What Parents Need to Know

Starting at Firbank or moving campuses

This information is the same across all three campuses.

HANDBOOKS

Please refer to our Handbooks available on this page for information relating to:

• Student Uniform
• Sport and GSV
• Music lessons and ensembles
• Experiential Education
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Communication between Parents and the School
• Reporting and Assessment
• Leadership Groups
• Clubs
• Co-curricular
• The App and Consent to Go

CONSENT2GO

At Firbank are required to:

1. Accurately capture and maintain student health records
2. Provide clear and consistent communications between the school and families to ensure optimum care is provided
3. Gain online approvals for excursions, school activities and camps

To do this we use the Consent2Go (C2G) system.

Firbank Grammar email parents when you are required to:

1. Provide your child’s current health information
2. Provide ongoing medical updates
3. Provide permission to attend camps and excursions

Click here to update your child’s contact details and health profile on Consent2Go.

FLEXISCHOOLS

Flexischools is the fast and secure way to order and pay for the School tuckshop.

Click here to Login to Flexischools.

FLIP

FLIP is your one-stop destination for all things related to your child’s learning.

You’ll have access to personalised information (including regular reports about your child’s learning progress), resources, and updates that will keep you informed and engaged every step of the way. As we continue to develop FLIP, our goal is to make it the go-to platform for parents, guardians, teachers, and students alike.

Click here to log in to FLIP.

ASSESSMENTS & REPORTS

ONGOING ASSESSMENTS
At Firbank we have ongoing assessment tasks. These vary according to the subject and can include topic tests, assignments, oral tests and practical tasks.

REPORTS
Interim online reports and detailed semester reports at the end of each semester are delivered via the Portal.

During the year, all Year 7 students:

1. Complete compulsory NAPLAN assessment
2. Undertake testing in literacy and numeracy in order to assist the School to identify strengths and weaknesses in these two vital areas of the curriculum.
3. Participate in a variety of mathematics, science and language competitions.

ABSENTEES

If your child will be absent due to an illness or appointment, please email [email protected] or use the school app before 10am.

TECHNOLOGY

Firbank Grammar uses Microsoft Intune to help manage devices and to ensure that personal devices adhere to School security policies without accessing your personal files. This software includes a School application portal and allows Firbank to deploy required configuration for wireless connectivity as well as applications, such as Microsoft Office 365 and a full enterprise version of Sophos Endpoint Security for free.

Conduct – Students are required to comply with the following policies, which can be found on our website:

• Information and Communication Technology Policy
• Bullying Prevention and Intervention Policy
• Cyber Safety Policy
• Social Media Policy

Firbank SchoolTV

SchoolTV is an ongoing resource that is available to our parents. Each edition will address a major topic with expert interviews, fact sheets, parent quiz, books, recommended apps and much more.

Created in association with Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, SchoolTV aggregates information from many great resources such as BeyondBlue and ReachOut.

View Firbank School TV.