Office
Hours
Administration and Reception Hours
8.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday
Student
Absentees
Our student
absentee line is (07) 5549 4266
Absent Text Mobile Number is 0426 306 239 - Please text student name, class, date of absence and reason.
We highly recommend parents utilise this service for
any school absence.
School
Session Times
Norfolk
Village State School's learning day is 8.50am to 2.50pm. We encourage
students to be on time and prepared to start the school
day. Classroom doors will be opened at 8.47am and students entering the
grounds before this time are asked to sit in the designated undercover area
until dismissed by a member of staff.
8.47 am Doors Open Years Prep
to Year 6.
8.50 am Class Commences
10.50 am First Break - EatingTime
11.00 am First Break - PlayTime
11.25 am Second Session Commences
1.25 pm Second Break - Eating
Time
1.35 pm Second Break - Play
Time
2.00 pm Third Session Commences
2.50 pm End of School Day
8:50am – 10:50am
10:50am – 11:00am
11:00am – 11:22am
11:25am – 1:25pm
1:25pm – 1:35pm
1:35pm – 1:57pm
2:00pm – 2:50pm
First session
Supervised eating
Play break
Middle session
Supervised eating
Play break
Afternoon session
2:50pm Home time
Eating time - during the
first and second break children are required to sit and eat their lunch for ten
minutes. Eating time is fully supervised by a member of staff. No
child is permitted to be playing during this time.
Late
Arrival and Early Departure
Children arriving late
to school must report to the office for a late attendance to be registered. When children are required to leave school
early, they need to be signed out at the office by a parent or guardian
unless the parent has contacted the school to make alternative
arrangements. Children are not to be collected directly from class.
Non-Attendance
at School
Student absences from
school must be reported. If your child is sick or the family has matters
to attend to, please inform the school by ringing the absentee line (5549
4266), sending an email, or writing a note so that we can record
the absence as an explained absence. If your child is constantly
away or constantly late without an explanation, we are obliged to report this
to the relevant authority.
Application for Exemption
An exemption
is available when a child or a young person cannot attend (or it would be
unreasonable to attend) in the circumstances for a period of more than 10
consecutive school days:
Holidays
Diagnosis of terminal medical condition
Illness or hospitalisation (including recovery period at home) for a period greater than 10 consecutive school days
'Carer’ responsibilities
Diagnosed mental health condition
Please
complete the 'Application for Exemption' form and return to the office with substantial paperwork to
prove this absence.