It is important to us that we work in partnership with parents and carers. Communication between home and school is key to this.
We recognise however that it can often be difficult communicating with teachers because they have a very full timetable; and that parents and carers also have very busy lives.
We will always work to get back to your enquiries within a reasonable timeframe. We aim to do this within 3 workings days. If your matter is urgent we will get back to you as quickly as possible.
Our school uses several channels to communicate with our school community:
- Newsletter & Wats-On (sent to families via email and parent portal on Friday afternoons, alternating fortnightly between Newsletter/Wats-on)
- Parent Portal
- Emails & SMS
- School website
- Digital Notice Board (out the front of the school)
We endeavour to keep our website up to date with relevant information.
Our school calendars are available both via the website (see our calendar page) and on the Parent Portal (see details below). Upcoming dates are also shared via the Newsletter/Wats-On every week.
If you need to organise a meeting with the school, please follow this order of contact:
- Your child's teacher
- Year level executive (if required)
- Deputy Principal or Principal (if deemed necessary)
In most cases your child's teacher will be able to answer questions and resolve any concerns at a classroom level.
If you need to contact the year level executive, their email can be found on the Our Classes page.
If a meeting with the Deputy Principal or Principal has been deemed necessary after meeting with the year level executive, please contact the Principal's EA on (02) 6142 3397 to book a time.
Whilst there are several opportunities each year to connect with your child's teacher, our teachers are happy to meet with you outside of these times as requested.
Please contact your child's teacher via email to book a time (all teacher emails can be found on the Our Classes page).
We acknowledge that many parents can't come into school, so we try to connect you with your child's learning through Seesaw posts.
Seesaw requires annual permission and payment for parent/carer access. If you have provided permission and payment but are having trouble accessing Seesaw, please contact your child's teacher.
Parents/Carers are encouraged to connect with the school as a whole through the P&C (Parents & Citizens Association) and School Board.
More information is available on the P&C and School Board pages.
Our school also welcomes parent/carer volunteers. Opportunities to volunteer may include class reading, excursions, sport gala days, and sharing your expertise with our students. Most volunteering opportunities are advertised by email or in the newsletter so please keep an eye out for these!
More information is available on the Volunteers page.
Parent Portal
Parent Portal is a secure online platform used to share student information between you and your child’s teachers.
Use Parent Portal to:
- get push notifications when your child’s teachers post to the newsfeed
- tell us if your child is sick or explain an absence
- book parent/teacher interviews
- receive academic reports
- receive our school newsletter
- make payments
- access our school’s calendar and your child’s student timetable.
Parent Portal is used by all ACT public schools from preschool through to year 12. If you have children at other ACT public schools, you can access their information from one account.
To access Parent Portal via a web browser on your mobile phone, tablet or computer, use this Parent Portal access link.
You can also access Parent Portal through the Sentral for Parents app. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play Store.
Access to Parent Portal and Sentral for Parents app is via your ACT Digital Account. If you still need to register, use this Parent Portal access link and log in or create your ACT Digital Account. You will need your access key, which you should have received by email. Please contact the Front Office if you need your access key resent.
How to access (step by step instructions)
To access the portal, you will need to create or have access to an ACT Government Digital Account. This involve a level 2 identity verification process.
You can create your account via this access link.
To complete the identity verification process you will need one of the following:
- Australian Driver's licence
- Australian Passport
- Birth certificate
- Australian citizenship certificate
- Change of name certificate
- Marriage certificate
- ImmiCard
- Australian visa
- Medicare
- Centrelink Concession Card
If you have any issues with creating your account and completing your level 2 identity verification you can get in contact with Access Canberra (ACT Digital Account) to resolve by calling 13 22 81.
You will need to use your ACT Digital Account details to log in to access the Parent Portal.
Log in here: Parent Portal access link
Please bookmark the website for easy access.
If you are logging in for the first time, you will receive an SMS with an unique code to verify your account. Once you have entered the unique code, you will gain access to the portal.
If you receive an error message, please contact the school front office for assistance.
You will need your access key to link your child's information to your Parent Portal account. You will have received your access key via email from the school. Please let the front office know if you would like us to resend your access key.
You can add your access key in the 'My Access' section of Parent Portal.
If you have already linked another school to your Parent Portal account, you will need to select 'Add new school' before adding our school's access key (e.g. multiple students at different schools).
You can also access Parent Portal through the Sentral for Parents app. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play Store.
