As a Smith’s Hill student you are expected to embrace the School Motto: 

Promoting excellence in a spirit of trust and cooperation.

And the School Pledge:

Truth, Honour and Service.

Excellence: the quality of being outstanding or high achieving, to the best of one’s ability.

Spirit: the non-physical part of a person regarded as their true self; the prevailing or typical quality, mood, or attitude of a person or group.

Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something; a person or duty for which one has responsibility.

Cooperation: the action or process of working together to the same end; assistance, especially by complying readily with requests.

Truth: that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality; being in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or standard.

Honour: the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right; high respect and great esteem; something regarded as a rare opportunity and bringing pride and pleasure; a privilege.

Service: the action of helping or doing work for someone; assistance or advice given.

We also embrace the following Core Values under EnRICH: 

Endeavour: to try hard to do or achieve something; an attempt to achieve a goal to the best of one’s ability.

Respect: a feeling of admiration for someone or something elicited by their unique abilities, qualities, or achievements; a person's polite greetings; approval of someone or something; due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others.

Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; the state of being whole and undivided; the condition of being unified or sound; internal consistency or lack of corruption.

Compassion: empathy, concern, understanding and support for the situation of others.

Harmony: the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole; the state of being in tolerance, unity and agreement, despite differences or diversity.

General Information

• To be able to follow and embrace the School Motto, School Pledge, and Core EnRICH Values, students MUST communicate with others openly and honestly, in the classroom, the playground, and outside school.

• There is NO tolerance for anti-social behaviour such as bullying, gossip, name calling or rudeness. This includes online behaviour, e.g. social media. There is NO tolerance for prejudice, discrimination or harassment against someone’s identity, e.g. ethnicity, culture, religious beliefs, body image, gender, sexuality, or socio-economic background.

• If a teacher witnesses you not following the School Motto or Core EnRICH Values, they will advise you of this so that you can apologise and change your attitude and behaviour. If YOU witness such behaviour from another student, you should politely inform that student, if you are safe and comfortable doing so, and/or inform the nearest teacher. If your behaviour is disruptive or disrespectful to the classroom, playground or online space, the teacher will inform the Year Adviser and/or your parents/carers. If need be, or if the same behaviour continues or worsens, the Deputy Principal will be notified. Note that disruptive and disrespectful behaviour may result in Recess/Lunch Detentions and/or Behaviour Monitoring from the classroom teacher or Year Adviser, or Formal Warnings or Suspensions from the Deputy Principal.

• High school students are expected to develop maturity, independence and self-regulation in their own learning, organisation and behaviour, in both their communication with others and their treatment of the environment around them. This is what personal growth within a community is all about.

• In addition, you will also sign the Student Rights and Responsibilities document