1. FEELING SICK
Inform your classroom teacher or the teacher on playground duty that you are feeling sick or have been injured. The teacher will give you a note to take to the front office where you will be directed to the clinic. Students wishing to go home because of illness MUST go via the clinic where office staff will phone home.

2. PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS, EXCURSIONS ETC.
Money may be paid at the front office either before school (8.00 - 8.25 am), at recess, or during lunch.

3. SCHOOL COUNSELLOR
Counsellor referrals can be made by asking your Student Adviser, a Deputy Principal or Classroom Teacher. The Counsellors will contact you as soon as they are able.

4. YEAR ADVISERS
Two Year Advisers are appointed to each year group. Their role is to look after the welfare of students. Year Advisers should be the first point of contact for academic, behaviour or welfare issues.

5. VALUABLES AT SCHOOL
Valuable items or large quantities of money should not be brought to school. If this is unavoidable they should be handed to a Deputy Principal who will lock them away for the day. NEVER LEAVE MONEY IN YOUR BAG OR PENCIL CASE.

6. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER
Please notify the office immediately.

7. LATE TO SCHOOL
If you arrive at school after Roll Call has commenced, you must report to the Deputy Principal's office for a late pass. You need to bring a note signed by parents to explain your lateness. All late arrivals are recorded in the roll as half day “Partial Attendances”.

8. ABSENT FROM SCHOOL
A note of explanation from a parent is required by your Home Class Teacher the day of your return to school. If you are likely to be absent for several days, ask your parents to telephone the school but still bring a note from your parents on the day of return

9. DRIVING TO SCHOOL
Licensed drivers are reminded of their responsibilities when driving to and from school. Behaviour that adversely affects the school’s name within the community could result in students losing the privilege of driving to school. Senior students who drive to school must complete a permission and information form. These are available from the Deputy Principal.

10. COMMUNICATING WITH HOME
A public phone for use by students during recess and lunch is located in the canteen area. Phonecards for this phone need to be purchased privately. In the case of an emergency students can use the phone in the Deputy Principal’s office. Mobile phones are not allowed to be used during the school day. Mobile phones seen during the day will be locked away in the Deputy Principal's office until the end of the school day. Parents can contact students by ringing the front office. Urgent messages will be passed on to students. Please do not ring student’s mobile phones as this disrupts learning.

11. TOILETS
Students require a teacher’s permission if they need to visit a toilet during or between lessons. Permission will not be given in lessons immediately following recess or lunch. Students will need to sign the toilet register and collect the key from outside the Deputy Principal's office.

12. SCHOOL DANCES
During the year students will have the opportunity to attend dances organised by the Student Representative Council (SRC). Once students enter the hall they will not be permitted to leave until the end of the dance. Only students who are currently enrolled at the school and not on red level or suspension are permitted to attend. Entry is by ticket only which is available at school prior to the night. Dance parties are supervised by teachers and normal school rules apply.

13. CANTEEN
There are queues organised for orderly sales and once you have made your purchase you should
move away from the canteen area. It is best to order your lunch to save time standing in a queue.
This may be done before school.

14. LIBRARY
Bring your library card every day. You need it to borrow from the library or use school computers.

15. TRAVEL PASSES
Application forms for bus or train passes are available from the front office to eligible students for travel between home and school only.

16. CONCESSION CARDS
Students who are 16 years or older are eligible for a Student Identification Card (Concession Card) for travel at child’s rate of fare by NSW Government rail, bus and ferry services. These can be collected from the front office when the student turns 16 years of age.

17. UNIFORM
The school takes great pride in the school uniform and has a strict uniform policy. Students who are unable to wear full school uniform need to give a note to their roll class teacher explaining the reason. Students will then be issued with a uniform pass for the day.

18. LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY
You must have a note from your parent requesting permission to leave at a certain time. The note should give a reason for the request as permission is not automatically given. The note should be handed to the Deputy Principal before 8.20 am. who will issue a leave pass, noting the time you need to go. When this time arrives students report to the front office to sign out.

19. REPRESENTING SCHOOL IN SPORTS ETC.
Please ensure that notes are signed by Mr Hodgkins and Mr Pilgrim. Parents could also send us a text message in advance to ensure that we update our records correctly.

20. SCHOOL DIARIES
In line with our focus on quality teaching and learning the school provides students with a school diary. The diary has a number of purposes:

It provides a means by which students can organise their own homework and study commitments in an effective way. All students are regularly given homework and this should be recorded in the appropriate pages of the diary. The information will be of use to both student and parents.
The diary provides parents and student with important information on school policies and procedures including uniform, behaviour expectations, homework and study hints.

Provides a means for teachers and parents to communicate with each other.

Students are required to have their diary with them in each lesson.


We urge you to supervise your child’s diary and assist in organising a timetable of home study. The development of good learning habits is a life-long activity and we hope that this will assist all students to be better learners, to achieve better and gain more from their time at Jamison High School.

Parents are urged to supervise your child’s diary and assist in organising a timetable of home study. The development of good learning habits is a life-long activity and we hope that this will assist all students to be better learners, to achieve better and gain more from their time at Jamison High School.

21. LOST PROPERTY
Remember you must have a note from your teacher to be out of class looking for lost property. Permission for this will only be given for major items lost. All property should be clearly labelled and valuable should not be bought to school.