An Independent Public School Senior School Good Standing .

Kalamunda Senior High SchoolAn Independent Public SchoolSenior SchoolGood Standing PolicyLearning - Respect - Resilience - Pride - Community

IntroductionWe believe that by setting clear standards, students and their parents know and understandwhat is expected of them at Kalamunda Senior High School.This policy outlines the school standards for: Attendance; Conduct; Uniform; Academic Performance.The degree to which each student achieves the school standards in attendance, conduct,uniform and academic performance will determine their Good Standing during the year.Kalamunda Senior High School StandardsStudents must ensure that they meet all of the standards to maintain Good Standing throughout the year.AttendanceThere is a strong correlation between the academic performance of students and theirattendance and participation in the academic program. Absences from school will impacton a student’s ability to understand the material covered and to successfully complete theassessment program.In order for the attendance standard to be achieved: Senior School students must attend school for a minimum 90% each semester with nounauthorised absences. Extended absences due to illness verified by a doctor’s certificate will be taken intoconsideration. Special school days including sports carnivals and Kalamunda Day are compulsoryattendance days. Failure to attend these days will affect a student’s Good Standing. Holidays should not be taken outside the official school holiday weeks.ConductAll students at Kalamunda Senior High School are expected to maintain high standards ofconduct. Good conduct ensures that students give themselves the best opportunity to focus onachieving their academic potential. Further, good conduct ensures that students develop strongpositive working relationships with their peers and teachers.The following should be considered aspects of appropriate conduct: respecting school expectations and values (Love of learning, Respect, Resilience, Prideand Community); respecting the rights of others; appropriate organisation and preparation; appropriate use of class time.Repeated breaches of what is regarded as appropriate conduct will jeopardise a student’sability to meet the conduct standard.Suspension results in automatic loss of Good Standing for ten weeks.

UniformIn 2001 the Kalamunda Senior High School Council endorsed the introduction of a full schooluniform rather than a dress code. This continues to be endorsed by the School Board underthe school’s Independent Public School status. We expect our students to be proud of theirappearance and wearing the uniform is both a condition of enrolment and necessary to maintainGood Standing.The following should be considered aspects of appropriate uniform: Wearing full school uniform at all times. Physical education clothes and dance clothes are not to be worn at any other time includingbefore school. Students are to have two or less breaches of the school uniform policy at every five weekreview.Academic Performance works to the best of their ability; is well organised and prepared for learning; actively participates in learning; meets deadlines.Good StandingAll students will commence each year with Good Standing. Students who have Good Standingin a semester will have achieved the following levels of performance. Attendance StandardAttendance 90% or above and no unauthorised absences. Conduct StandardOne or less negative incidents recorded on Welfare Academy every five weeks. Uniform StandardOne or less breaches of the school uniform policy at every five week review. Academic StandardMaintain ‘C’ grade or above in all courses.Students who maintain Good Standing throughout the year will have access to all the privilegesincluding: Access to extra-curricular activities, such as school trips, interschool carnivals. Access to school and year group functions, such as the school ball and Dinner Dance.Advanced Good Standing (Year 11 only)Year 11 students are deemed to have excelled in all Senior School standards when they haveachieved the following levels of performance in the year: Attendance StandardAttendance 95% or above and no unauthorised absences. Conduct StandardConsistently demonstrates Courtesy and Respect in all Courses. Uniform StandardAlways adheres to the School Uniform policy. Academic StandardFour ‘A’ grades and satisfactory progress or completion of Certificate Course/s.

Year 11 students who achieve and maintain Advanced Standing in a year will have access to allof the privileges of Senior School. Further, students who achieve advanced standing will alsoreceive: an Advanced Standing badge; an Advanced Standing Certificate which will show when advanced standing was achieved; recognition at a full school assembly; payment towards the School Ball.Provisional Good StandingStudents are deemed to have performed below an acceptable level of the Senior Schoolstandards when: Attendance StandardAttendance below 90% weeks 1-5 Term 1 and or any unauthorised absences. Conduct StandardsTwo or more negative incidents recorded on Welfare Academy. Uniform StandardsTwo or more breaches of the school uniform policy. Academic StandardNot achieving a ‘C’ Grade in all courses from their progress report in Semester 1.In this circumstance, the school will undertake a number of strategies designed to restore astudent’s Good Standing.Loss of Good StandingStudents are deemed to have performed below an acceptable level when they have exhibitedone or more of the following in a semester: SuspensionImmediate loss of Good Standing for 10 weeks. Attendance StandardIf after Term 1 attendance is less than 90% or there are unauthorised absences. Conduct StandardFour or more negative incidents recorded and or four behaviour Letters of Concern recordedon Welfare Academy. Uniform StandardSubsequent breach of School Uniform Policy after being placed on Provisional GoodStanding. Academic StandardHas not achieved requirements set out by the Provisional Good Standing agreement.

In this circumstance, the school will undertake a number of intervention strategies designed tosupport an immediate improvement to an acceptable level of performance. These interventionswill include, but not be limited to, the following: A case conference including the student, their parents, the Associate Principal and/orManager of Student Services, the Head of Senior School, the Year Coordinator and otherprofessionals as deemed appropriate. Implementation of an intensive attendance tracking system (as appropriate). Implementation of a performance tracking system in each course studied. Loss of the automatic privilege to become involved in extra-curricular activities. Loss of privilege to attend school social events as deemed appropriate by the Head ofSenior School or the Associate Principal. Other actions as deemed necessary to bring about an immediate improvement in academicand non-academic performance.Sustained Poor PerformanceIn circumstances where students are deemed to have lost Good Standing for more than onesemester the following actions will be taken as appropriate: Where a student is deemed to have performed below the school standards for Semester 1and 2, they may not be permitted to automatically proceed to the next academic year. A case conference will be called with the student, their parents, the Associate Principal, Headof Senior School, Manager of Student Services, and other professionals as appropriate, todiscuss the continuation of the current course and the most appropriate action for the future.Continuation into the next academic year should be considered to be extremely unlikely.

Kalamunda Senior High SchoolAn Independent Public SchoolKalamunda Senior High School12 Cotherstone RoadKalamundaWestern Australia 6076Phone: (08) 9293 6400Fax: (08) 9293 4448Email: kalamunda.shs@education.wa.edu.auWebsite: www.kalamundashs.wa.edu.au

the school’s Independent Public School status. We expect our students to be proud of their appearance and wearing the uniform is both a condition of enrolment and necessary to maintain Good Standing. The following should be considered aspects of appropriate uniform: