Policies

 

There are a few policies that contain important information about the student device, internet access and guidelines on general use that parents should be aware of.​ Below you will find a link to those policies and a general summary of key points.

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Student Mobile Phone and Smartwatch Policy

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​The policy ensures that learning time stays focused and respectful, supports responsible digital habits, and aligns with national online safety and respectful relationships priorities.​​

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Key Points for Parents

Smart Watches:

• Not permitted for any year level

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Junior School:

• Students who bring a phone must sign it in at Reception each morning and collect it after school.

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Senior School:

Year 7

• Parents complete a form listing the phone type and number.

• Phones must be handed in to the Student Wellbeing Centre before homeroom and collected after school (open 8.00am–4.00pm. Phones not collected by 4.00pm will be kept overnight).

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Years 8 – 12

• Phones must be stored in lockers and switched off during the day.

• Phones may remain in school bags (switched off) before and after school.

• No classes require phones, and study periods are phone-free.

• Trips/tours: phone use decided case-by-case with clear guidelines for families.

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Internet Acceptable Use Policy

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The policy ensures that all users, including students, use the school’s internet and technology resources in a way that is:

• Safe, legal, and respectful

• Compliant with the Australian Privacy Act 1988

• Supportive of a secure and positive learning environment

 

It explains users’ rights and responsibilities when accessing school devices and networks, aiming to protect both people and data.

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Key Points for Parents

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• All student internet use is filtered and monitored.

• Students must use technology only for learning, with respect and integrity.

• Parents can reinforce responsible habits at home — especially when school devices are used off campus.

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Student Code of Conduct

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The policy sets clear expectations for how students should behave, treat others, and represent the School both on and off campus, in a way that reflects the School’s values of Belonging, Excellence, Authenticity, and Imagination.

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Key Points for Parents - from an IT perspective 

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• Devices: Bring charged, for learning only, and treated as school property.

• Phones/Smartwatches: Strictly limited during the school day.

• Internet Use: For schoolwork only; monitored and restricted.

• Online Conduct: Respectful, law-abiding, and aligned with St Hilda’s values of Excellence, Authenticity, Belonging, and Imagination.