Student, Parent and Teacher Interviews  

We encourage your attendance at the upcoming student, parent and teacher discussions to talk about student achievement, progress and goal setting for the remainder of the year.

Interviews are not just for students who aren't progressing as well as expected, they are an opportunity for all students and families to discuss the skill development of students.  For those students who are doing well it is an opportunity to talk about the appropriate level of challenge to enable students to continue to develop their skills and understandings. 

Students are able to set goals and put actions in place to improve results during the remainder of semester 1. Use the online booking system to reserve your preferred time slots and bring your child along with you on the night for the discussion.

Visit: www.schoolinterviews.com.au 
Booking code: v3t2m

Closing the Gap

Last week we held a family evening for Closing the Gap Day. The national Close the Gap campaign arose in response to Professor Tom Calma’s Social Justice Report (2005) which challenged governments to bring about health equality within a generation. The aim is to “close the gap” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in “life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity”. For our school it meant finding out from families the strengths and challenges for a successful education at Renmark High School. Thank you to everyone that attended and gave their valuable insights that we can use to further improve the engagement, access, teaching and learning for our students. Thank you also to the representatives from a variety of organisations who attended to promote the services available in our community.

Sports Day and Interschool

It was a terrific day for our sports day recently. Congratulations to Chaffey for their win and well done to all students who participated on the day. Today we hosted the RSSA Interschool Sports Day, which was a successful day with our three surrounding Riverland High Schools - Berri Regional Secondary College, Loxton High School, and Waikerie High School. Go Renmark!

Welcome to our Governing Council Committee

We held our Governing Council Annual General Meeting (AGM) a few weeks ago and I am looking forward to working with our 2024 members who have kindly volunteered to support our school: 

Mobile Phone Ban and Consequences

In line with the State Government’s ban, students are required to keep their mobile phones and other personal devices (such as smartwatches, off and away for the whole school day).

In order to reinforce this expectation the consequences for student infringements of the ban will not 'reset' next term. Unlike previous years where a student has started from the beginning each term, from next term any infringements will also take into account any accrued in the previous term(s) resulting in a higher level consequence.  

1st offense – Parent contact, student can collect phone at end of the day

2nd offense – Parent contact, parents to collect phone

3rd offense – Internal suspension

4th offense – External suspension

The State Government ban helps to:

• limit the times students may be exposed to negative impacts from inappropriate or unsafe use of devices, such as cyberbullying or harmful content
• promote classroom environments where teachers can teach, and students can learn, free from distractions caused by personal use of devices
• encourage use of breaks as quality time away from screens for more physical activity, play and face-to-face connections.

Students can still bring phones and use them before and after school for contact with their families, friends, and out-of-hours commitments such as part-time employment. Students are encouraged to always report to a school staff member in the first instance if they become unwell or experience an issue at school. This is so staff can provide appropriate support, including contact with parents and following formal processes for early collection from school where necessary.

Please contact student services if you need to get in touch with your child during school hours, and any cases where your child needs to leave school early. Likewise, school staff will contact you directly wherever needed.

Mat Evans
Principal