Rules and policies are in place to make sure your child remains safe and well at school.
Thirroul Public School Behaviour Support and Management Plan
Thirroul Public School focuses on a student-centred, positive, strengths-based approach to student wellbeing and behaviour. It is committed to explicitly teaching and modelling high expectations and positive behaviours that help support all students to be engaged with their learning and stay safe. Key programs prioritised and valued by the school community are Thirroul Shines, RESPECT Wave and student leadership.
Thirroul Public School Student Wellbeing Procedures 2025
The Thirroul Public School Wellbeing and Behaviour Procedures Policy reflects the school community’s shared expectations in relation to student wellbeing, engagement, attendance, and behaviour. This document sets out clear processes to be followed to support students’ behavioural, educational and emotional engagement and reflects the Behaviour Code for Students (PDF 98KB).
Student Wellbeing Policy and Procedures 2025 (PDF 1.7mb)
Visit the NSW Department of Education’s policy library for all current operational policies.
Our school uses the department's School Community Charter to ensure all of our communication is collaborative and respectful.
School frameworks (school rules)
As well as following the department’s operational policies, we have developed frameworks for our students in line with our school’s values and commitments.
Respect Wave
Attendance and absences
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options.
In NSW, all children from the age of 6 are legally required to attend school or be registered for home schooling through the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). All students must complete Year 10, or its equivalent and remain in school, employment or training until they turn 17.
For more information about compulsory school attendance, visit:
Thirroul Public School Facebook Rules of Engagement
This page is for celebrating our students, our staff, our community and our school.
In joining our community on Facebook, Thirroul Public School follows the Department of Education Code of Conduct and Facebook’s Community Standards.
Students
Facebook Terms and Conditions state no one under the age of 13 years should have a Facebook profile.
Therefore, any comments or page fans from primary students on the Thirroul Public School page will be removed and, if warranted, users will be reported.
Tagging or naming student photos
Photos of students can only be published if the correct Department of Education permission to publish forms have been completed by the student’s parent or guardian. The photo must be removed after one year of publishing unless further permission from the parent is sought.
For privacy and protection, please do not tag photos of children, and please do not name them in your comments, unless the previously mentioned permissions is sought. On rare occasions and with parental permission, students may be named by the school Facebook administration team. Tagging of parents or friends within the comment box is permitted with the understanding that all other rules of engagement are followed.
Comments
Thirroul Public School encourages interaction from participants with the understanding that the school does not endorse comments or wall postings made by visitors to the page.
It is preferred that visitors to our Thirroul Public School Facebook site ‘like and share.’
We ask that visitors making comments on the page show respect for other users by ensuring discussions remain civil. Personal attacks, trolling or spam will not be tolerated.
We reserve the right to remove comments that do not adhere to the rules of engagement of the page and Facebook’s community standards including comments that:
■ are deemed racist, sexist, abusive, profane, violent, obscene, spam
■ advocate illegal activity
■ are wildly off-topic
■ libel, incite, threaten or make personal character attacks on Thirroul Public School students, employees, guests or other individuals.
We reserve the right to remove any participant that does not adhere to the rules of engagement or Facebook’s Community Standards. Remember, your name and photo will be seen next to your comment, visible to all visitors to the page.
We will not permit messages selling products or promoting commercial, political or other ventures.
Moderation Hours
This page is moderated from 9am to 3pm on weekdays during school terms.