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Swansea High School

Swansea High School

Respect, Responsibility and Ready to Learn

Telephone02 4971 1944

EmailSwansea-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Student health and safety

We are committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment for your child.

Following the incident on 17 September at Southern Cross University – Lismore Campus, we would like to share Headspace’s mental health support resource (PDF 100.52KB) for students, teachers and school staff.

We support your child’s health and safety through a range of strategies including:

For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.

Like all NSW public schools, we promote the healthy development of students through:

  • school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
  • supporting individual students who need help with health issues
  • providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.

Medical information

The safety and well-being of students is a major focus or our school.

An important aspect of this focus is ensuring we have information relating to medical issues that exist for students. The school should have information and a medical plan in place for any student who has an illness or condition that may impact on their learning or safety while at school.

Anaphylaxis, Asthma and Diabetes require signed management plans developed by your GP. Other conditions and illnesses require a meeting with school personnel where you can provide medical support suggestions and your input into the development of the plan. This information should also be recorded in the student enrolment file through the completion of a medical form.  This can be completed during the development of the medical management plan.

Student wellbeing

Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.

The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.

The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.