Verona School

Courage to change

Telephone02 9721 0488

Emailverona-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Rules and policies

Rules and policies are in place to make sure your child remains safe and well at school.

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.

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.

Young people below the age of 17 who have completed Year 10 must be:

  • in school, or registered for home schooling

  • in approved education or training, such as a traineeship, apprenticeship or TAFE

  • in full-time paid employment (average 25 hours a week)

  • in a combination of work, education and/or training (average of 25 hours a week combined).

Students 17 years and over who are enrolled in school must attend school regularly to meet HSC course requirements.

As a parent or carer, you are responsible for ensuring your child attends school every day when they are of compulsory school age. You must explain all absences to the school within 7 days.

For more information about compulsory school attendance, visit:

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.

Anti Bullying

 
At Verona School, we aim to develop and maintain a positive school culture that allows all students to learn in a supported and nurturing environment. Through the explicit teaching of positive behaviour, development of resilience and personal and social capabilities; as well as collaboration with our school community to ensure consistent expectations and responses, we work towards identifying, preventing and managing anti-social behaviour.
 
 

School Behaviour Support and Management Plan Verona School 2025

Verona School is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment by explicitly teaching and modelling positive behaviour. Our school values are underpinned by the principles of self-regulation through co-regulation, Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), and Wellbeing programs focussing on resilience and developing independence. We aim to create a safe, respectful learning environment where students demonstrate responsibility and kindness developing ‘Courage to Change’ (School) and ‘Courage to Thrive’ (House). Every student is supported to achieve their academic, social, and emotional potential through individualised approaches to their specific learning needs.

School Behaviour Support and Management Plan Verona School 2025