Parent Information

At Highvale we aim to maximise parent involvement and engagement in a broad range of roles to support each child’s learning. Our School Council is the governing body of our school. Our Parents and Friends Association (PFA) support the engagement of our students and families and have a strong commitment to fund raising to enhance opportunities for all students. Please read the relevant sections below to learn how to get involved.

The School Documents section below provides resources for parents. We hope you find them useful. The Policies section is updated annually as per School Council’s schedule. This includes polices related to the Victorian Government and Highvale Primary School’s commitment to Child Safety and other procedural documentation.

Child Safe

In the interests of student safety, the Victorian Government and Highvale Primary School are committed to implementing the recommendations of the Betrayal of Trust report aimed at protecting all children from abuse and neglect. Our school has comprehensive strategies in place and an embedded culture of Child Safety in the school.  Our Principal class personnel, in particular our Assistant Principal who leads Student Wellbeing, are responsible for managing and achieving strategies around maintaining our culture of Child Safety.  Our strategies and policies are reviewed regularly.

Relevant policies and related documents, including our ‘Child Safe’ policy and our ‘Child Safety Code of Conduct’ are available from the Policies section below. Before volunteering as a parent helper whether it be in the classroom or for an event where students are involved a Working with Children check must be completed. They are available from the Post Office or online at

https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ Please note, that where required the school will implement and act upon relevant strategies and procedures for responding to suspected child abuse and for responding to other concerns about the wellbeing of a child.

We note that fulfilling the roles and responsibilities contained in our strategies and procedures does not displace or discharge any other obligations that arise if a person reasonably believes that a child is at risk of child abuse.

Key Dates

Term dates 2018

Term 1 concludes at 2.30pm on 29 March (Thursday) *
Term 2: 16 April to 29 June
Term 3: 16 July to 21 September
Term 4: 8 October to 21 December

 Please also see the Diary Dates section of our school newsletter ‘Highvale Happenings’ which is accessible through the Home page of our website.

2018 School and Key Dates

Remaining Staff Professional Learning and Student Free Days

• Term 2 – Staff Professional Learning – School Council Student Free Day – Assessment and Curriculum Development Friday 8^th June 2018
• Term 3 –Staff Professional Learning – School Council Student Free Day – Teaching ESL (EAL) Students in Mainstream Classrooms (TESMC certification course). Monday 16^th July 2018

Parent and Friends Association

A team of parent members works in consultation with the Principal and staff to support Highvale in many ways, including:

• Fundraising for learning equipment including Apple TVs and Robotics, and playground equipment.
• The Scholastic Book Fair.
• Special events such as Twilight Sports, Carols, discos, Mother’s Day stall, and Father’s Day breakfast.

The PFA welcomes all members of the community to assist their efforts, both regularly and casually. Please speak to the office and our PFA president will be in contact with you.

School Council

FlexiBuzz

FlexiBuzz is an app used to deliver communication to parents, including newsletters, alerts, and special news. Information how to download and subscribe to FlexiBuzz can be viewed here.