School Information

Absences

If your child is unable to attend school, please notify the office before 9:00 am by phone, email, or via HERO. This helps us ensure your child’s safety.  If we have not received a notice of absence, the school office will contact you.

The Ministry of Education requires us to record a reason for every absence (e.g., illness, dental appointment, holiday). If no reason is provided, the absence will be recorded as truant.

Please note: It is best to inform the school office directly rather than the classroom teacher, as teachers may not always be able to pass messages on during a busy day.

Lateness

If your child arrives after 9.00am, they must come into the office to be signed in. If they have not been signed in, and the class roll has been completed, you may receive a phone call regarding their absence! 

Leaving/Returning during School Hours

If your child needs to leave school during the day, they must be signed out at the office by a parent or authorised adult. When returning to school, the child must be signed back in at the office by an adult as well. 

These procedures help ensure student safety and allow us to account for all students in the event of an emergency. 

Uniform

Students are expected and encouraged to take pride in their general appearance and demonstrate the school values of respect and excellence.

The View Hill School uniform consists of:

• A blue polo top and a polar fleece with our logo embroidered into the fabric.  We have these items for sale from the school office.

• Trousers, shorts and skirts should blend appropriately with our uniform top. We do not sell these items from school.

A green sports top, with logo, is also available for purchase for any year and is a requirement from year 5 and above as these children represent View Hill School in sports events elsewhere in the community.

A limited amount of second-hand uniforms are also available from the school office.

View Hill School supplies a Sun Smart approved sunhat to children each year. The colour represents the class they are from.

Fridays are our non-uniform days, when children are welcome to wear appropriate casual clothes. On all other school days, students are expected to wear their school uniform.  If a child arrives in a non-uniform top (including outer jumpers) on a uniform day, we will loan them a View Hill School item to wear for the day and return their own clothing at the end of the day.