Contacting the School

Parents are encouraged to contact their child's teachers if they have any concerns or questions about their child's learning.  Teachers may be contacted directly via email (please note email links next to each teacher's name on the 'Meet the Staff' section of this website).  

Parents are asked to keep the College informed of any changes to their contact details (i.e. home address, email address, phone numbers etc).

Reporting to Parents

Parents are kept informed by regular e-newsletters, posted on the school website.

Parents and Friends of Wentworth College

The school sees it as very important to have strong links with the Wentworth community; an important vehicle for achieving this is a vibrant and supportive Parents and Friends Group. The Parents and Friends meet regularly and all parents are welcome and strongly encouraged to participate.

Parental Assistance

The College welcomes the interest and involvement of parents. Some activities where parents may assist are as coaches/managers of sports and cultural teams and helping to provide supervision on school camps.

Attendance, Sickness and Emergency

Under the Education Act, attendance at school is compulsory unless the student is unable to attend because of sickness, danger of infection, or the sudden and serious illness of a parent. The Principal, however, may exempt a student for a period not exceeding five days if satisfied there is sufficient reason for the absence. It is, therefore, outside the Principal's power to approve absence for shopping, holidays in school time, looking after younger members of the family, or sports or cultural fixtures arranged by clubs or outside organisations unless for regional or national representation. Leave is automatically given to students going to a doctor or dentist, but they are required to sign the register in the Student Support Office when they leave school and again when they return.  Parents are asked to phone the school as early as possible to advise of their child's absence, or alternatively parents may send an email to the school office, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Requests for a student to have leave from the school, except for doctor or dentist appointment, should be made in advance of the event taking place and preferably in writing. (E-mail correspondence is perfectly acceptable.)

Students are not permitted to leave the College grounds during lunch time.

Students are required to be punctual and to be at school by 8.30 am.

If a student is required to bring medication to school it should be lodged with the Student Support Office and will be made available when needed.

A sick or injured student must report to the Student Support Office. Only after a parent has been contacted and can take care of the student will the student be released from the College.