We are committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment for your child.
We support your child’s health and safety through a range of strategies including:
- the behaviour code for students, which outlines the standards of behaviour expected in all NSW public schools
- anti-racism education
- anti-bullying programs
- conflict resolution and mediation training
- peer support
- road safety education
- the Healthy School Canteen Strategy.
For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.
Like all NSW public schools, we promote the healthy development of students through:
- school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
- supporting individual students who need help with health issues
- providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.
Student wellbeing
Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.
The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.
The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.
Immunisation
The NSW Departments of Education and Health require written proof of immunisation in the form of a NSW Department of Health Immunisation Certificate or letterhead from your General Practitioner or Community Health Centre.
Children who have been given homeopathic immunisation are classified as not immunised.
If a child has one of the childhood diseases, he/she will have to stay at home until well. You must advise the school immediately of infectious diseases such as chicken pox, measles, german measles, mumps, whooping cough or conjunctivitis and impetigo. Unimmunised children, who have been in contact with the sick child or in the event of an outbreak of a disease at the school, must stay at home during the outbreak.
Wet weather and floods
For wet weather the school encourages raincoats and hats rather than umbrellas.
What happens if it floods?
The school will not be operational. If the flood occurs overnight and the school is unable to operate parents/carers will be advised by SMS, school's facebook page and a notice will be posted on the home page of this website. The local ABC radio station also announces school closures. Parents can also contact the local bus company their child travels on to see if the bus is operating to Main Arm School on the day.
If flooding occurs during school hours an SMS will be sent and a message will be posted on the school's Facebook page and a notice will be published on the home page of this website. Students living past the school in Upper Main Arm will need to be collected. Staff will do their utmost to contact these parents/carers by phone. All other students, will be accompanied by teaching staff and will be evacuated by bus to the Mullumbimby Civic Hall, where they will be collected by their parents/carers. It is important that your contact details and emergency contact details are up to date.
Absence
Should your child be unable to attend school for any reason you can go online and complete an absence report. Alternatively on his/her return, you can write a brief note or phone explaining the date of and reason for the absence. A phone call is required to school if the absence is expected to extend more than three days.