Absences
Children must attend school every day and be on time. Schooling is compulsory in Queensland until the age of 16.
The school is obliged to investigate unexplained absences.
Parents should contact the school when their child is absent and provide a reason for the absence. A phone call on the morning of the absence is preferred, however parents can also text the absence line or email us to notify of absence.
Collection of children during school time
If children are required to be leave the school during the day (e.g. for appointment) they must the picked up by a parent / carer. Parents / Carers should come to the office to sign the student out.
Lateness to school
Students should be at school by 8.50am. Students arriving after this time should report to the office to obtain a late slip.
Students arriving after 9.30am are marked as absent for the morning.
Illness
In the case of accident or illness, every effort is made to contact the parents as soon as possible. If a student feels ill, he or she is sent to the office. Parents are phoned if the child is not feeling better in a short time. Students cannot stay in sick bay for extended periods of time.
The office must have updated phone contacts at all times as parents are required to pick up ill students from school.
Medication
Strict procedures have been developed by the Queensland Government regarding prescription and over-the-counter medication in schools. Our school is committed to working closely with students and parents to highlight the risk of students misusing medications.
If parents require their student to take medication at school, all parents MUST:
- Notify the school in writing of the health condition requiring medication. A form is available for this purpose from the office.
- The written request must include: name of medication, dosage, time of dosage, special instructions as needed.
- Provide the medication in original pharmacist packaging, with label affixed.
- Ensure the medication is prescribed by a doctor for the child and is not out of date.
- Advise the school in writing when the medication is no longer required.
Over the counter medications such as paracetamol, cough mixtures, ointments etc MUST also be prescribed by a doctor.
All medication must be handed in to the office for safe keeping and administration.
The only exception to this is asthma inhalers, which may be kept by students if they know how to safely self-administer.
Personal technology devices - mobile phones
Away for the day
Inline with government policy students leave mobile phones and electronic devices at home. No responsibility is taken for these devices brought to school. If students do bring a device to school, they must be left at the office for safe keeping. Students must not use mobile phones / electronic devices at school without the permission of the principal.
Smart Watches that have cameras are also not permitted to be used at school. Smart watches without cameras can be worm but must have notifications switched off, so phone calls, messages and other notifications cannot be sent or received during school hours.
Uniform
Mount Gravatt State School places a high priority on the wearing of the school uniform. We are proud of our school and our uniform. It is expected that all students wear the uniform neatly each day. There is a formal and sports uniform. All students are expected to have both uniforms, which are worn on different occasions.
School colours are black and gold.
Please view our School dress code (PDF, 355KB) for more information.
Our uniform shop is open:
Tuesday mornings from 8.35-9:15am
Tuesday afternoons from 2.35-3.20pm
Thursday morning from 8:35-9:15am
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