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With exams approaching, SJC students are preparing themselves for the first big round of tests for the year.

School Year 2012 — May / June

May 25 – June 1

May 21 – 24

May 30

June 11

June 26

June 29

Year 7 – 10 Examinations

Year 7, 2013 Enrolment Interviews

Year 11 Parent – Teacher – Student Meetings

Queen's Birthday Holiday

Year 10 Parent – Teacher – Student Meetings

College Athletics Carnival

Last day Term 2 (Normal school attendance required)

NSW Term Dates 2012

Term 2 commences on Thursday 26 April and concludes on Friday 29 June

Term 3 commences on Monday 16 July and concludes on Friday 21 September

Term 4 commences on Monday 8 October and concludes on Friday 21 December



New School Absence Rules
State regulations regarding attendance at school have changed. Acceptable excuses for absence are much stricter Must I send my child every day? YES New guidelines for record keeping have been legislated. Parents/Carers must provide a written explanation for absences, Dated, signed, and including the reason for the absence. This must be on a separate piece of paper and kept for seven years by the school. Very few reasons are acceptable (see below). Family holidays are not among them. What if my child has to stay away from school? complete a downloadable form in advance and send it to the school send a note, fax or email to the school, or telephone the school, this is to be followed by a written explanation; or visit the school. What are school Principals responsible for? Principals have to keep accurate records of student attendance and the reasons for any absences Principals are responsible for accepting or not accepting a parent's explanations for their child's absences A small number of absences may be accepted by the principal. For example, if your child has to: go to a special religious ceremony is required to attend to a serious and/or urgent family situation (eg. a funeral) is too sick to go to school or has an infectious illness. What might happen if my child continues to have unacceptable absences? Attendance meetings and compulsory attendance conferences Applications to the Children's Court - A Compulsory Schooling Order Prosecution in the Local Court

New School Absence Rules

State regulations regarding attendance at school have changed.

Acceptable excuses for absence are much stricter

Must I send my child every day? YES

New guidelines for record keeping have been legislated.

Parents/Carers must provide a written explanation for absences, Dated, signed, and including the reason for the absence.
This must be on a separate piece of paper and kept for seven years by the school. Very few reasons are acceptable (see below).
Family holidays are not among them.

What if my child has to stay away from school?

complete a downloadable form in advance and send it to the school
send a note, fax or email to the school, or
telephone the school, this is to be followed by a written explanation; or
visit the school.

What are school Principals responsible for?

Principals have to keep accurate records of student attendance and the reasons for any absences
Principals are responsible for accepting or not accepting a parent's explanations for their child's absences

A small number of absences may be accepted by the principal. For example, if your child has to:

go to a special religious ceremony
is required to attend to a serious and/or urgent family situation (eg. a funeral)
is too sick to go to school or has an infectious illness.

What might happen if my child continues to have unacceptable absences?

Attendance meetings and compulsory attendance conferences
Applications to the Children's Court - A Compulsory Schooling Order
Prosecution in the Local Court