded on COMPASS by the teacher involved.

Award Criteria: Demonstrating a willingness to CONNECT with others and the community by fostering respectful relationships o

Group Discussion

o

Helping peers

o

Helping teacher

Commitment to LEARNing by embracing personal growth and actively engaging in their education. o

Answering questions

o

Working independently

o

Completing classwork to a high standard

o

Completing homework

ASPIRE by demonstrating a desire to be your best self spirituality, academically, physically, socially and emotionally. o

Trying your best at all times

o

Enhancing newly learnt skills

o

Attempting extension work

Showing RESPECT for the environment and respecting the dignity of every person. o

Caring for others

o

Caring for the learning environment

o

Quietly working on tasks

Commitment to ENAGAGE with new opportunities, spiritual life and community activities. o

Active listening

o

Group leadership

o

Immerse in spiritual life of our community

Bronze Award Award Desciption: The Bronze Award recognises students who have accumulated 15 CLARE awards.

These awards will be identified through COMPASS and then generated by the LOWE. They will be printed and presented to students at Year Assemblies by either a LOWE or LOL. Award Criteria: To be considered for a Bronze Award:  

Students must have accumulated 15 CLARE Awards These Awards must be across three areas (Subjects/ Wellbeing/Sport/Extra Curricular)

Silver Award Award Desciption: The Silver Award recognises students who have accumulated 2 Bronze awards (30 CLARE awards).

These awards will be identified through COMPASS and then generated by the AP Wellbeing.

They will be printed and presented to students at Full School Assemblies by either the AP Wellbeing, AP Teaching and Learning, or Principal.

Students who have qualified for a Silver Award will also receive a $5 canteen voucher.

Award Criteria: To be considered for a Silver Award: 

Students must have accumulated 2 Bronze Awards

Gold Award Award Desciption: The Gold Award recognises students who have accumulated 2 Silver awards (60 CLARE awards).

These awards will be identified through COMAPSS and then generated by the AP Wellbeing.

They will be printed and presented to students at Full School Assemblies by either the AP Wellbeing, AP Teaching and Learning, or Principal.

At the end of each year students who have qualified for the Silver Award will be invited to attend an Excursion (Stage 4 Pool, Stage 5/6 Beach).

Award Criteria: To be considered for a Gold Award: 

Students must have accumulated 2 Silver Awards

CLARE Medal Award Desciption: The CLARE Medal recognises students who have accumulated 2 Gold awards (120 CLARE awards).

These awards will be identified through COMPASS and then generated by the AP Wellbeing.

They will be printed and presented to students at the end of year Awards Ceremony by the Principal.

At the end of each year students who have qualified for the CLARE Medal will be presented with a medallion, certificate, and gift card valued at $30.

Award Criteria: To be considered for a CLARE Medal: 

Students must have accumulated 2 Gold Awards

What to do when……….

I am absent from school?

Your parent/carer can make an entry directly into COMPASS or you can bring a letter of explanation and present it to the front office upon your return.

I am late to school?

If you miss CLARE, you must report to the main office to sign in. You should bring a note explaining the lateness.

I am leaving early?

Present a note to the front office at the beginning of the day explaining why you need to need early.

You must sign out at the front office, and they will issue you with a leave pass.

I am sick at school?

Report to the front office and they will log you into sick bay. If you are unable to return to class, then your parent/carer will be contacted to take you home. Emergency first aid is also available at the front office. DO NOT ring parents directly using your mobile phone.

I am late to class?

If this occurs because you were late getting away from your previous class request a note from the teacher.

I am not in school uniform?

You must give a note of explanation from Parents/carers to their Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement. The note must contain the date and your parent’s/ carer’s signature. You will be issued with a note for reference by other teachers and a chronicle entry will be made on your compass file.

I have lost my Compass password, or my device is not working properly?

Ask your teacher’s permission and then seek support from Ben Gibbs.

I need to make an important call?

You must seek permission from either your classroom teacher or your Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement.

I am involved in causing damage?

If you cause damage to school or other people’s property, report the incident immediately to the teacher on duty or to your Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement.

I want to see the School Counsellor?

Appointments may be made with the Counsellor directly, through the front office, or via your Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement.

Do not leave class without permission.

I have a grievance with a teacher or another student?

In the first instance, address any concerns with the other person. Involving others can lead to increased anxiety or negativity. If you feel that your grievance has not been heard, then you may take your grievance to your Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement.

I am struggling at school?

Always speak up. Tell you teacher or your Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement. We will make every effort to support any problems that you may be having both in school and outside of school.

Mobile Phones and Wearable Technologies NOT ON - NOT SEEN

1. Students are permitted to have mobile phones, wearable and listening devices at school.

2. Student mobile phones and listening devices must be on silent and not seen during regular school hours (8:55 am – 3:25 pm), including recess, lunch and sport.

3. Mobile phones and listening devices should be kept on the person or deposited with the Bursar at the start of the school day. Student mobile phones and listening devices should not be left in school bags when the bags are unattended. The school does not accept responsibility for expensive equipment that students bring to school and leave in unattended school bags.

4. Mobile phones and wearable and listening devices are not permitted to be with a student during any formal exam. Having a mobile phone or wearable and listening device during a formal examination is a serious offence and will be considered malpractice.

5. There may be occasions where mobile phones and listening devices have a legitimate educational use in certain classes. This is at the teacher’s discretion.

6. Some students may be permitted to use mobile phones and/or listening devices as a part of adjustments appropriate to their individual plans.

7. Year 11 and 12 may use their listening devices, during study periods. Music should not be turned up so loud that it disturbs others.

8. The only time a communication device (mobile phone) can be used to make a call or to check COMPASS is with permission from a supervising teacher.

9. The use of portable communication and listening devices on school-based field trips is at the discretion of the supervising teachers.

10. Breach of these procedures will result in the placement of the phone in the Bursar’s office and a chronicle issued on COMPASS. The phone can be collected at the end of the day. Failure to hand the phone into the Bursar on request will result in a Medium Zone. Three breaches in a term will require the student to hand the phone in at the beginning of each day for a period of 2 weeks.

ST CLARE’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE SCHOOL MAP 2026 Out of Bounds Administration Reconciliation Garden

Staff Carpark

TTC TTK ART/ TAS Rooms 26 - 28

TC Covered Seating Year 8

Volleyball Court

Walkway Level 1: Rooms 15 – 18 Level 2: Rooms 19 - 25

Senior Quad

AREA H - Canteen

Walkway

Girls Toilets

Room 29 Handball Area

Carpark

AREA G

Library and Learning Support

AREA G

Walkway

Level 1: Rooms 4 – 7 Level 2: Rooms 10 – 14 AREA D Basement

Boys Toilets

Seating Area

Walkway and Handball Area Rooms 30 - 32

Walkway

AREA F Year 7

Seating Area Rooms 33 - 35

AREA B Basketball Courts AREA A Back Trees – Year 10

AREA E Year 11

Walkway

Year 8 and Year 9 Seating Area

AREA C Back Field

Josephite Learning Centre Rooms 101 – 116 FL1 - FL2

Toilets Year 9 and Year 10 Seating Area

Hall

BLESSING OF SAINT CLARE May Almighty God Bless you; May God look upon you with the eyes of mercy and give you peace.

Here on earth, may God pour forth graces on you abundantly.

And in heaven may God place you among the saints.

Amen

THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come, thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Amen

PRAYER OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

NEVER HIDE YOUR LOVE

(based on St Mary MacKillop’s Teachings) Chorus: Never see a need without doing something about it.

Never hide your love without doing what you can.

Travel the Dreamtime tracks if you dare, find the Sacred everywhere.

Never see a need without doing what you can.

Verse 1 We are travellers here, in this ancient land.

Offering hope and healing - we’re doing the best that we can.

Chorus: Never see a need without doing something about it.

Never hide your love without doing what you can.

Travel the Dreamtime tracks if you dare, find the Sacred everywhere.

Never see a need without doing what you can.

Verse 2 Watch the little children, they’ll show the way.

Open your heart to freedom, reach out in love today.

Chorus: Never see a need without doing something about it.

Never hide your love without doing what you can.

Travel the Dreamtime tracks if you dare, find the Sacred everywhere.

Never see a need without doing what you can.