Boarding Privileges

Rewards

The principal premise underpinning the system of Rewards is that staff expect high standards of students at all times, and students in return can expect to have their efforts recognized.

Students’ efforts (academic, community & effort) reflect not only on the individual and day school but on the whole boarding community.

A Rewards & Sanctions record is kept on the school’s Management Information System.

Rewards include;

• Special Commendations from the Director of Boarding and a letter home to parents

• Each house operates their own rewards system surplus to the ERA (Enjoy, Respect, Achieve) points system. Boarders can talk freely to their House Parents about Rewards they find motivating. Other rewards include tokens for room of the week, acts of kindness gratitude and other examples of excellent behaviour.

• A Commendation of Character from the Director of Boarding for embodying the schools’ learning characteristics.

Exceptional effort and achievement in academic, community and environmental fields will always be recognized.

Closed Status

• Various infringements of the Boarding expectations and the Boarding Behaviour contract can lead to Closed Status *See ‘Self Control in Boarding and with others ‘

• Boarders must remain in school during school-hours (08.50 - 15.15)

• Boarders must remain in their own boarding house from 15.25; when they return from school. (other than to attend school commitments, enrichment activities, meals & Home-Learning)

• Students on Closed Status will carry a Closed-Status Card with them at all times to be signed by staff at specific times during the day.

• Students will not normally be on a Closed-Status over a weekend, though this will be used in more serious cases as outlined in the ‘Self Control in Boarding and with others’ flow chart.