People Movement

Movement and break times

To minimise congestion in corridors and stairs during transitions between lessons and general movement within the building, we ask staff and students to follow the guidelines below.


Students will be released in a staggered manner and will be allocated the following areas during break times (see map for additional details):

· Years 9 & 10 will move to both breaks 5 minutes prior to the bell. They will also move back into class from break, 2

minutes after the bell. This is to keep separation between junior years and the Year 9-10 cohorts.

· Year 9 & 10 have been allocated bottom Waramanga Oval, basketball courts and outside fence area for break times.

· The SPACE will remain closed during break times.

· Year 7 & 8 will be released and return normal time at break times.

· Year 7 have been allocated the inner courtyard and half of top Waramanga Oval for break times as well as the Gym.

· Year 8 have been allocated the quad, inside fence and half of top Waramanga Oval for break times.


Alternative wet weather arrangements will be in place (see below).

Corridors will be out of bounds during break times.

There will also be signs up around the school directing movement within the building and in the stairwells in a one-way direction as much as possible.

In an emergency, exit via all stairs as per the emergency evacuation plan.


Arriving at school & departing from school


Where possible, families are encouraged to consider alternate locations for drop off and pick up. Those students accessing the school car park and bus stops in the morning or afternoon must consider appropriate physical distancing.

Parents are unable to collect students from the front office area within the school. In the event of a student needing to be signed out early, the front office will call home and allow the student to wait in the foyer until a parent or carer is present to collect them.

Entry and exit for students into the school will be the following sites (please see map for additional details):


· Year 7 - Front of school. Students are to use gates adjacent to SPACE & stairwell next to girls toilets.

· Year 8 - Rear entrance access or gate next to pump track. Students are to use stairwell closest to boys toilets/student

services.

· Year 9 - Gates & stairwell adjacent to science building.

· Year 10 - Rear of building via technology stairwell.


School begins at 8.50am with TEAM. Year 9/10 students will be dismissed at 2.55pm, and Year 7/8 at 3.00pm.


Procedures around entry and exit of science and technology buildings will be communicated to students.


Students and staff are no longer be required to wear masks outdoors



Wet Weather

In the event of wet weather cohorts will be separated. Allocated areas for different year groups include:

  • Year 7 - Gym (students to eat food in adjacent shelters prior to entering)

  • Year 8 - SPACE

  • Year 9 - Level 1

  • Year 10 -Level 2

Library

  • Designated cohort areas to minimise cohort mixing

  • One class at a time can be booked in the library and desks must be wiped down after

  • Any returned books will remain in a quarantine area for 48 hours before being processed

  • Will be open on the following days for each cohort: