Welcome Back
Welcome back to the start of the new year. The General office hours are: 8.15am-4.15pm.
Telephone: 9758 5022
Email: fairhills.hs@education.vic.gov.au
Parents, contractors, visitors and volunteers should always make contact with the General Office first when visiting the school or requiring to make contact with their child.
Appointments with teachers must be made via telephone or email.
School communities have demonstrated incredible resilience over the COVID-19 pandemic. As we return to onsite learning, it’s important for everyone to be respectful and kind to each other. Learn more about the new Department of Education and Training policy – Respectful Behaviours within the School Community. Respectful Behaviours within the School Community Policy
Please also remind students to wear their masks and to bring a spare one to keep in their bag.
We look forward to working with you when you call or visit us.
Privacy
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in nine community languages:
• Amharic
• Arabic
• Dari
• Gujarati
• Mandarin
• Somali
• Sudanese
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese
Uniform Shop – New Location reminder
The purchase of School Uniforms are now through Dandy Schoolwear in Dandenong.
Dandy Schoolwear
Factory 8, 169 Cheltenham Road, Dandenong
(03) 9792 0424
Monday to Friday – 9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday – 9:30am to 2:00pm
2022 Fairhills High School Student Dress Code
2022 Enrolment / 2022 Financial Contributions
Thank you to the many families that have returned their enrolment paperwork and made their contributions to 2022. To those that have yet returned their paperwork, please head to Compass for details and return your documents to the General Office – these can also be emailed at: fairhills.hs@education.vic.gov.au
Your contributions summary and payments can be found through the Payments Centre feature on Compass which is accessible via your Compass home page. This feature enables you to go to the Compass portal at any time to make payments and track the payments you have made throughout the year.
For any finance queries please email: finance@fairhillshs.vic.edu.au
2022 Bell Times
| Time | Reason |
| 8:40am | Locker Bell (10 min) |
| 8:50am | Period 1 (57 min) |
| 9:47am | House Group (Year Level on Wed) (15 min) |
| 10:02am | Recess (25 min) |
| 10:27am | Period 2 (57 min) |
| 11:24am | Transit (2 min) |
| 11:26am | Period 3 (57 min) |
| 12:23pm | Start of Lunch (25 min) |
| 12:48pm | Middle of Lunch (25 min) |
| 1:13pm | Period 4 (57 min) |
| 2:10pm | Transit (2 min) |
| 2:12pm | Period 5 (57 min) |
| 3:09pm | Students finish |
| 3:11pm– 4:08pm | Period 6 Monday and Tuesday some VCE subjects (57 min) |
Team Leaders
| Year Level | Staff Leaders |
| 7 and 8 | Kate Parker & Sarah Power |
| 9 | Greg Baker & Mitchell Burrows |
| 10 | Robyn Grunberg |
| VCE | Julian Stokes |
Asthma / Diabetes / Anaphylaxis / Epilepsy
ASTHMA, DIABETES, ANAPHYLAXIS, EPILEPSY or an ALLERGY management plans are required to be updated and submitted to the school every 12 months. Please ensure you have provided this to the office in the best interest of your child.
If you require any assistance, do not hesitate to contact the office on 03 9758 5022
Year 7 Immunisations
As part of the National Immunisation Program, Knox City Council’s immunisation team will be visiting Fairhills High School to provide free scheduled vaccines to all Year 7 students.
In 2022, the recommended doses for each vaccine offered in Year 7 are as follows:
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – two doses over 6 months
- Diphtheria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough – single dose to boost previous child doses
Please open the following link to Year 7 Secondary School Vaccine Program consent form. Please complete, sign and submit the form.
Year 7 – Fairhills High School – Vaccine Consent Form
The consent form must be completed and submitted electronically, regardless of whether the child is being vaccinated or not.
CSEF Applications
Applications are now open.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.
If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please complete the 2022 CSEF application form.
Student Absences
If your child will be absent or late due to illness or for any other reason, parents/guardians are able to:
- Mark their absence on Compass / or
- Send an email to the school: fairhills.hs@education.vic.gov.au / or
- Phone the absence hotline is available on 9758 5022. Leave a message after the prompt. The absence hotline is operational 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for your convenience.
Student’s arriving to school late should report to the General Office.
If a student is required to leave school early for any reason they should bring a note from their parent/guardian and record this on Compass. All students are required to sign out from the General Office.
If your child or any family member has COVID, please ring or email the school so we can record their absence accordingly.
Contact Details
If you have changed any of your personal details (phone numbers / address / place of employment) – please email your changes to: fairhills.hs@education.vic.gov.au or phone the office for assistance on 03 9758 5022. It is important to ensure our records are current. Thank you for your cooperation.
