Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care
Code of Presentation - College Uniform 2023
The following uniform items have been phased out and are no longer available to purchase or wear in 2023:
- old style plain black SAPSS sports shorts
- white SAPSS sports socks
- white formal socks
- grey formal socks.
Sports Uniform
From 2023, all students must wear the new black sports shorts with the yellow strip down the side and black SAPSS sports socks.
Formal Uniform
Boys may still wear their grey formal shorts, however, will be required to wear the new style black socks with white stripes.
Girls will be required to wear the new black socks, either with or without the white stripes.
Not Permitted
- Invisible “sockette” style socks or branded socks such as Nike or Adidas.
- Jewellery items such as beaded anklets
These items are not part of our College uniform and are not permitted to be worn at school.
I thank families for their assistance in ensuring the high standards of our Code of Presentation are maintained.
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Vaping: Information & Awareness
Vaping is on the rise in Australia and has become popular amongst teenagers and young adults. Alarmingly, a recent study has also shown that there is an increase in the number of primary school-aged children who are experimenting with vapes. There are many misconceptions about vapes being fairly harmless and that vapes in Australia do not contain nicotine.
Our school is committed to the health and wellbeing of our students and will be including a series of informative resources for our parent community over the next 3 editions of our newsletter. We hope parents and carers use these helpful resources to:
- learn the facts about e-cigarettes and vaping,
- recognise what a vape looks like,
- understand why vaping is attractive to young people and
- engage in positive conversations at home.
By working in partnership we hope to support our young people to make healthy choices.
Please watch this informative 2 minute video which provides some key information about vaping and e-cigarettes.
Key Information:
- Vaping is the act of smoking e-cigarettes or ‘vapes’ that can look like metallic pens, USBs and other hand-held systems.
- Vapes use cartridges filled with liquids, which typically contain nicotine, artificial flavouring, and various chemicals. These can be harmful to the developing body.
- Research shows that 1 in 5 young people have vaped and nearly 80% of young people say it is easy to get a vape illegally at a shop or online.
- Nicotine is especially addictive for young brains. It can cause long-lasting negative effects on brain development and can include impaired attention, learning, memory and changes in mood.
- You can find out more about vaping from NSW Health.
Conversation Starters at Home
Start conversations about vaping with your child early. You could consider the following questions or conversation starters:
- Are a lot of kids vaping at your school? Are your friends vaping? Be sure you don’t react, just listen.
- What do you think about vaping?
You may hear your child say that vaping is harmless. It’s important to share some good information with your child about the impacts of vaping. - Do you know what is in vapes?
Share with them that they’ve tested vapes and they do not contain only water vapor and flavouring. Vapes can contain very high levels of nicotine and other toxic chemicals that damage lungs.
Mrs Jennifer Furney
Assistant Principal- Pastoral Care