All Sacred Heart community members are asked to carefully read the details below regarding student movement and child safety during our annual Arts Day on Wednesday 19 August 2026. A comprehensive version of these expectations is outlined below.
Students should arrive at school by 8.45am via the Retreat Road, Aphrasia Street, or Talbot Street gates as the Atrium doors will be locked during Arts Day.
Once on-site in the morning, students will not be permitted off-site. Students should promptly move to the area out the front of the Learning Centre to sign in for the day, ahead of the opening ceremony which will commence at 9.00am.
Students are expected to be in attendance for the entirety of Arts Day.
Families are asked to keep the day free of external appointments and commitments. If an external commitment is unavoidable, parents/carers are asked to log the appointment on Compass no later than 3.30pm on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
Students will only be permitted to leave school for an external appointment on the day if they are collected in person by a parent, carer, guardian or emergency contact. Parents, carers, or emergency contacts must sign students out in person at College Reception.
Students will not be permitted to leave during the event with another parent or adult not listed as an emergency contact, nor will students be allowed to leave the campus during the day by themselves, even if a Compass appointment has been logged.
Under no circumstances are students or families to arrange for food to be delivered to the school by external companies. These deliveries will be turned away by supervising staff.
Students attending a scheduled VET Course on Arts Day can sign out as they do each week at Student Reception. They can then use their regular transport methods to make their way to the location of their external VET Course.
The formal presentation period and House Songs will occur between 2.00pm and 2.30pm. All staff and students will move to St Stephen's Green during this time.
Students cannot be collected by parents/carers during this time for external appointments after 1.45pm. We ask that our parents/carers work with us regarding this expectation.
Students will be dismissed at 3.20pm like any other school day.
We had a fantastic turnout for our AI Parent Information Evening last week. Many topics in the AI space were discussed, leaving families better informed about its role and impact at SHC. The presentation also included a link to a survey about AI, which you can also access here: https://bit.ly/4wUVrKI
Please click the download button below to view the slideshow presentation from the evening. You can also view a recording of the evening below.
In early September Sacred Heart students will be undertaking a survey to measure Sacred Heart's school climate as they see it. School climate represents the collective norms, values and relational experiences that dictate how safe, welcomed and respected staff, students and families feel within a school community. Extensive research demonstrates that a positive school climate, built on strong relationships, high trust and high expectations, is vital to overall school success.
To effectively foster and maintain a positive climate, schools require reliable and actionable data from key stakeholders. The NSI School Climate suite, developed through research at Curtin University, offers validated tools designed to measure these crucial climate factors. By systematically gathering perceptions from students on an ongoing basis, leadership teams can make informed, evidence-based adjustments to their practices and continuously track the effectiveness of their growth strategies.
Some points provided by NSI Partnerships, who have created the survey include:
Students will complete this survey at the beginning of September. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.
