School hours

Our school day at Garfield Primary School starts at 8:50AM and finishes at 3:20PM.

Students can be dropped off at school from 8:35AM and should be collected by 3:35PM. 

 

A breakdown of our day is as follows:

 

8:50 - 9:00: Morning reception time

9:00 - 11:00: Learning session one

11:00 - 11:10: Snack eating time

11:10 - 11:40: Recess play break

11:40 - 1:40: Learning session two

1:40 - 1:50: Lunch eating time

1:50 - 2:20: Lunch play break

2:20 - 3:20: Learning session 3. 

 

Student safety at Garfield Primary School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school. School grounds are supervised by school staff from 8:35M until 3:35PM. Outside of these hours, school staff will not be available to supervise students.

 

Before school: From 8:35AM – 8:50AM, there will be a single Teacher patrolling the school grounds. Classroom doors are open from 8:50AM, Teachers are in classes and students are able to enter the class at this point. Music will sound at 8:48AM and all students must head to class.

 

After school: School grounds are supervised by two teachers on duty from 3:20PM until 3:35PM. One Teacher will meet students who exit through the front gate onto Railway Avenue. This Teacher will ensure that all students identify a parent or carer before exiting the school grounds. They will then escort any remaining students who are walking across Railway Avenue and safely across the car park at the train station. The other Teacher will meet the students who are exiting through the rear gate to the town hall. Here they will either support students in locating their parent/carer or walk them to the crossing on Garfield Road where they will be supported in crossing safely by the Crossing Supervisor.

 

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised unless they are attending before or after school care. 

Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care.

 

Families are encouraged to contact DS Sports at https://www.dssports.org/garfield-primary for more information about the before and after school care program available to our school community. Additional information is also available through the Out of School Hours Care tab on our Garfield Primary School web-site.

 

For a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy please see the School Policies tab on our Garfield Primary School web-site. This policy includes Garfield Primary School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.


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