POLICY STATEMENT
Balcatta Senior High School aims to develop in young people a sense of respect for themselves and others, personal and community responsibility and the ability to work within the school’s expectations. All students will start each year with “Good Standing”. Students maintain their Good Standing by meeting the school’s expectations in terms of satisfactory behaviour, attendance, dress and work standards.
What is Good Standing?
| Good Standing requires: | Loss of Good Standing occurs if: | |
| Behaviour | Student behaviour is within the guidelines of the Balcatta SHS Code of Conduct and the school behaviour plan. | Suspension of any length
Behaviour incidents included but not limited to buddy class, withdrawal and intention to suspend. Mobile device confiscation that requires pick up from a parent or guardian. |
| Attendance & Punctuality | Regular and punctual attendance at school.
Exceptions include school sanctioned functions, cultural reasons or sickness covered by valid explanation from a parent or doctor’s certificate. |
Absenteeism, truancy and lateness that does not have a reasonable explanation from parent/guardian or medical certificate resulting in attendance rate below 85%. |
| Dress Standard | Student dress is expected to meet dress standard as described in Balcatta SHS Dress Code. | More than 2 occasions in one term where a student is referred to Student Services for unacceptable dress. |
There is an expectation that academic requirements of student courses will be met. This includes completion of the study program and submission of coursework and assessments to a reasonable standard.
What does loss of Good Standing mean?
A student with Good Standing can participate in school events throughout the year.
When a student loses Good Standing, the student will lose the privilege of being invited to any special events or school activities including but not limited to:
- Year 7 Orientation Camp
- Incentive excursions
- Dinner dances, School ball
- Year 12 farewell dinner and final assembly
- Special presentation evenings
- Students will not be able to represent the school in sporting or other teams
- Rewards days
Students can restore their Good Standing status by submitting a Good Standing evaluation application that is supported by two staff/teachers, along with a monitoring sheet. The application will be emailed to all staff for their information and support. The Student Services team will review applications.
Please note that a student is unable to regain Good Standing within 7 days of an event (e.g. Year 12 Ball is on Friday of Week 7 (Term 2). Good Standing must be regained by Friday of Week 6 to be eligible to attend).
School process:
- The Good Standing list is emailed to all staff regularly indicating the students who have lost their Good Standing status.
- Staff are requested to submit names of students who have not met academic requirements leading into a special event or school activity.
- Students are kept informed of their Good Standing status via Form, Year Assemblies and discussions with Student Services Managers and Year Coordinators.
- If a student has lost their Good Standing a letter will be sent home by the Student Services Manager or Year Coordinator. Contact can be made to the Student Services Manager or Year Coordinator to discuss the concerns.
Discussion focus:
- Why Good Standing was lost and how to change student actions/behaviours for the future to prevent reoccurrence.
- The student will submit a Return to Good Standing application that is supported by two staff/teachers.
- Be reviewed at the appointed date.
Notes:
The Education Department has mandated schools to introduce a Good Standing Policy in 2019.
The Balcatta SHS Good Standing Policy is a working document
Next review date: July 2020
