Term Dates and Bell Times

2023 TERM DATES FOR STUDENTS

Term 1	Tuesday 31 January – Thursday 6 April 2023
Term 2	Monday 24 April – Friday 30 June 2023
Term 3	Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September 2023
Term 4	Monday 9 October – Friday 15 December 2023

Staff Development Days / Pupil Free Days are held throughout the year and students do not attend school on these days. The dates will be communicated to parents within a reasonable period of time.

For more events and dates in our school calendar, please see our Upcoming Events page.

BELL TIMES

Our school bell times are as follows:

Morning Bell	8:50am
Recess	10:50am – 11:20am
Lunch	1:20pm – 2:00pm
Dismissal	2:55pm

Morning:
Supervision begins at 8:30am each morning. On arrival, students place their school bags in the designated areas and play until the bell at 8:50am, when they move to morning assembly and prayer to begin the school day.

Afternoon:
The school day concludes at 2:55pm and parents are expected to collect their children as soon as possible after this time. Please note, students are supervised until 3:00pm when remaining students are brought to the school office.

Our office opening hours are Monday to Friday, between 8:30am and 3:45pm

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS (OOSH) CARE

St Joseph's is proud to partner with CatholicCare to provide our on-site Out of School Hours (OOSH) Care program. The program is based on Australia's National Quality Framework, designed specifically for OOSH, which aims to extend and enrich children's wellbeing and development in school age settings.

CatholicCare's dedicated team of education professionals are university trained early childhood teachers or TAFE trained Diploma educators who support and respect the uniqueness and individuality of children and their families.

Their educators aim to collaborate with the children in their care to provide play and leisure opportunities that are meaningful to them and support their wellbeing, learning and personal development.

Find out more about CatholicCare's Out Of School Hours (OOSH) Care at St Joseph's here, or please call 0436 313 502 or email bullioosh@catholiccare.dow.org.au

View our Out of School Hours (OOSH) Care Flyer

Submit an OOSH Enrolment Form