“To challenge the status quo, so that everyone is empowered to learn”
— TC Our Purpose

Next Week @TC

02/02/2024

  • Annual Privacy Statement

  • Annual Policy Reminder

  • Join Our parent/carers Facebook group

  • Building Works Next Week

  • Traffic Drop Off And Pick Up

  • Change Week - Subject Changes Semester 1

  • EDROLO Payment Portal

  • Maths Tutoring

  • VCE Attendance Requirements for 2024

  • Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) - Apply Now

  • Photographing, Filming and Recording students opt out

  • Panorama Bus Service

Annual Privacy Statement

Annual privacy reminder for 2024

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in nine community languages: Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Gujarati, Mandarin, Somali, Sudanese, Turkish, Urdu ,Vietnamese

Annual Policy Reminder

A reminder that you can find our policies on our website. These can be found by clicking here.

Join our parent/carers facebook group

TC has an active parents/carers Facebook page, run by parents for parents. Promoting a safe space for parents and carers of students at Templestowe College to share information online, the group celebrates school achievements, keeps up to date with school events, and more.

To join please follow this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/templestowecollegeparentcarersgroup/ all members will be confirmed by a school staff member, please ensure you answer the requested questions to join.

Building Work Next Week

Further to my emails sent to families, we have the following building works being carried out:

  • No access through the door by the A Wing toilets (ramps)

  • Replacing eaves (including plumbing works) continues

  • C Wing toilet renovations continues

  • Gardeners are in on Thursday and Friday

Traffic at Drop off and Pick up

We thank everyone for their patience during these times as we have this busy time at the beginning of the year. Please note that our preferred drop off and pick up points at these busy times are at the astroturf area. Cars pulling when there is still space to move into in front of them cause a back log of traffic behind them. Please do keep on moving through the school at these busy times, driving at a safe speed.

Change Week - Semester 1 Subject Changes

Change week begins in week three. Next week a form will be posted to community teams pages that students need to fill in if they are looking to change any subjects for Semester 1. Any questions regarding this process, students should talk to their community team in SWING.

An important date - students will not be able to join VCE Unit 1 or 3 classes past the 9th of February. This is so students are able to complete all the content and attendance requirements for the semester.

EDROLO PAYMENT PORTAL

Edrolo Payment Portal is ready to go for families to action for related VCE Subjects.  The attached document includes instructions and step-by-steps on how to access/action.  Payments for resource to be made by Friday February 16th. After this date, students won’t be able to access Edrolo resources until payment has been made.  

Please note these resources are ONLY for particular VCE subjects. Students will have been spoken to in class if it applies to their subjects.

Maths Tutoring

Reminder: Maths study club and Nerd Squad run every Friday from 2:10pm

Each Friday afternoon we offer free Maths tutoring to all students @TC as well as the Enrichment program 'Nerd Squad'. Both programs are drop-in and curious students can just come on by for a one-off session or regular weekly attendance. These sessions are supported by TC staff and student tutors. If you are interested, please come down to B-wing. If you have any questions about Nerd Squad, please contact Matt at mvi@tc.vic.edu.au.

VCE Attendance Requirements for 2024

A reminder about the following processes to do with Attendance @ TC:

  • Students who are completing a VCE subject must achieve an attendance requirement of 80% or over to pass the subject

  • The final date for Unit 1 and 3 is Friday 14th June 2024.

  • Student absence and reason for absence should be recorded via the Compass portal on the day of absence

  • Any students who miss a VCE class must provide a medical certificate to the school to have that attendance approved under DET guidelines (a Statutory Declaration is not sufficient)

  • A reminder that students studying VCE should not be taking holidays during term time as this will severely affect their attendance and ability to complete course work and pass subjects

  • The best way to improve attendance is to attend!

  • If you believe your student was in class but has been marked absent, please contact the relevant classroom teacher to discuss

Should you have any queries regarding attendance, or if you would like further support from the school, please contact the relevant Community Team.

Katrina Katz
Assistant Principal – Community and Wellbeing

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) - Apply Now

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline, and leadership.  All are a part of a healthy curriculum.
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps, and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions, or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is $250 for secondary school students.
HOW TO APPLY
Please complete the linked CSEF application form and return it to the General Office with a copy of your concession card.
If you successfully applied for CSEF at Templestowe College last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. 
You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:

  • new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.

  • changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.

For more information please visit Help with school costs and fees | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) or contact the Accounts team at Templestowe College on 9850 6333 (option 3) or email accounts@tc.vic.edu.au.

Photographing, Filming and Recording students opt out

During the school year there are many occasions and events where staff may photograph, film or record students participating in school activities and events. We do this for many reasons including to celebrate student participation and achievement, showcase particular learning programs, document a student’s learning journey/camps/excursions/sports events etc, communicate with our parents and school community in newsletters and on classroom blogs/apps etc.

If you would like to Opt OUT of having your child used in media within the school community or in publications/locations that are publicly accessibly please read our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy and complete the Annual Consent Form and return to the general office.

Panorama Bus Service

Please note bus times have not changed from 2023 and can be found here on our website. You may also view their code of conduct and safety and wellbeing policy on our transport page.