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About School Rules Procedures
Procedures
A number of unwritten procedures apply from time to time. These are always announced and explained at the School. All regulations are subject to annual revision.
1. Communication
All communication with the School, except in cases of an emergency, should be during school hours. Members of staff may be interviewed only by appointment.
2. Uniform
Please refer to the specified section in the Prospectus.
3. Illness
3.1 A register is kept by the Secretary.
3.2 Pupils will not normally be allowed to remain in the Sickbay during school hours. If the condition is serious, the Secretary will telephone the parents.
3.3 Pupils who are ill in the morning before school should not be sent to school.
3.4 A medical certificate must be provided if a pupil misses a standardised test, an examination, or a test contributing to the Year Mark. Actual dates must be specified.
3.5 A pupil must not be sent to school on an examination/test day unless the child can remain for the full school day. Pupils may not come to write an examination, and then leave, or come just in time for the examination/test. If a pupil is too ill to stay the whole day, there is an obvious risk of infection to other pupils. No special venues can be provided. A medical certificate must specify actual dates.
3.6 When a child misses an examination or standardised test for medical reasons, other procedures for marks are applicable.
4. Textbooks and Stationery
In keeping with the ethos of the School, we expect all books to be appropriately covered.
Textbooks provided by the Western Cape Education Department is the property of the
school. These books must be returned to the school at the end of an academic year or
when pupils leave the school before the end of a year. Any book lost or defaced will be
paid for by the parents.
5. Latecomers
Pupils who arrive late must report at the Reception Office.
6. Detention
6.1 A teacher may require a pupil to stay in the afternoon. A day’s warning is usually given.
6.2 School detention sessions are held on Mondays and Thursdays to accommodate sport practises. However, if there is a clash with a practise or fixture, this can under special circumstances be negotiated with the Deputy Principal, the teacher in charge of detention and other parties concerned.
6.3 Prefects, under the control of a Senior Teacher, have the right to place pupils in a Prefects’ Detention, which is held for one hour on Wednesday.
6.4 School detentions ate held for one and a half hours on Monday and Thursday 14:30 to 16:00 and for three hours on Friday afternoons from 13:30 to 16:30.
6.5 Pupils “on report” may be required to stay after school, even on the same day.
6.6 Pupils may be required to report to those in authority after school on any school day.
6.7 Pupils may be detained until 14:35 Monday to Thursday and 13:35 on Fridays for disciplinary reasons on any school day without prior notice.
7. Visitors to the School
7.1 Pupils may not see visitors (e.g. boyfriends/girlfriends) during school hours.
7.2 Parents who wish to consult with teachers must do so either at one of the Parent-Teacher Meetings, or may make an appointment with the teacher by telephoning the School.
7.3 Anyone visiting the School must report at the reception office immediately upon entering the building–before meeting with the teacher.
8. Accidents and Emergencies
Parents are contacted immediately. The School may not refer a child to a doctor or a hospital until arrangements are made by the parents. If the parent cannot be contacted, the School will refer the child to the family doctor, the nearest doctor, or the Casualty Section at the nearest hospital.
Please ensure that the Secretary is informed of changes of address and telephone numbers.
9. First Day
9.1 All new pupils have an Orientation Programme on the day prior to the official start of the first term.
9.2 All pupils enrolling during the year must report at Reception on their arrival.
10. Valuables
The School cannot be held responsible for the loss of valuables/money/cell phones. All
payments must be made at the start of the School day. The Payment Office opens at 07:30
daily.
11. Correspondence
All written communication with the School should have the parent’s name and contact telephone numbers printed below the signature. The pupil’s name, grade and class must be
indicated.
12. Absence
Absence can only be condoned for medical reasons or urgent private affairs. Phone calls
are appreciated, but a letter explaining the circumstances must be provided not later than the
day on which the pupil returns to school. The note must stipulate name, register class, the
period of absence and reason(s) for absence.
Should a pupil miss a Tuesday test or examination, then a Medical Certificate is required.
Absence from school for study purposes prior to or during tests and/or examinations is NOT
allowed.
1. Communication
All communication with the School, except in cases of an emergency, should be during school hours. Members of staff may be interviewed only by appointment.
2. Uniform
Please refer to the specified section in the Prospectus.
3. Illness
3.1 A register is kept by the Secretary.
3.2 Pupils will not normally be allowed to remain in the Sickbay during school hours. If the condition is serious, the Secretary will telephone the parents.
3.3 Pupils who are ill in the morning before school should not be sent to school.
3.4 A medical certificate must be provided if a pupil misses a standardised test, an examination, or a test contributing to the Year Mark. Actual dates must be specified.
3.5 A pupil must not be sent to school on an examination/test day unless the child can remain for the full school day. Pupils may not come to write an examination, and then leave, or come just in time for the examination/test. If a pupil is too ill to stay the whole day, there is an obvious risk of infection to other pupils. No special venues can be provided. A medical certificate must specify actual dates.
3.6 When a child misses an examination or standardised test for medical reasons, other procedures for marks are applicable.
4. Textbooks and Stationery
In keeping with the ethos of the School, we expect all books to be appropriately covered.
Textbooks provided by the Western Cape Education Department is the property of the
school. These books must be returned to the school at the end of an academic year or
when pupils leave the school before the end of a year. Any book lost or defaced will be
paid for by the parents.
5. Latecomers
Pupils who arrive late must report at the Reception Office.
6. Detention
6.1 A teacher may require a pupil to stay in the afternoon. A day’s warning is usually given.
6.2 School detention sessions are held on Mondays and Thursdays to accommodate sport practises. However, if there is a clash with a practise or fixture, this can under special circumstances be negotiated with the Deputy Principal, the teacher in charge of detention and other parties concerned.
6.3 Prefects, under the control of a Senior Teacher, have the right to place pupils in a Prefects’ Detention, which is held for one hour on Wednesday.
6.4 School detentions ate held for one and a half hours on Monday and Thursday 14:30 to 16:00 and for three hours on Friday afternoons from 13:30 to 16:30.
6.5 Pupils “on report” may be required to stay after school, even on the same day.
6.6 Pupils may be required to report to those in authority after school on any school day.
6.7 Pupils may be detained until 14:35 Monday to Thursday and 13:35 on Fridays for disciplinary reasons on any school day without prior notice.
7. Visitors to the School
7.1 Pupils may not see visitors (e.g. boyfriends/girlfriends) during school hours.
7.2 Parents who wish to consult with teachers must do so either at one of the Parent-Teacher Meetings, or may make an appointment with the teacher by telephoning the School.
7.3 Anyone visiting the School must report at the reception office immediately upon entering the building–before meeting with the teacher.
8. Accidents and Emergencies
Parents are contacted immediately. The School may not refer a child to a doctor or a hospital until arrangements are made by the parents. If the parent cannot be contacted, the School will refer the child to the family doctor, the nearest doctor, or the Casualty Section at the nearest hospital.
Please ensure that the Secretary is informed of changes of address and telephone numbers.
9. First Day
9.1 All new pupils have an Orientation Programme on the day prior to the official start of the first term.
9.2 All pupils enrolling during the year must report at Reception on their arrival.
10. Valuables
The School cannot be held responsible for the loss of valuables/money/cell phones. All
payments must be made at the start of the School day. The Payment Office opens at 07:30
daily.
11. Correspondence
All written communication with the School should have the parent’s name and contact telephone numbers printed below the signature. The pupil’s name, grade and class must be
indicated.
12. Absence
Absence can only be condoned for medical reasons or urgent private affairs. Phone calls
are appreciated, but a letter explaining the circumstances must be provided not later than the
day on which the pupil returns to school. The note must stipulate name, register class, the
period of absence and reason(s) for absence.
Should a pupil miss a Tuesday test or examination, then a Medical Certificate is required.
Absence from school for study purposes prior to or during tests and/or examinations is NOT
allowed.
