How can primary teachers help with the transition to High school?

Please let us know as much information as possible to support your students' transitioning to our high school. We understand that you have known, valued and cared for these students for many years and we will gladly be guided by your advice to ensure all students are provided the best possible start to Year 7.

Please email or phone the school via the contact details in the footer below.

getting ready for year 7

The following activities will be helpful for Year 6 students to help with the orientation and organisation to our school:

Using Google Maps for directions to get to school
Checking a high school timetable - is it Week A or Week B?
Using a map - where is A Block or B17?
Checking bell times - when does period 1 finish?
Using a diary - homework and reminders
Using the Student Portal including apps for education
Emailing a teacher - practice writing and sending an email to a teacher through the student portal
Using Virtual Classrooms - Google Classroom and Teams - access G Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 in the student portal
Using BYOD - connect to the 'detnsw' Wi-Fi and log on to detnsw.net on a student owned device
Sentral student portal - you can log on to this portal every morning to check your timetable and see if there are any changes or notices for the day eg. a teacher change or an announcement for knockout sport teams. You can also check your positive and negative entry tallies in the 'Wellbeing' area. Positive entries will help you to attend Rewards Day. (NOTE: you won't be able to use this until you are a student at PPHS).