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Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools Appendix 1
Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools Appendix 2
Anti-bullying – Parents and carers tips – Fact sheet
Anti-racism policy
Compulsory School Attendance – Information for parents
New School Leaving Age
Completing Absentee Notes and Notices
Absentee note 1 – One day absence
Absentee note 2 – More than one day absence
Absentee note 3 – Part day absence
Absentee notice 1 – Compulsory school attendance
Absentee notice 2 – Compulsory school attendance
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 1
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 3
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 4
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 5
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 6
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 7
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 8
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 9
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 10
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 11
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 12
Guidelines for supporting student attendance – Letter 13
Behaviour code for students
Best Start Kindergarten Assessment – Letter
Best Start Kindergarten Assessment – Parent brochure
Letter to parents regarding recent community events
Diabetes Information Sheet
Application to enrol in a NSW Government school
H. Additional medical conditions – allergies
H. Additional medical conditions – other than allergies
Application to enrol in a NSW Government preschool
Moving into Year 7 in a NSW Government school
Placement in Year 7 next year – Letter 1B
Placement in Year 7 next year – Letter 1A
Notification of acceptance into Year 7 next year – Letter 2
Notification of an unsuccessful non-local placement – on waiting list – Letter 3a
Notification of an unsuccessful non-local placement in Year 7 – no waiting list – Letter 3b
Notification of receipt of application to enrol – Letter 4
Confirmation of enrolment in Year 7 – Letter 5
Excursion note Section A
Excursion consent form Section A
Excursion note Section B
Medical information form
Parental advice concerning head lice
Head lice treatment options – Information for parents and carers
Letter to parents/carers concerning Nitbusters: head lice in schools program
Consent form for participation in Nitbusters Day
Nitbusters Day follow up letter
Why choose a public high school? Information for parents and carers
From primary to high school: The next big step – Understanding your child's schoolwork
From primary to high school: The next big step – How parents can help
The Common Grade Scale for Preliminary Courses
Invitation to a school function
Letter to parents requesting a meeting to discuss the support at school of their child's health condition
Letter to parents confirming arrangements for administration of prescribed medication
Letter to parents requesting completion of Request for support at school of a student’s health condition
NAPLAN – Information for parents and carers
NAPLAN consent for exemption or withdrawal
Parents Count Too – Helping your child with counting
Parents Count Too – Helping your child with arithmetic
Parent Count Too – Helping your child with shapes and objects
Parents Count Too – Helping your child with measuring length and area
Parents Count Too – Helping your child with measuring volume and mass
Parents Count Too – Helping your child with measuring temperature and time
Parents count too – Helping your child with mental calculations
Parents count too – Helping your child with patterns and algebra
Parents count too – Helping your child with representing and interpreting graphs and tables
Parent online payments – Information for parents and carers
Parent online payments – newsletter text
Authority to publish student work
Filmpond – Consent form for parents/carers
Welcome to preschool – A parents guide
Reading with your child at home
Written reports for students learning English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D)
Written reports for primary and secondary school students
Road Safety Information – Drive and park safely near schools
Road Safety Information – Ride a bicycle safely
Road Safety Information – Safe bus travel
Road Safety Information – Walk safely
School Community Charter
School counselling service
School Counsellor student assessment
Opportunity classes and selective high schools fact sheet
Opportunity class placement test
Selective high school placement test
Getting ready for school – Disability
Time to start school
Sun Safety – Information for parents and carers
What does it mean if your child is suspended or expelled from school?
Appeal against a decision to suspend or expel a student from a NSW Government school
Short suspension – Letter 1
Long suspension – Letter 2
Formal warning of unsatisfactory participation in learning by a student over 17 – Letter 3
Expulsion from a particular school for misbehaviour – Initial advice – Letter 4
Expulsion for unsatisfactory participation of a student over 17 – Initial advice – Letter 5
Expulsion from a particular school for misbehaviour – Decision – Letter 6
Expulsion from a particular school for unsatisfactory participation – Decision – Letter 7
Telephone interpreter service
Warning Letter – Non-completion of a HSC Course
Warning Letter – Non-completion of a Preliminary Course
Warning Letter – Non-completion of a Stage 5 (Years 9-10) Course
School swimming and water safety program – Message to parents/carers
School swimming and water safety program – Consent form
Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) participation letter - SEE unavailable
Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) participation letter-SEE available
HSC minimum standard fact sheet
HSC minimum standard test dates
Enrolment policy
Letter to parents - resumption of operation following closure
Letter to parents - close contact procedures
Information for parents and carers about learning from home
Supporting your child's learning at home
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) consent form
HSC minimum standard parent meeting request
Learning from home - Access to technology
COVID-19 advice to parents and carers regarding racial discrimination
External visitors to school sites form
Helping your child with literacy and numeracy at home
COVID-19 updated advice - current as at 8 September 2020
Child protection education - Early Stage 1 curriculum content information for parents and carers
Child protection education - Stage 1 curriculum content information for parents and carers
Child protection education - Stage 2 curriculum content information for parents and carers
Child protection education - Stage 3 curriculum content information for parents and carers
Child protection education - Stage 4 curriculum content information for parents and carers
Child protection education - Stage 5 curriculum content information for parents and carers
COVID-safe HSC written exams
School closure due to COVID-19
Resumption of on-site learning following closure due to COVID-19
What works best: 2020 update
Making a complaint about our schools
Information about support persons and advocates
COVID-19 requirements for visitors to school sites
Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) Frequently Asked Questions
COVID intensive learning support program
Safeguarding Kids Together
COVID-19 attendance advice for families
COVID-19 advice for families – updated June 2021
COVID-19 advice for families - School operations in Greater Sydney
Supporting children return to face-to-face learning
Knives in schools policy – letter to Sikh community parents
Knives in schools policy – letter to non-Sikh community parents
No prohibited knives at school - a factsheet for parents, carers and students
Term 4 roadmap
Excursion consent form
Medical information form
Parent information form
Water activities advice form
Swimming activities advice form
Anti-Racism Policy letter to parents and carers
COVID-19 advice for families - updated April 2022

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