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Principal’s Message Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of St Joseph’s College,

FORGIVENESS DURING LENT Last Sunday’s Gospel focussed on one of the most important traits taught to humans by Christ; forgiveness. Part of the Gospel from Matthew stated:

You have heard how it was said, ‘You will love your neighbour

and hate your enemy’. But I say this to you, ‘love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the bad as well as the good, and sends down rain to fall on the upright and the wicked alike’.

Offering true forgiveness is often, for most people, an incredibly difficult thing to do. Living our Christ’s teachings, as outlined above, can be a difficult experience for the majority of us. That is why I found the words of Leila Abdallah, the mother of Antony, Angelina and Sienna and aunty of Veronique Sakr who were tragically killed recently by a driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol, so inspiring. This was a mother who had lost half of her six beloved children yet somehow found it in her heart, with the help of her faith, to forgive the young man who had changed the lives of so many on that fateful evening. On Wednesday, we celebrated Ash Wednesday which signals the commencement of our Lenten period. Lent is a time of abstinence, prayer and generosity. It is a time when we should focus on being a better person. I pray that during this Lent, that we can all use Leila Abdallah as an example of how to be more forgiving and loving toward our fellow human sisters and brothers.

POSITIVE COMMUNITY NEWS I shared with our Year 9 parents and carers the other day a phone call I received from a lady named Jeanette who was at Greenmount with her husband and grandchild. Jeanette took the time to call simply to say how polite, thoughtful and exemplary our kids were during her interactions with them and how they were working with their teachers. It is always good to receive feedback, but particularly pleasing to hear members of the public with no affiliation to our school share such affirming words. I always tell our students that regardless of the time of day, they are an advertisement for our College and I would like to thank all the students who, by their actions and example, show our community what great young people SJC students are.

YEAR GROUP BREAKFAST FEEDBACK Thank you to all the families who attended our Year Group Breakfast events over the last three weeks. I would also like to thank all the staff who worked so hard during this time, particularly Mrs Vitina Camp and Mr Eamon Brown who organised and ran each of the events. As ever, we would like to know how you feel about these so we can ensure our main objectives align with the wishes and hopes of our families. If you have a moment, please complete the survey that can be found here.

St Joseph’s College Doyle Drive (PO Box 246) Banora Point NSW 2486

(07) 5524.9002 (07) 5524.9272 Email: sjcbanora@lism.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sjcbanora.catholic.edu.au

Week 6, TERM 1 @ sjc

DAY 1 ~ MONDAY 2 MARCH

DAY 2 ~ TUESDAY 3 MARCH

Year 7 Vaccinations – Round 1 (all Year 7)

Diocesan Touch Football Selection Trials (selected students)

DAY 3 ~ WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH

Junior QLD AFL Cup (selected students)

DAY 4 ~ THURSDAY 5 MARCH

Diocesan Swimming Carnival (selected students)

DAY 5 ~ FRIDAY 6 MARCH

College Photo Day

Senior QLD AFL Cup (selected students) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Week 7, term 1 @ SJC

DAY 6 ~ MONDAY 9 MARCH

DAY 7 ~ TUESDAY 10 MARCH

Bill Turner (Girls) (selected students)

Year 7 2020 Parent Information Session (6:00pm, COLA Space)

DAY 8 ~ WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH

Year 12 Leaders Safe Talk Presentation (whole Year group, Periods 1-4, COLA Space)

DAY 9 ~ THURSDAY 12 MARCH

Zeal Theatre (Years 9-12 Drama)

NRL Titan 9s – Rugby League (selected students)

DAY 10 ~ FRIDAY 13 MARCH

SATURDAY 14 MARCH

Model of United Nations (MUNA) (selected students)

From ‘Opus Justitae Pax’ [Peace is the Fruit of Justice]

Pope Pius XII

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The School Newsletter and School Calendar are both available online @ www.sjcbanora.catholic.edu.au. The School Calendar contains year group events, assessment schedules and term dates.

Term 1 Coming events

WEEK 8

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Monday 16 March Choicez Media Year 10 Incursion Choicez Media Parent Evening

Rugby League Schoolgirls Challenge

Tuesday 17 March

OPEN EVENING

‘Courage to Care’ Incursion Choicez Media Year 9 Incursion Diocesan Winter Sports Trials

Diocesan Tennis

Wednesday 18 March Anita Heiss Indigenous Workshop Excursion

Thursday 19 March St Joseph’s Day Liturgy LEAD Conference (19-20 Mar)

Friday 20 March Staff Day (Wellbeing) (pupil-free day)

WEEK 9

Monday 23 March Olympics Unleased – Guest Speaker

Parent Concussion Talk

Tuesday 24 March 7 & 9 NAPLAN Practice Tests (24-26 Mar)

Girls League Tag Bronze Medallion Course

Wednesday 25 March Parent/Teacher/Student Evening

Thursday 26 March Transitus (26-27 Mar) NSW Touch 9/10

Friday 27 March White Card Training

WEEK 10

Monday 30 March Parent/Teacher/Student Evening

Tuesday 31 March John Coutis Speaker

Wednesday 1 April First Aid Group 1

Secondary Schools Student Leadership Excursion

Friday 3 April First Aid Group 2

Sunday 5 April Daylight Savings ends

WEEK 11

Monday 7 April Year 7 Welcome Camp (7 & 8 Apr)

Wednesday 8 April Years 11 & 12 Fast 5 Netball Gala Day

Thursday 9 April Last day of Term 1

This is a normal school day Easter Liturgy

ON-CAMPUS UNIFORM SHOP

(MANAGED BY LOWES)

07 5523 9300 only during shop hours

Tuesdays: 12:00pm to 3:30pm Thursdays: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Payments: Cash and EFTPOS Only,

NO CHEQUES ACCEPTED

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PRAYERS REQUESTED Last Friday, I shared the news with our staff that Year 10 student, Johnny McKinlay has been diagnosed with leukaemia. This is devastating news for Johnny, his mum and dad and the SJC community. Johnny has commenced treatment in Brisbane and will be there for a while with this mum and dad having to relocate to the city. I ask that you keep Johnny in your prayers and if you feel inclined to support his family, who are with him and without the capacity to work, please donate here.

ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS We recently completed our annual Swimming Carnival. It was such a positive, inspiring and joy-filled day that was led so admirably by our Year 12 students and Ms Maddy Ilic and her team. They targeted this day during their planning in 2019 with the hope of building on the good work achieved by the 2019 seniors. With close to 78% of students in the College attending (an amazing figure that is quite unheard of in secondary schools I have been associated with), the spirit, competition and behaviour were second-to-none.

The 2020 theme of our School Improvement Plan is that of engagement. We are aiming to have students engage in all elements of College life and this was a great start to the year. Thank you to families for supporting this by ensuring their child attended.

We also experienced a fantastic Year 7 night in line with our participation in the CSO ‘Better Together Project’. 120 parents, carers and students attended an evening with ten staff members last Thursday and were led in a community conversation by Dr George Otero from New Mexico. The information gathered was incredibly valuable and will be fed back to the SJC community in time. What was more valuable was the chance for members of our community to share a meal and spend time with each other. Thanks to all those who attended.

Whilst 78% attendance at the swimming carnival is a great figure, there are still that number of students who did not attend and as a result, they missed out on a great day. Please ensure your child is in attendance for our next big community event, SJC Day on Thursday 19 March. These days are so important for students to strengthen bonds between their peers and staff.

I would also ask that during these days, unless absolutely necessary, students are in attendance for the whole day. Unfortunately, following our Commencement Mass, there were a large number of students who signed out, many for ‘appointments’.

While some were legitimate, I don’t think there are enough practitioners in the Tweed area to accommodate that number of appointments. This also had a large impact on Year 12 learning as some classes only had a third of their cohort present.

UPCOMING PARENT EVENINGS In the next few weeks, we have a number of other opportunities for parents and carers to engage with the College. Please note the following:

Tuesday 10 March – Year 7 Assessment Information

Monday 16 March - Choicez Media Parent Evening

Tuesday 17 March - College Open Evening (all parents are welcome)

Monday 23 March – Professor Jim Donnelly talk on Concussion and its effects on students

All of these events will be held in the COLA. Please make the most of these options and we look forward to seeing many of you there. All details can be found on the College Google Calendar (through the website).

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK Week 8 of this term is certainly going to be busy. Please note that we have the two above mentioned activities (including Open Evening on Tuesday 17 March), there will be St Joseph’s Day on Thursday 19 March and the week concludes with a professional learning day for staff on Friday 20 March. This is a student free day so please make alternate arrangements for your children. The week will also see traditional activities occur including appreciation gestures in our community.

NEWSLETTER CHANGE OF FORMAT This will be the last newsletter published in this format. Mrs Jane Joseph and I engaged in some training for the new newsletter platform recently. The College will be moving to the Schoolzine platform from the next newsletter. Jane has done a wonderful job of making the newsletter look perfect for many years and we thank her for that. The time it takes to format and ensure there is engaging content is a testament to her passion for this valuable form of communication. The newsletter will be emailed to families with some printed copies made available for parishioners. Kind regards Mr Scott Thomson Principal (scott.thomson@lism.catholic.edu.au)

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Messages to Students: Office staff cannot disrupt teaching in order to deliver messages that are not of an urgent nature. Student’s afternoon home travel plans should be made prior to the student leaving home in the morning.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY – THIS FRIDAY, 6 MARCH

As parents would have read in the last two newsletters, school photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife THIS COMING FRIDAY, 6 MARCH.

SCHOOL PHOTO ORDER CODE:

QD5 7H5 CW3

SCHOOL PHOTO ORDER LINK: https://www.advancedimage.com.au/keycode/keycodefinder.aspx?

keycode=QD57H5CW3

Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link above or by using the envelope provided (sibling photo envelopes available from Student Reception). IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school

Don’t forget to order your sibling photos now

Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day

Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are taken

Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups available at school’s advancedorder site (follow the link above) and your child’s advancedyou photo site

*Sibling photographs must be ordered either online or by order envelope (available from Student Reception) prior to the day of photography. A photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs can only be taken of children enrolled at the school.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your advancedlife experience, please contact them at: enquiries@advancedlife.com.au. A reminder that students will be required to wear full formal school uniform. This includes ties for the boys. All students with long hair must have it tied up. Students who have sport on the day will need to bring their sports uniform to change into. Mr Peter Lyon Deputy Principal

STUDENT WELLBEING & PASTORAL CARE

NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM 2020 As previously advised, the first vaccinations for this year will take place Tuesday 4 March (tomorrow) for: Year 7 – Gardasil [Human papillomavirus

(HPV)] vaccine (Dose 1) AND

- Boostrix [Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough)] vaccine

(sample of document) Year 7 students were given to bring home an envelope explaining this year’s vaccination program and requirements. The vaccinations will be administered by nurses from the North Area Health Service. IMPORTANT: Please note that no vaccination will take place without an original signed consent form (no faxes/ emails).

OPEN EVENING TOUR GUIDES At this morning’s assembly we will be talking about, amongst other matters, the College Open Evening on Tuesday 17 March, as we are looking for volunteers to assist with tours on that night.

Any student interesting in assisting with tours can collect a permission note after the assembly to bring home. Alternatively, permission forms will be available later this week for parents/carers to download via the app.

Year 6 students and their parents will be welcomed and shown various displays that are being prepared by the teachers of the different key learning areas. Students acting as guides who remain at school after classes finish, will be given pizza and a drink before the tours commence. Please note that all tours will finish by 8:00pm, when parents can pick up their child from the College.

The College is extremely grateful to any students who are prepared to help with this activity and perform this community service. All notes need to be returned by next Thursday, 12 March, so that badges can be created. An information session for the tour guides will be conducted at lunchtime next Friday, 13 March.

Mr Eamon Brown Leader of Student Wellbeing & Pastoral Care

CURRICULUM

LEARNING IN YEAR 7 PARENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION EVENING

You may have noticed this mentioned in the coming events of this newsletter; next Tuesday, 10 March from 6:00pm to 7:20pm in the COLA Space, the College will be hosting an information evening for Year 7 families about learning. Dinner will be provided. At the end of last week, you should have received a flyer about this event. Please complete the form if you are attending, and we look forward to seeing you there.

ASSESSMENT HANDBOOKS Each year group has an assessment handbook for the year – available on the College website, under ‘Learning’, ‘Assessment Handbooks’. Just click on the tab for the year group you are after. It is recommended that students download a copy of the relevant handbook and refer to the schedules for their subjects on a regular basis. If any schedule is corrected or changed, the online version on our website will be updated. Mrs Kathy McAlister Leader of Curriculum

17 , 6 (see flyer included in today’s newsletter)

7 2021:

7 2020Completed application forms MUST be accompanied by: the (non-refundable) enrolment

application fee of $55.00. photocopies of the last two school

reports. photocopy of NAPLAN results. photocopies of sacramental program

certificates (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, if applicable).

Photocopy of the child’s immunisation record.

a photocopy of the child’s birth certificate.

In the week commencing 9 March (Week 8),

enrolment packages will be distributed to students in Year 6 at St James,

St Joseph’s, St Anthony’s and St Ambrose Primary Schools.

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Planner: The student planner should be signed by parents/caregivers each week. Any concerns? Contact the relevant Homeroom Teacher or Year Coordinator.

SCHOOL EVANGELISATION

ST JOSEPH’S DAY LITURGY

The College will be celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Joseph, our patron saint, at the St Josephs’ Day Liturgy on Thursday 19 March, commencing at 9:15am in the Holy Family Chapel. As with all our religious ceremonies, parents and carers are most welcome to attend.

2020 SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM If there are any students who are baptised Catholics but have not been confirmed or received their first Holy Communion and would like to do so, would you please contact me, or Danny Shaw, at the College.

PROJECT COMPASSION APPEAL 2020 As part of last week’s Ash Wednesday Mass, we launched the Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion 2020 Appeal. Included in today’s newsletter is a little background information about the appeal, together with the first two of six stories – the six ‘faces’ of the appeal that we will share with you for the six weeks of Lent; proving that our donations, no matter the size, can transform lives. Mrs Hannah Ardrey Leader of School Evangelisation

PROJECT COMPASSION 2020

A message from The Most Rev. Christopher Saunders, Bishop of Broome, Caritas Australia Chairman,

On behalf of Caritas Australia and those we help, I would like to thank you for your generous support of Project Compassion 2019. Together we gave 100% to change the lives of those that need it the most. At this time of increasing global change and tense dialogue, the idea of the ‘common good’ is more important than ever. This is one of the reasons Project Compassion 2020 takes the theme of Global Community – Go Further Together.

In this collective spirit, which counters the individualism that causes people to suffer isolation, Caritas Australia is sharing six stories for Project Compassion 2020.

Caritas Australia invites you to participate in the service of charity, working to support communities to support themselves in spite of every challenge, and to thrive in this union of love and compassion. Let’s all - Go Further Together.

Shirley, thirty-six, is an indigenous Manide woman living in a remote province of the Philippines. She is a mother of four and the sole breadwinner of the family, as her husband is sick. But Shirley was struggling to support the whole family and keep her children in school. Indigenous minorities in the Philippines face regular discrimination and disadvantage, limiting their access to education, employment and healthcare. But thanks to Caritas Australia’s Supporters, Shirley’s life has transformed. She is now leading her community to take a stand against discrimination, improve health and education, and pave the way for a better future. Unequal access to health services means that many indigenous children and families cannot access basic medical care. Preventable diseases, such as tuberculosis and measles are common among their community, and there is a high maternal and new-born mortality rate. With Caritas Australia’s support, Shirley trained to become an indigenous health worker and a leader in her community. She has learnt to supplement her income so she is able to feed her family. The program has also helped Shirley’s children with school fees, uniforms and supplies. Shirley says there’s still a long way to go to fight for better employment opportunities for the Manide tribe and to reduce discrimination, but together they’ll get there. Your support is life saving for people experiencing poverty and oppression. Please help more people like Shirley gain confidence and respect within their community and help improve the conditions of indigenous people’s around the world. Let’s Go Further, Together.

Twenty-seven-year-old Phany, lives in a village in western Cambodia. Struggling to earn a living as a rice farmer, she was forced to leave her daughter behind in the village, to take up construction work in the city. Then in 2016, Phany joined a Caritas supported program, learning more productive farming and irrigation techniques. Her community learned to work together for better water management, to combat drought. Over 70 percent of Cambodia’s population live in rural communities – and farming families living in poverty are the most food insecure. Thirteen percent of Cambodians live below the poverty line, while 35 out of every 1000 babies die due to malnutrition.

In 2016, Phany joined the Upholding Community Dignity Together program, where she learnt new farming techniques, such as a drip irrigation system which enabled her to get a better yield from her vegetable crops and to conserve water for drier periods. She also learnt how to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. Phany’s community also took part in training in health, nutrition, hygiene and disaster preparedness, arming them with better strategies to cope with environmental changes. With your help, mothers like Phany can continue to uplift their communities, and provide food for their families. A brighter future that women, men and their families can start today. Let’s Go Further, Together.

The theme for Project Compassion 2020 is ‘Go Further Together.’ ‘Go Further Together’ is about how we can only succeed when everyone is looked after. We should work together as one human family so our sisters and brothers around the world don’t have to live in poverty. We believe we are one human family and have a responsibility to help each person achieve their full potential. This is the common good. In this time of increasing global change, conflict and inequality, the principle of the ‘common good’ is now more important than ever. This is one of the reasons Project compassion 2020 takes the theme of Global Community – Go Further Together.

Congratulations to DALTON who were crowned HOUSE CHAMPIONS at our College Swimming Carnival on Friday 21 February 2020.

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Students who attended the carnival clearly had a fun-filled day as seen in the photos shown here as they embraced the tropical theme and enjoyed the sunshine whilst participating in the variety of events with their friends and housemates. The race for house champion was extremely close and the lead was continually changing throughout the day. The students’ enthusiasm and team spirit is what made the carnival so competitive and enjoyable, I congratulate and thank them all for their wonderful efforts on the day. A big thank you to the house leaders who worked hard not only throughout the day but also in the lead up to promote participation, create carnival cheer and decorate their house areas, you did a fantastic job. Congratulations to all age champions on their success at the carnival. Male Age Champions 12s Isaac McMahon & Cooper Flaherty 13s Kye Thompson 14s Zane Hall 15s Taj Jarret 16s Ethan Fraser Opens Patrick McLaughlin Female Age Champions 12s Georgia Cronin 13s Summer Barton 14s Mackenzie Wilson 15s Elise Thompson 16s Keely Hall Opens Phoebe Easterbrook A special mention goes to Elise Thompson and Eloise Easterbrook who both broke College records on the day. Elise now holds the record in the 50m Breaststroke at a time of 41.21 and Eloise now holds the record in 50m Butterfly at a time of 33.12. Congratulations to both these girls on this achievement. We have a small but competitive group of students who placed 1st or 2nd in a championship event at our carnival that will be travelling to Lismore on Thursday 5 March to compete in the Diocesan Carnival. We wish them all the best at the carnival. A reminder that the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) Carnival is at Homebush on Tuesday 31 March 2020. Ms Madeline Ilic Leader of Sport

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Before School Supervision: Student supervision is available prior to the commencement of the school day, from 8:20am until 8:45am.

WEEKEND MASS TIMES

St Joseph’s Parish St Anthony’s Parish

Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm

Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm (Kingscliff)

Sunday: 7:00am & 9:00am

Sunday: 7:30am (Pottsville)

Sunday: 9:00am (Bilambil)

Sunday: 9:00am (Kingscliff)

Fr Michael Brady Fr Paul McDonald Parish Priest Parish Priest

ENGLISH

Congratulations to Scarlett Magnus (Year 12) who participated in the Lions Youth of the Year Public Speaking Competition. Though Scarlett didn’t make it through to the next round, she is to be commended on the speech she gave and how she conducted herself, making the College quite proud of her achievements. Also, any students requiring some extra English help with classwork, homework or assignments have the opportunity to attend English Help at lunchtimes in Room 01F. We hope to see you there as there are a number of assessments coming up shortly for the majority of year groups. Mrs Charmaine Louise Vella-Fox Leader of Learning – English

Congratulations to Isis Fry and Erin Phelps of Year 11 on their appointment to the Tweed Shire Youth Council for 2020. The following is an excerpt from the most recent Tweed Link:

CAREERS

If you are interested in the Defence Force, please see the information below and consider attending one of the information sessions. Defence offers amazing career opportunities, salaries and entitlements. Year 12 students interested in the Gap Year program need to be aware that applications for 2021 are currently being taken. Year 11 students interested in the Gap Year program – now is the time to start making enquiries about this program. Gap year roles full quickly and the best jobs are filled first! Please see me if you have any questions, or about any careers concerns you may have. Ms Frances Stegeman Leader of Careers and EVET Leader of Learning - Work Readiness Pathway

Australian Defence Force Information Sessions March

3 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Army Reserves DFRC Gold Coast 4 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Gap Year DFRC Gold Coast 8 Mar 2020 10:00am – 1:00pm I Can, You Can RACV Royal Pines 9 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Defence Careers Upper Coomera

12 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Commando DFRC Gold Coast 13 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Defence Careers Casino RSM 18 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Women in Defence DFRC Gold Coast 23 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Defence Careers Ballina RSL 24 Mar 2020 7:00pm – 9:00pm Defence Careers Grafton Depot 25 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Defence Careers Glen Innes Service Club 26 Mar 2020 6:00pm – 8:00pm Defence Careers Inverell RSM

If you have any news of a

student’s achievement,

sporting, academic,

or otherwise, please let us

know, as we’d love to share it

with the SJC community,

via the College Newsletter.

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HSIE classes are incorporating a hands and eyes-on approach to a number of our current topics. Year 7, in their focus on Landscapes and Landforms, are utilising some amazing technology with the Augmented Reality Sandbox, creating landforms and seeing how these translate to topographic imagery. Mrs James’ class created some spectacular landforms with playdough and then combined these to form broader landscapes. Ms Pascoe’s Year 10 Geography class went for a wild ride with the school’s newly acquired Virtual Reality Headsets, exploring a range of biomes on our planet, including the Amazon and Kenyan savannah grasslands. All these experiences are doing a great job in engaging our students and deepening their understanding of our world and their place in it. Mr Tom Nethery Leader of Learning – HSIE

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For parents/guardians of students:

2020 Student Residential Address and Other Information collection notice

This notice is from the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (the department), to advise you that the department has requested that your child’s school provide a ‘statement of addresses’, in accordance with the Australian Education Regulation 2013 (Cth) (Regulation).

A statement of addresses contains the following information about each student at the school:

Student residential address (not student names)

Student level of education (i.e. whether the student is a primary or secondary student)

Student boarding school status (i.e. whether the student is boarding or a day student)

Names and residential addresses of students’ parent(s) and/or guardian(s)

Schools generate a record number for each student for the purposes of this collection, which is also provided to the department.

Purpose of the collection

This collection is routinely used to inform Commonwealth school education policy, and to help ensure that Commonwealth funding arrangements for non-government schools are based on need, and are fair and transparent.

The information collected in the statement of addresses will be used to inform school funding calculations. It is combined with data held by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to calculate the estimated capacity of a school community to contribute to the schools’ operating costs (capacity to contribute). Australian Government funding to non-government schools takes this estimated capacity to contribute into account.

On 20 September 2018 the Government announced that it will implement a new, improved capacity to contribute methodology used in the calculation of the Commonwealth’s needs-based funding arrangements for non-government schools. Known as the direct measure of income (DMI), the proposed new methodology is based on the median income of parents or guardians of students at a non-government school. This is in contrast to the current area based measure which is a point in time analysis based on average circumstances in 2011 of the area in which students at the school lived. This change follows a review of the existing methodology by the National School Resourcing Board. Further information about the review and the Government’s response can be found on the department’s website: https://www.education.gov.au/review-socio-economic-status-ses-score-methodology.

Use and disclosure of personal information

Your personal information is protected by law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Any use and disclosure of your personal information relating to the statement of addresses will occur in accordance with the Regulation.

Your personal information may be used by the department, or disclosed to the ABS, for the purposes of reviewing capacity to contribute methodology, calculating capacity to contribute and Commonwealth school education policy development (including school funding), or where it is otherwise required or authorised by law.

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Your personal information will be provided to the ABS for capacity to contribute calculations and analysis as part of the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP). Departmental staff will use the ABS’ secure DataLab to undertake analysis and calculate capacity to contribute scores for schools using de-identified data (i.e. data that has had identifiable information such as name and address removed). The linked information will not be used for other purposes. Further information on the MADIP can be found here:

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/9099c77cb979d558ca258198001b27a0/$FILE/MADIP%20iPIA_2018.pdf.

The department may, from time to time, carry out audits of school submissions. In the event of an audit, contracted auditors may seek to compare a school’s statement of addresses with student enrolment information held by the school. These contractors will not use the information for any other purpose.

The department may also be required to disclose your personal information to its service providers for the purposes of the provision of information and communications technology (ICT) support services to the department.

What do you need to do?

You are not required to do anything. Your school is responsible for providing the requested details to the department, however, you may wish to ensure that your school has the most up-to-date and correct details for your family.

Contacts for further information

Your school can provide additional information about the process of the address collection.

If you have any further questions regarding the collection, you can contact the department by:

Email: seshelpdesk@dese.gov.au

Phone (free call): SES helpdesk on 1800 677 027 (Option 4)

The department’s privacy policy is available on the department’s website at www.dese.gov.au. The privacy policy contains information about:

how individuals can access and seek correction of the personal information held by the department;

how complaints about breaches of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) can be made; and

how the department will deal with these complaints.

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/9099c77cb979d558ca258198001b27a0/$FILE/MADIP%20iPIA_2018.pdfhttp://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/9099c77cb979d558ca258198001b27a0/$FILE/MADIP%20iPIA_2018.pdfmailto:seshelpdesk@dese.gov.auhttp://www.dese.gov.au/

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