Our policies and reports
Our policies and reports help families understand how our school works. Our annual report and school plan show what we’ve done and how we’re improving each year. Our policies address attendance, absences, behaviour, uniform and how we respond to your concerns.
Annual school report
Each year, we share our progress in the annual school report. It gives families a clear picture of how our school is performing and how we’re supporting every student’s success. The report reflects our commitment to openness, accountability and continuous improvement.
The report includes:
- what we’re doing well and where we’re improving
- student achievement and academic progress
- our school vision and goals
- key highlights and milestones
- challenges we’ve faced and how we’re addressing them.
School excellence plan
Our school excellence plan (SEP) is a working document that shows our priorities in learning, teaching and leading. It explains our focus areas for improvement and how we plan to get there. We write our SEP with help from our school community so it reflects our shared priorities.
School behaviour support and management plan
Our school has a school behaviour support and management plan (SBSMP). The SBSMP helps us create a safe, respectful and supportive learning environment for all students. It sets clear expectations for student behaviour. This includes how we respond to bullying and cyberbullying. We work together with our school community to shape the plan and review it each year.
Attendance and absences
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options.
In NSW, all children from the age of 6 are legally required to attend school or be registered for home schooling through the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). All students must complete Year 10, or its equivalent.
For more information about compulsory school attendance, visit:
Health and Wellbeing
Pennant Hills Public School requires that all students issue a current, in date Action Plan from their doctor to the school office if diagnosed with:
- Anaphylaxis
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Other health conditions
An Action Plan can be obtained from your child’s doctor or from either school office (pictured below). To accompany all health conditions, the Department of Education have issued a document for parents complete and attach to your child's action plan.
Support at school for your child's health condition
Please complete the request for support at school of a student health condition form and bring along to the school office with supporting documentation and or medication:
PDF Version - Request for support at school of a student health condition
A digital or online version of this form can be found on the resoures page of the School Bytes Parent Portal
Should you have enquiries, you may contact the school office during school hours.
Medication
- It is the responsibility of the parent/carer to deliver in-date medication clearly labelled with your child’s name to the school office for storage.
- Children are not permitted to keep medications on their person at any time.
- Please keep a note of the expiry date of your child’s medication to ensure it does not lapse; we are legally unable to administer expired medications.
- At PHPS, we require a colour copy of your child's action plan and medication that has been prescribed.
- Medication supplied to the school must remain in its original packaging and have the chemist sticker explaining the dosage requirements.
- Only the prescribed dosage will be administered. Verbal instructions from parents will NOT be accepted unless a doctor's note is provided to confirm the instructions.
If your child's doctor has diagnosed your child with a medical condition they will complete an action plan detailing your child's condition and medical requirements should medical intervention be needed. Action plans are listed below for your reference.
Anaphylaxis - ASCIA Action Plan and First Aid Plan
Anaphylaxis - ASCIA Action Plan
Allergic Reactions - ASCIA Action Plan and First Aid Plan
Allergic Reaction - ASCIA Action Plan
Asthma Action Plan
Eczema - ASCIA Action Plan and First Aid Plan
For more information you can view the following websites
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NSW public school information
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