15 Dec 2023
Welcome to Picton High School for 2024
Please read important information regarding representative sports click on
Representative Sport Agreement
2024 Student Handbook Updated 13/03/24
Year 7 2024 Book Equipment List
Links to information for a smooth start to the year are listed in this article.
2024 School Term 2 Dates
Staff Development Day (no students) Monday 29 April
Students return to school Tuesday 30 April
Winter Vacation Monday 8 July to Friday 19 July
2024 School Term 1 Dates
Staff Development Day (no students) Tuesday 30 January
Staff Development Day (no students) Wednesday 31 January
Students return to school (Years 7, 11 & 12) Thursday 1 February
Students return to school (Years 8, 9 & 10) Friday 2 February
Autumn Vacation Monday 15 April to Friday 26 April
2024 Seniors
Week A Year 11 and 12 Tuesday - finish at 12.20pm
Week B Year 11 and 12 Tuesdays No classes
Year 11 and 12 are not required to attend school on Tuesday week B. Students can opt to sign in at Student Central to go to the senior study.
Sports organisation
Tuesday is sports day at Picton High.
Timetable Week A is Years 9 & 10.
Timetable Week B is Years 7 & 8.
Sports uniform to be worn if it is your sports day.
School finishes at 1.10 pm every Tuesday for all students. Early buses have been arranged where drop off is as follows.
Tuesday early buses
Route
Bus 1 TAHMOOR - River Road - KFC
Bus 2 TAHMOOR - KFC - Milne St
Bus 3 PICTON Botanic Gardens
Bus 4 PICTON - MALDON - WILTON
Bus 5 BARGO Station - Great Southern Road
Bus 6 BARGO - YANDERRA
Bus 7 THIRLMERE - COURIDJAH - BUXTON - HILLTOP
Bus 8 THIRLMERE - LAKESLAND
Regular 3.10 pm buses still operate on Tuesdays and supervision of students at school continues to occur after 1.10 pm.
Regular buses
If you are not sure of the bus to catch to/from school please use Picton Buslines trip finder tool on the link below.
https://pictonbuslines.com.au/school-bus-service/
Bus pass applications
All new students in 2024 need to apply online for your child's bus pass. That information is forwarded from the transport department to Picton High will approve it if your address matches our records.
The bus pass is posted to your home in early January by Picton Buslines.
https://tfnsw-mashup-2-1-prod.pegacloud.net/ApplySSTS/ApplySSTS.html
2024 student handbook (uploaded 13/03/24)
Contains all information - names of relevant staff, Leadership team, bell times, uniform shop prices, canteen prices.
2024 Book/equipment lists click on relevant year -
Please note the school does not sell bookpacks, only calculators at a cost of $25 each.
Each year's assessment page is where students will always find their
- 2024 assessment booklet (to be uploaded early 2024)
- 2024 student handbook (same as link above)
- any assessment tasks (uploaded 2 weeks before due date, removed at end of calendar year)
- subject selection booklet (uploaded 2 weeks before subject selections & left on the site until the most recent copy is available)
- senior exam timetables
School Uniform
The PHS Uniform Shop, operated by Yeronga Uniforms is located at
Shop 8 – 148 Remembrance Drive (Corner of Larkin Street) Tahmoor
Tahmoor January 2024 holiday trading hours only
Tuesday 9.30 – 4.30
Wednesday 9.30 – 4.30
Thursday 9.00 – 5.30
Saturday 9.00 - 1.00
2023 regular opening hours
Tuesday 9.30 - 4.30
Wednesday 9.30 - 4.30
Thursday 12.00 - 5.30
Go to link below for online orders
https://www.yerongauniforms.com/product-category/schools/picton-high-school/
Canteen
The school canteen is open before school and at each break (morning, lunch and afternoon) for students to make purchases.
Canteen price list 2024 page 1 pdf
Canteen price list 2024 page 2 pdf
School Bytes
Picton High School uses School Bytes for all correspondence,
excursion, and payments.
Go to this link for school bytes instructions
https://picton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/payment-schoolbytes.html
A current email address is required to facilitate this process.
Sentral Parent Portal
This portal allows you to see your students' timetable, and attendance and receive their school report. A letter is emailed to each parent with an activation key when a student is enrolled. When a new sibling is enrolled their details will be visible too. If you have a new student and have not received this email by mid Feb 2024, please contact the office to enquire.
Student Health Condition requirements go to below link for all required forms
Health conditions update 24 May 2023 are still current forms to use in 2024
https://picton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/student-health-and-safety.html
Immunisations
In 2024 parents can provide consent online for their child’s routine school vaccinations. (no more signing cardboard forms)
The following vaccines are offered free to students at school:
· in Year 7 - diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV)
dates TBA
· in Year 10 - meningococcal ACWY vaccine
Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received.
To provide consent for vaccination online, parents/carers will need:
· their ServiceNSW log-in details, or to create an account with ServiceNSW if they don’t already have one
· Medicare details for parents/carers and their child
Benefits of online consent for parents/carers:
· SMS notifications when vaccinations are given
· easy updating of their child’s details online
· faster upload of their child’s vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)
Policy Updates
Picton High School Electronic Devices Policy
Department of Education mobile phone policy
https://education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/pd-2023-0480