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While returning to school is a few weeks away, the information below should assist in preparations.
Key Dates
Monday 23rd January - Office reopens for enquiries.
Friday 27th January - Staff Return
Monday 30th January - Year 7,11 & 12 return
Students return in summer uniform.
The morning session will be year meetings and learning group time to review timetables, and organisation for the year ahead.
Periods 3-6 will run as normal.
In period 6, Year 7 will go to the Hall for information about catching buses and other general business.
Tuesday 31st January - Whole school returns
Students return in summer uniform. No sport today.
All students will move to the Hall at 8:45am for Assembly before moving to Year meetings / Learning group.
Periods 3 & 4 run as per timetable.
Periods 1 & 2 will run during sport time.
The day will finish at 2:40pm as per regular Tuesday bell times.
As shared at the end of 2022
As we head into the Summer school holidays and students might experiment with different hair styles and jewellery, it is important to remind students that they need to be able to rectify any changes to meet school uniform policy for return to school at the end of January.
Our Uniform policy exists for a range of reasons and is deliberately conservative to minimise pressure for students to adopt the latest trends, and minimise associated expense for parents. Students wearing their uniform correctly indicates respect for self and the community, and aims to promote a sense of connection and belonging. Some key reminders that we will be enforcing at the beginning of 2023.
The hair expectation is that there are not to be extreme variations in length, including rats tails, mullets, skullets and undercuts. The photos below are examples of hairstyles that do not meet school expectation.
The summer holidays is also an ideal time for any additional piercings as it allows time for them to heal and be taken out on return. A reminder that on return students must be able to remove additional piercings.
The full uniform policy is available on the College website and we encourage students to check this if unsure, to minimise any unnecessary stress at the beginning of the year.
Year 11 students should bring a 128 page A4 book for each subject, OR loose leaf paper and folder. Most specialist items for each subject are included in the school fees. Stationery items (pens, pencils, highlighters etc) from Year 10 will suffice and teachers will advise any specific requirements on return.