FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. Will my son get lost in a big school, especially if he has come from a small primary school?

Q. As Parents are we able to be involved in Secondary School?

Q. What if my son is struggling in an area, what will you do to help him?

Q. Is my son allowed to leave the school grounds once he has arrived at school?

Q. What if my son experiences bullying at Parade, what will you do?

Q. Will my son get lost in a big school, especially if he has come from a small primary school?

A. No. We have a lot of things in place to ensure he will be personally known at Parade College and feel a part of the school from his very first day.

These include:

• Tutor groups (21 or less boys all from the same house)
• Same Tutor Teacher for the first 3 years, then a new Tutor Teacher for the last 3 years at Parade.
• Year 12 buddy for the whole year.
• Getting To Know You Camp in the first week of March.
• Excellent Transition Programmes in Year 7.
• Separate ovals on the yard.
• Separate canteens – senior and junior.
• Separate toilet blocks – senior and junior.

All of the above will make your son feel at ease whilst he is enjoying himself at school.

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Q. As Parents are we able to be involved in Secondary School?

A. Yes. Things are a little different at Secondary School, as far as parent involvement in the classroom – we don’t allow that. However, we have lots of committees you can become involved in, Working Bees, Ladies Auxiliary, Father/Son weekends, Parent representative on the Board etc.

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Q. What if my son is struggling in an area, what will you do to help him?

A. Once your son has been accepted, he will be required to attend a testing day in the December prior to his first year at Parade. This testing starts the educational tracking progress for our staff so that if your son is struggling in any areas, we know exactly how to help him. This could be a Teacher Aide in the classroom, or a specialist class separate from mainstream classes.

If this testing highlights an area where your son is obviously advanced, then he could be a candidate for advanced classes later on.

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Q. Is my son allowed to leave the school grounds once he has arrived at school?

A. No. No student from Years 7 – 10 are allowed to leave the school grounds once they are here, unless they have a note signed from parents. Students in Years 11 and 12 have study days where they are allowed to leave school early on specific days.

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Q. What if my son experiences bullying at Parade, what will you do?

A. We have a strong Bullying policy at Parade College and bullying whether it be verbal, physical or psychological is not tolerated. We do not have a bullying problem at Parade, however bullying can occur at any school, primary, secondary, single sex or co-educational.

The important thing to remember is that we must be informed immediately if your son has been bullied in any way. If we are not informed about it, we cannot fix it. We have zero tolerance for this type of behaviour both on the school grounds and on all forms of transport.

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