Student Handbook

CABRA DOMINICAN COLLEGE Student Handbook Student Handbook 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Welcome to Cabra Dominican College ............................................................................................ 4 2 History and Traditions ................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Vision Statement ...............................................................................................................................................5 2.2 College Crest .......................................................................................................................................................5 2.3 History of Cabra Dominican College ........................................................................................................5 2.3.1 St Dominic .............................................................................................................................................5 2.3.2 Catholic Community .........................................................................................................................5 2.3.3 Dominican Sisters ..............................................................................................................................6 2.3.4 Dominican Education Australia ..................................................................................................6 2.4 House Names ......................................................................................................................................................7 2.5 Buildings and Grounds ...................................................................................................................................7 2.6 Saint Dominic’s Chapel ..................................................................................................................................8 2.7 Hymn to Saint Dominic ..................................................................................................................................9 2.8 Our School Song ................................................................................................................................................9 2.9 Prayers .................................................................................................................................................................10 3 General Information ...................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Obtaining Learning Resources ..................................................................................................................11 3.2 Ordering and Payments ...............................................................................................................................11 3.3 Pickup/Drop Off Zones .................................................................................................................................12 3.4 Daily Timetable ................................................................................................................................................12 3.5 Uniform Shop....................................................................................................................................................13 3.6 Canteen ...............................................................................................................................................................13 3.6.1 Canteen Menu ....................................................................................................................................14 4 Communications between Cabra and Home ......................................................................... 15 4.1 Face to Face .......................................................................................................................................................15 4.2 Website ................................................................................................................................................................15 4.3 College App ........................................................................................................................................................15 4.4 Email and Phone .............................................................................................................................................16 4.5 Publications ......................................................................................................................................................16 4.6 Facebook.............................................................................................................................................................16 4.7 Learning and Management System: SEQTA – Engage and Learn .............................................17 4.8 Excursion and Student Health Portal – Consent2Go ......................................................................17 5 Accessing Learning Information ........................................................................................................ 18 5.1 Student Access to Information .................................................................................................................18 5.1.1 Daily Notices .......................................................................................................................................18 5.1.2 Access to a Student Timetable ...................................................................................................18 5.1.3 Assignment Due Dates and Submitting Work ....................................................................18 5.1.4 Subject and Assessment Outlines ............................................................................................18 5.1.5 Access to Academic Results and Progress Updates .........................................................18 5.1.6 How to Log Out of SEQTA ............................................................................................................19 Cabra Dominican College Student Handbook 2019 — 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.2 Parent Access to College Information ...................................................................................................19 5.2.1 General College Information .......................................................................................................19 5.2.2 Student’s Academic Progress .....................................................................................................19 5.2.3 Student’s Academic Reports .......................................................................................................19 5.2.4 Student’s Timetable and Attendance .....................................................................................19 5.2.5 Daily Notices .......................................................................................................................................20 5.3 Student Learning Feedback .......................................................................................................................20 5.3.1 SEQTA Alerts .......................................................................................................................................20 5.3.2 Parent/Teacher/Student Review meetings ..........................................................................20 5.3.3 Parent Information Evenings ......................................................................................................20 5.3.4 Reporting .............................................................................................................................................20 6 Staff Members 2019 ....................................................................................................................................... 21 7 Student Wellbeing .......................................................................................................................................... 22 7.1 Our Houses .......................................................................................................................................................22 7.2 Pastoral Care Approach ...............................................................................................................................22 7.3 Support Services ............................................................................................................................................22 7.3.1 College Counsellors ........................................................................................................................22 7.3.2 Health Centre .....................................................................................................................................23 7.3.3 After School Study ...........................................................................................................................23 7.3.4 Promoting Student Wellbeing....................................................................................................23 8 Dimensions of Learning ............................................................................................................................ 24 8.1 Learning: General Conduct in the Classroom ....................................................................................24 8.2 Assessment of Learning ...............................................................................................................................25

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