Our policies and reports
Our policies and reports help families understand how our school works. Our annual report and school plan show what we’ve done and how we’re improving each year. Our policies address attendance, absences, behaviour, uniform and how we respond to your concerns.
Annual school report
Each year, we share our progress in the annual school report. It gives families a clear picture of how our school is performing and how we’re supporting every student’s success. The report reflects our commitment to openness, accountability and continuous improvement.
The report includes:
- what we’re doing well and where we’re improving
- student achievement and academic progress
- our school vision and goals
- key highlights and milestones
- challenges we’ve faced and how we’re addressing them.
School excellence plan
Our school excellence plan (SEP) is a working document that shows our priorities in learning, teaching and leading. It explains our focus areas for improvement and how we plan to get there. We write our SEP with help from our school community so it reflects our shared priorities.
School behaviour support and management plan
Our school has a school behaviour support and management plan (SBSMP). The SBSMP helps us create a safe, respectful and supportive learning environment for all students. It sets clear expectations for student behaviour. This includes how we respond to bullying and cyberbullying. We work together with our school community to shape the plan and review it each year.
Mobile Device Policy
Our school's mobile device policy is designed to manage distractions, foster social interaction, and improve learning. The policy is designed to ensure that potential issues involving mobile phones or devices can be clearly identified and addressed, ensuring the benefits that mobile phones provide (such as increased safety) can continue to be enjoyed by our students.
Communication Policy
Our school's communication policy outlines procedures for sharing information and resolving issues between the school and its community, often including parent-teacher interviews, email updates, and online platforms for student progress. It also establishes preferred contact methods and expected response times for different types of communication, such as urgent issues or non-urgent inquiries.
Attendance Policy
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options.
In NSW, all children from the age of 6 are legally required to attend school or be registered for home schooling through the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). All students must complete Year 10, or its equivalent and remain in school, employment or training until they turn 17.
Student Leadership Policy
Providing students with authentic leadership opportunities is an important part of their development. It allows students to develop confidence, personal strength, commitment, initiative and responsibility.
At Blaxland East Public School, we recognise that every student has the capacity to lead an activity at some point. There can be many kinds of student leaders, both formal and informal, and that the kind of leadership skills they have will be demonstrated and developed in many situations relating to individual interests, talents and strengths.
The school aims to develop leadership skills within all students through activities which allow them to practise communication, cooperation, problem solving, time management, self-reliance and teamwork.
Have a question about a policy or a report?
If you have a question about a policy or want to know how we respond to concerns, contact us. We're here to help.
NSW public school information
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