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Baringa acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to sky, land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Our school is located on Gunaikurnai land.
School Procedures
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Below is useful information for parents and visitors to our school.
Before and after school supervision
Baringa School’s grounds are supervised by school staff from 9:00am until 3pm. Outside of these hours, school staff will not be available to supervise students. Students who attend school from 9am onwards will be supervised by classroom staff in their allocated classroom.
Absence
Notification is required for all student absences.
This can be done via student absence slips (provided by the school), notification in Communication Books, telephone or via the school’s SMS number 0407 880 630.
In the event that the school does not get notified about an absence notices will be sent home, or pastoral teachers may phone parents/carers to explain the absence from school.
Medical
Parents/carers of students who require medication whilst at school are required to complete an additional permission form to administer the medication.
Students with Anaphylaxis, Asthma or Epilepsy are asked to provide an ‘Anaphylaxis Management Plan’, ‘Asthma Action Plan’ or ‘Epilepsy Management Plan’ so that we can manage these conditions. You can access the Asthma Care Plan for Schools
Personal Items at School
If students choose to bring valuables to school we will not accept responsibility for any loss or damage to such items.
Students are NOT permitted to use mobile phones during school hours, which includes on the school buses. If students bring mobile phones to school they are required to hand them in to pastoral teachers for safe keeping during the day. If parents need to make contact with their child during the school day they should do so through the main office on (03) 5127 1744.
School Preparations for the Bushfire season
Each year, we undertake a range of activities to ensure the safety of our school and to prepare for bushfires and grassfires.
An important part of this process is communicating to parents what will happen when certain fire danger ratings are issued to help ensure the safety of students and staff.
Our school has been identified as being at risk of bushfire or grassfire and is a Category 4 school.
Our school will close on a day forecasted as Catastrophic fire danger rating in Southeast Gippsland fire district.
Closure of the school due to a Catastrophic fire danger rating will be enacted when the Bureau of Meteorology forecast and related public safety messaging are confirmed. Due to uncertainties in the forecast, the timing of this confirmation may vary. Information regarding potential or confirmed Catastrophic fire danger days will be communicated to you by text message, the school Facebook page and on Sentral in the Parent Portal.
It is also important to be aware that:
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No one will be on site on days where the school is closed due to a forecast Catastrophic day.
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All bus routes that travel through the Catastrophic area will be cancelled.
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School camps will be cancelled if a Catastrophic fire danger rating day is forecast for fire weather district in which the camp is located, or if the travel involves passing through areas that have Catastrophic fire danger.
As part of preparing our school for the fire season, we have updated and completed our Emergency Management Plan and completed maintenance works that may assist in preparing for the threat of fire, including clearing our facility’s grounds and gutters.
