A

Anaphylaxis

• Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools Appendix 1External link - (allergy information proforma)
• Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools Appendix 2External link - (parent/carer information)
• Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools Appendix 3External link - (parent/carer authorisation to contact doctor)

Anti-bullying

• Cyberbullying - see  Online safety
• Four translated fact sheets for parents/carers on anti-bullying can be accessed via the  Bullying No Way!External link website
• Anti-bullying - parents and carers tipsExternal link

Anti-racism

• Anti-Racism Contact Officer - (Information for parents and carers)External link

Assessment

• Best Start
• HSC
• NAPLAN
• Reporting

Attendance

Compulsory schooling

• Compulsory School Attendance - Information for parentsExternal link
• New school leaving age - Information for parents and secondary school studentsExternal link

Absentee notes and notices

• Completing Absentee Notes and Notices - Information for parents and carersExternal link
• Absentee note 1 - One day absenceExternal link
• Absentee note 2 - More than one day absenceExternal link
• Absentee note 3 - Part day absenceExternal link
• Absentee notice 1External link
• Absentee notice 2External link

Compulsory schooling letters - Principal to parents/carers

• Application for home school liaison support - Letter 1External link
• Successful outcome of attendance improvement plan - Letter 8External link
• Non-attendance interview program (NIPS) - Letter 10External link
• Consent to discuss student's health care needs with medical professional - Letter 13External link

Compulsory schooling letters - Educational services team to parents/carers

• HSLO case allocation and development of attendance improvement plan - Letter 3External link
• Failure to meet to develop an attendance improvement plan - Letter 4External link
• Further action - Letter 5External link
• Enrolment requirements - Letter 6External link
• Action for failure to enrol - Letter 7External link
• Reactivation of case which had been satisfactory - Letter 9External link
• Secretary's compulsory schooling conference - Letter 11External link
• Court ordered compulsory schooling conference - Letter 12External link

B

Behaviour

• Behaviour code for studentsExternal link

Best Start Kindergarten Assessment

• Best Start Kindergarten Assessment - LetterExternal link
• Best Start Kindergarten Assessment - Parent brochureExternal link
• Best Start Year 7 AssessmentExternal link

C

Child protection

• Child protection resources can be accessed via the  NSW Government Family & Community ServicesExternal link website and are available in translation

Community harmony

• School Communities Working Together - Fact sheet for parents and carersExternal link
• Recent community events - (letter to parents/carers)External link

D

Diabetes

• Diabetes information sheet - (for parents/carers)External link

Disability

• Getting ready for school - See  Starting school

E

Enrolment

Enrolment application forms

• Application to enrol in a NSW Government school External link
  • Allergy information (accompanies Section H of the Application to enrol in a NSW Government school)External link
  • Additional medical conditions - other than allergies (accompanies Section H of the Application to enrol in a NSW Government school)External link
• Application to enrol in a NSW Government preschoolExternal link
• Moving into Year 7 in a NSW Government schoolExternal link

Procedures for secondary school enrolment - Letters to parents/carers

• Placement in Year 7 - Letter 1 External link
• Placement in Year 7 - Letter 1AExternal link
• Notification of acceptance into Year 7 - Letter 2External link
• Notification of an unsuccessful non-local placement (on waiting list) - Letter 3aExternal link
• Notification of an unsuccessful non-local placement (no waiting list) - Letter 3bExternal link
• Notification of receipt of application to enrol - Letter 4External link
• Confirmation of enrolment in Year 7 - Letter 5External link

Enrolment policy

• Enrolment policyExternal link

Excursions

• Excursion note Section AExternal link
• Excursion consent form Section AExternal link
• Excursion note Section BExternal link
• Medical information formExternal link

H

Head lice

• Parental advice concerning head liceExternal link
• Head lice treatment options - Information for parents and carersExternal link
• Letter to parents/carers concerning participation in Nitbusters DayExternal link
• Consent form for participation in Nitbusters DayExternal link
• Nitbusters Day follow up letter to parents/carersExternal link

Health

• Anaphylaxis
• Diabetes
• Head lice
• Medication
• Meningococcal
• Mental health
• School counsellor
• Vaccination
• Health TranslationsExternal link website provides translations on various topics through a keyword search. The website is supported by the Victorian Government and is managed and maintained by the Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health
• Healthy kidsExternal link website which is an initiative of the NSW Ministry of Health, provides a number of key health message fact sheets for parents/carers available in translation
• Multicultural Health Communication Service  website run by the NSW Government Health provides translations on various topics through a keyword search
• The Sydney children's Hospitals NetworkExternal link website which is part of the NSW Government provides translations on various health topics listed by language

High School Transition

• Moving into Year 7 in a NSW Government school - see  Enrolment
• Why choose a public high school? - Information for parents and carersExternal link
• From primary to high school: The next big step - Understanding your child's schoolworkExternal link
• From primary to high school: The next big step - How parents can helpExternal link

Higher School Certificate

• The Common Grade Scale for Preliminary coursesExternal link
• HSC minimum standard fact sheetExternal link
• HSC minimum standard test datesExternal link
• NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA)External link website provides translations of Advice to parents - HSC assessment and submitted works
• NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA)External link website provides translations of HSC Minimum Standard fact sheet and flyer for parents
• VET information - see  Vocational education

I

Invitations

• Invitation to a school functionExternal link

M

Medication (prescribed) - letters to parents/carers

• Request a meeting to discuss child's health conditionExternal link
• Confirm arrangements for administration of prescribed medicationExternal link
• Request completion of the form for support at school of a student's health conditionExternal link

Meningococcal

• Meningococcal information and fact sheets can be accessed via the  Multicultural Health Communication Service  website and are available in translation

Mental health

• Mental health information brochures on various topics can be accessed via the  Mental Health in Multicultural Australia  website and are available in translation

N

National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)

• NAPLAN - Information for parents and carersExternal link
• NAPLAN parent/carer consent for exemption or withdrawalExternal link

Numeracy

• Numeracy resources for parents/carers - Parents count too

O

Online safety

• Cyberbullying and online safety information can be accessed via the  eSafety CommissionerExternal link website and is available in translation
• Parents guide to online safety - is available in translation as a hard copy. Order via email from the Resource centre of the  eSafety CommissionerExternal link website which will arrange postage and delivery.

P

Parents count too - Numeracy

• Helping your child with countingExternal link
• Helping your child with arithmeticExternal link
• Helping your child with shapes and objectsExternal link
• Helping your child with measuring length and areaExternal link
• Helping your child with measuring volume and massExternal link
• Helping your child with measuring temperature and timeExternal link
• Helping your child with mental calculationsExternal link
• Helping your child with patterns and algebraExternal link
• Helping your child with representing and interpreting graphs and tablesExternal link

Payments to schools

• Parent online payments - Information for parents and carersExternal link
• Parent online payments - newsletter text (for use by staff)External link

Permission to publish

• Authority to publish student workExternal link
• Permission to film and publish Filmpond videosExternal link

Preschool

• The  Australian Government Department of Education and TrainingExternal link website provides translations on Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Framework for Australia - Information for families
• Welcome to preschool - A parents guideExternal link

R

Reading

• Reading with your child at homeExternal link - (information for parents/carers)

Reporting

• Written reports for students learning English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D)External link
• Written reports for primary and secondary school studentsExternal link

Road safety information

• Drive and park safely near schoolsExternal link - (information for parents/carers)
• Ride a bicycle safelyExternal link - (information for parents/carers)
• Safe bus travelExternal link - (information for parents/carers)
• Walk safelyExternal link - (information for parents/carers)

S

School community

• School Community CharterExternal link

School counsellor

• School counselling service - Information for parents and carersExternal link
• School Counsellor student assessmentExternal link - (letter to parents/carers)

Selective high schools and opportunity classes

• Opportunity classes and selective high schools fact sheet - Information for parents/carers and studentsExternal link
• Opportunity class placement test - Information for parents/carers and studentsExternal link
• Selective high school placement test - Information for parents/carers and studentsExternal link

Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) participation letters

• Schools with SEE availableExternal link
• Schools without SEE availableExternal link

Starting school

• Getting ready for school - DisabilityExternal link - (guide for parents/carers)
• Time to start schoolExternal link - (family guide to starting Kindergarten)

Sun safety

• Sun Safety - Information for parents and carersExternal link

Suspension and expulsion

Parent/carer information

• Suspension and expulsion - (information brochure)External link
• Appeal against a decision to suspend or expel a student from a NSW Government school - (proforma)External link

Letters to parents/carers

• Short suspension - Letter 1External link
• Long suspension - Letter 2External link
• Formal warning of unsatisfactory participation in learning by a student over 17 - Letter 3External link
• Expulsion from a particular school for misbehaviour - Initial advice - Letter 4External link
• Expulsion for unsatisfactory participation of a student over 17 - Initial advice - Letter 5External link
• Expulsion from a particular school for misbehaviour - Decision - Letter 6External link
• Expulsion from a particular school for unsatisfactory participation - Decision - Letter 7External link

Swimming

• Swimming information - see  Water safety

T

Telephone interpreter service

• How to contact the telephone interpreter serviceExternal link

Temporary residents program

• The temporary residents program application form for an Authority to enrol and the Application for fee exemption are available in translation and can be accessed via the  NSW Department of Education DE InternationalExternal link website

V

Vaccinations

• Flu vaccine information and fact sheets can be accessed via the  Australian Government Department of Health websiteExternal link and is available in translation
• School-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination brochure can be accessed via the  Australian Government Department of Health websiteExternal link and is available in translation
• School vaccination program information can be accessed via the  NSW Government HealthExternal link website and is available in translation

Vocational education

• Workplace learning information for parents and carers regarding Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses can be accessed via the  NSW Department of Education Senior Pathways & VET programs for Secondary StudentsExternal link website and is available in translation

W

Warning letters

• Non-completion of a Higher School Certificate (HSC) CourseExternal link
• Non-completion of a Preliminary CourseExternal link
• Non-completion of a Stage 5 (Years 9-10) CourseExternal link

Water safety

• Beach Safety information can be accessed via the  Waverley CouncilExternal link website and is available in translation
• School swimming and water safety program - Message to parents/carersExternal link
• School swimming and water safety program - Consent formExternal link
• Water safety information - See  Health Translations