Boarding Handbook - The Southport School

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Senior Handbook 2015
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Table of Contents
Headmaster’s Welcome...................................................... 1
School Captain’s Welcome................................................. 1
Orientation Day Schedule.................................................. 2
School Mission Statement.................................................. 3
School Motto....................................................................... 3
School War Cry.................................................................... 3
School Prayer.............................................................3
School Hymn........................................................................ 4
Band of Brothers.................................................................. 4
Senior School Timetable - Years 7 - 12.............................. 5
Quick Contact Numbers .................................................... 7
Where to Look..................................................................... 7
General Information............................................................ 8
MyTSS .................................................................................. 8
BYOD.................................................................................... 8
Robotics Program................................................................ 17
Gifted Education................................................................. 18
Co-Curricular Program........................................................ 18
Services................................................................................. 19
Outdoor Education............................................................. 19
Camps................................................................................... 19
TSS Learning to Lead - Becoming “Ideal Leaders”.......... 20
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DOE)..................................... 21
Round Square...................................................................... 21
The Chapel of St Alban....................................................... 22
Psychologist/School Counsellor......................................... 22
The Harley Stumm Centre - Senior Library........................ 23
Music..................................................................................... 23
Vocational Education & Training........................................ 25
School Uniform.................................................................... 25
Stationery Packs and Textbooks......................................... 8
Medical Forms..................................................................... 8
Updating Personal Details.................................................. 8
Houses and the House System........................................... 9
The House System............................................................... 11
Boys’ Education................................................................... 12
Curriculum Matters.............................................................. 14
School Rules......................................................................... 28
Student Obligations Regarding the Use of Textbooks.... 32
BYOD Requirement: Internet Connected Device............. 32
Developing Positive Behaviour.......................................... 33
Anti-Discrimination & Harassment Policy.......................... 34
Map of the Senior School................................................... 37
Map of the Prep School...................................................... 38
1 The Southport School
Headmaster’s Welcome
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you into the community of The Southport School. I look forward to
meeting you personally if I have not already done so.
You have joined a great school with an enviable history and strong traditions which stretch back to the
beginning of the last century. The hard work done by generations of previous Old Southportonians in
building the tone and reputation of the School is their gift to you. I know you will rise to the challenge on
maintaining and enhancing that reputation, which you in turn will pass onto those boys who will come after
you.
I wish you well in this new and exciting direction of your life.
Mr Greg Wain
Headmaster
School Captain’s Welcome
Welcome to TSS in 2015 and congratulations to all who have chosen this great school to continue your
learning experience and pursue your dreams. I can assure you with great confidence that your schooling
experience at TSS will be very enjoyable and upon leaving the history, traditions, knowledge and memories
you have experienced during your time at TSS will hold a special place in your journey throughout life.
The Southport School will present you with countless opportunities that very few schools in Australia can
offer and this is what makes TSS such a special place. I encourage you to embrace everything that TSS has
to offer, to move outside your comfort zone and really get involved. However most importantly build strong
mateships with the people around you and enjoy your time at TSS. I look forward to meeting and welcoming
you into the TSS community and wish you all the best for your years ahead on your new journey at The
Southport School.
Charlie Wells
School Captain 2015
Orientation Day Schedule
Program for Orientation Day Years 7 - 12 - Tuesday 27 January 2015
Students are required to be in full day uniform (not Chapel dress).
Year 7 and 8 students must bring their TSS sports uniform
8:00 am - 8:45 am
New Boarders move into Boarding Houses.
8:45 am - 10:00 am
Orientation Presentation commences at 8:45am in Annand Theatre located near
Roundabout on Dixon Drive.
Boys are introduced by Deputy Headmaster to Housemasters who lead boys outside to
meet their House Leaders.
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Address to parents by Dean of Students Mr Dobrenov before leading to the Arch of the
Good Shepherd. Housemasters, House Leaders & Prefects walk with boys to Arch of
Good Shepherd for procession.
Morning Tea is served to all boys at the Houses and Year 7 classrooms.
Parents move to Morning Tea at the Dining Hall.
School Photos are taken in House order in the Memorial Room.
11:00 am – 11:45 am
11:00 am – 11:45 am
All Years 8-12 boys are assisted with collection of Timetables, Textbooks and Orientation.
Year 7 boys remain in class groups with Core Teachers.
Parents are invited to return to the Annand Theatre. Headmaster, Mr Wain hosts a session
focussing on the different learning styles of boys
Head of Year 7, Mr Bos to address Year 7 parents in Annand Theatre.
11:45 am – 12: 15 pm
Year 7 Core Teachers escort boys to Housemasters in Dining Hall and return to Annand
Theatre.
Parents may leave and return at 3 pm to collect their son(s).
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch for all new boys in Dining Hall (no parents) and House Masters and Management,
Prefects and House Leaders.
All new boys meet Mentors and Housemasters in Day House area.
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Year 8 – 12 day boys are dismissed at 1:00pm.
Year 8 – 12 boarders to remain at their Boarding House at 1:00pm.
Year 7 students return to classes.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Year 7 Day Boys may be collected by parents at 3:00 pm.
Year 7 Boarders to return to Rogers House.
3:00 pm
International Students ONLY – Student Visa processing.
3:00 pm
Boarding Parents invited to meeting in Chapel with Dean of Boarding Mr Daniel Brown
and afternoon tea on lawn with their families. Boarders to remain for the evening.
School Mission Statement
‘To challenge each boy to achieve excellence in a Christian community where education embraces the whole of life.’
School Vision
The Southport School will be acknowledged as a world-class day and boarding school for boys, a balanced and holistic
Christian learning community in the Anglican tradition, working with families to create outstanding young men who
are confident, happy and responsible, with highly developed skills in the areas of leadership, thinking, creativity and
emotional intelligence.
Strategic Priorities
Within the context of providing a safe, supportive and encouraging Christian environment, we will:
1. Maintain our strong academic ethos and further develop our learning enabling IT systems and Learning
Management system ‘learning@tss’.
2. Create and implement a world-class Years 7 to 9 ‘Learning to Lead’ program aimed at developing our boys’ academic
abilities, 21st century leadership skills and intelligent dispositions. This program will include positive psychology
courses, thinking skills, Habits of Mind and the Chinese living, language and culture program.
3. Implement the recently developed and piloted Model of the Ideal TSS Teacher to invest in our staff and to continue
to build TSS as a ‘learning organisation’ where all staff seek feedback, reflect on practice and are continually learning.
4. Maintain TSS as a school for Boarders, with a continued strong commitment to Country Boarding.
5. Construct the three stages of the Academic and Leadership Centres, including the Leadership Centre, Year 7
Transition Centre, Creative Visual Arts Centre, Lecture Theatre, staff facilities and learning spaces for Drama and
Robotics.
School Motto
“PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT” Let he who merits it bear the Palm
School War Cry
Tokio! Tokio! Shav-en-us, gavin,
Pe Kinny, nish nah, Lay Kinny Shin.
Kinny, Kinny, wuff-wuff,
Kinny, Kinny, Shah.
Southport! Southport! Rah, Rah, Rah.
Tokio – Tokio! Shavenus kavoo,
Come on Southport – Red, White, Blue,
S-O-U-T-H-P-O-R-T; Southport!
Tokio! Tokio! Tokio!
School Prayer
(Written by the Reverend A.J.A. Stonier).
Almighty God, we thank you for this The Southport School.
We give thanks for the service of teachers and pupils;
of domestic and clerical staff;
of parents and friends;
of Old Boys and the school council –
may all continue to work for the common good.
Make us a truly Christian community
where education embraces
the whole of life.
Within the school may we find acceptance,
healing, and growth through faith in Christ and,
in turn, service to others.
We ask this through Him who as a man taught by caring,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
School Hymn
Here I am, Lord
I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard My people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make the darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Here I am Lord, Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if You lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of snow and rain.
I have borne My people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone.
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My word to them.
Whom shall I send?
Refrain
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame,
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
Till their hearts be satisfied,
I will give My life to them.
Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Band of Brothers
Side by side forever young,
Row on row our finest sons.
Though you never came home,
Your memory lives on.
Every day we turn the page,
Another hero proud and brave.
For to honour your name,
Lest we forget, we will remember.
We belong to a Band of Brothers,
Let he who merits bear the palm.
There are no words to do you right,
It’s in how we live this life.
So we lead serving all,
We walk in our hero’s light.
Embrace this world with an open mind,
Let our kindness stretch far and wide.
Then united we stand,
Brother for brother, man to man.
Like you before our spirit shines.
Stand your ground head held high,
Last of your kind prepared to die.
Laid your life on the line,
No greater love can a brother find.
Like you before our spirit shines.
We are a Band of Brothers.
Senior School Timetable - Years 7 - 12
* Year 7 students begin Roll Call at 8.20am
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
8.25AM WARNING BELL
8.25AM WARNING BELL
8.25AM WARNING BELL
8.25AM WARNING BELL
8.25AM WARNING BELL
MOVE TO CLASS
MOVE TO CLASS
MOVE TO CLASS
MOVE TO CLASS
MOVE TO CLASS
ROLL CALL*
8.30am-8.40am
ROLL CALL*
8.30am-8.40am
ROLL CALL*
8.30am-8.40am
ROLL CALL*
8.30am-8.40am
ROLL CALL*
8.30am-8.40am
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 1
8.40am-9.30am
8.40am-9.30am
8.40am-9.30am
8.40am-9.30am
8.40am-9.30am
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 2
9.35am-10.25am
9.35am-10.25am
9.35am-10.25am
9.35am-10.25am
9.35am-10.25am
MORNING TEA
MORNING TEA
MORNING TEA
MORNING TEA
MORNING TEA
10.25am-10.50am
10.25am-10.50am
10.25am-10.50am
10.25am-10.50am
10.25am-10.50am
10.40AM WARNING BELL
10.40AM WARNING BELLL
PERIOD 3
PERIOD 3
PERIOD 3
PERIOD 3
PERIOD 3
10.50am-11.40am
10.50am-11.40am
10.50am-11.40am
10.50am-11.40am
10.50am-11.40am
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 4
11.45am-12.35pm
11.45am-12.35pm
11.45am-12.35pm
ASSEMBLY
11.45am-12.35pm
LEADERSHIP
11.45am-12.35pm
CHAPEL
12.40pm-1.00pm
MAU, SUR
HOUSE MEETINGS
12.40pm-12.55pm
MEL, RAD, WAL, ATK, KAI, TUR
CHAPEL
12.40pm-1.00pm
ATK, KAI, TUR
MENTOR PERIOD
12.40pm-12.55pm
MEL, RAD, SUR, WAL, BID, DEL
HOUSE MEETINGS
12.40pm-12.55pm
CHAPEL
12.40pm-1.00pm
MEL, RAD, WAL
MENTOR PERIOD
12.40pm-12.55pm
ATK, KAI, MAU, MCK, THO, TUR,
SUR
CADETS
LUNCH
11.45am-1.05pm
TEAM/CLUB MEETINGS
12.35pm-1.35pm
1.30PM WARNING BELL
MAU, SUR
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
1.00pm-1.35pm
1.00pm-1.35pm
1.00pm-1.35pm
12.35pm-1.35pm
12.55pm-1.35pm
12.55pm-1.35pm
12.55pm-1.35pm
1.05pm-1.35pm
1.30PM WARNING BELL
1.30PM WARNING BELL
1.30PM WARNING BELL
1.30PM WARNING BELL
PERIOD 5
PERIOD 5
PERIOD 5
PERIOD 5
PERIOD 5
1.35pm-2.25pm
1.35pm-2.25pm
1.35pm-2.25pm
1.35pm-2.25pm
1.35pm-2.25pm
PERIOD 6
PERIOD 6
PERIOD 6
PERIOD 6
PERIOD 6
2.30pm-3.20pm
2.30pm-3.20pm
2.30pm-3.20pm
2.30pm-3.20pm
2.30pm-3.20pm
KEY DATES FOR 2015
2015 Term Dates
TERM 1
TERM 3
TERM 2
TERM 4
Wednesday 28 January - Wednesday 1 April
Tuesday 21 April - Thursday 18 June
Tuesday 14 July - Thursday 17 September
Wednesday 7 October - Thursday 26 November
term one
1. Tuesday 27 January - Orientation Day for all Year 7 students, and new students Years 8-12
2. Tuesday 27 January - Boarders will return by 7.00pm
3. Wednesday 28 January - Term One begins with House Meetings in Period 1 from 8.30am followed by Period 2
4. Wednesday 1 April - Term One concludes
term two
1. Monday 20 April - Boarders will return by 7.00pm
2. Monday 20 April - Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews
3. Tuesday 21 April - Term Two begins on with Roll Call at 8.30am
4. Tuesday 21 April - Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews
5. Thursday 18 June - Term Two concludes
term three
1. Monday 13 July - Boarders will return by 7.00pm
2. Tuesday 14 July - Term Three begins on with Roll Call at 8.30am
3. Thursday 17 September - Term Three concludes
term Four
1. Tuesday 6 October - Boarders will return by 7.00pm
2. Wednesday 7 October - Term Four begins on with Roll Call at 8.30am
3. Monday 19 October - Student Free/QCAA Verification day/ Staff Professional Learning day
4. Friday 20 November - Year 12 Graduation
5. Thursday 26 November - Speech Day. School ends at the conclusion of the ceremony
Public Holidays
The following public holidays will be taken by the School:
Australia Day
Monday 26 January
ANZAC Day Holiday
Saturday 25 April
Queen’s Birthday
Monday 8 June
Gold Coast Show
Friday 28 August
Labour Day
Monday 5 October
Quick Contact Numbers
Preparatory School
Preparatory School Reception & Absentee Line.....................................................................................................07 5531 9943
Head of The Preparatory School................................................................Jeff Symms.......................................(07) 5531 9943
Deputy Head - Pastoral Care...................................................................... Mark Wyer.......................................(07) 5531 9943
Deputy Head - Curriculum................................................................... Kathryn Barry.......................................(07) 5531 9943
Associate Chaplain....................................................................................Robert Baker.......................................(07) 5531 9943
Sports Master.................................................................................. Andrew Robertson.......................................(07) 5531 9943
Music Master........................................................................................ Trisha Matthias.......................................(07) 5531 9943
Library..................................................................................................... Deb Schinckel.......................................(07) 5531 9849
Senior School
Senior School Reception..........................................................................................................................................07 5531 9911
Absentee Line/Student Services...............................................................................................................................07 5531 9850
Sport Wet Weather Line............................................................................................................................................07 5531 9860
Headmaster................................................................................................... Greg Wain..........................................07 5531 9931
Deputy Headmaster.................................................................................. Alan Parsons..........................................07 5531 9866
Dean of Students Years 7, 8 & 9......................................................Richard Dobrenov..........................................07 5531 9933
Dean of Students Years 10, 11 & 12..................................................Andrew Hawkins..........................................07 5531 9986
Dean of Boarding.................................................................................... Daniel Brown..........................................07 5531 9902
Year 7 Coordinator..........................................................................................Karel Bos..........................................07 5531 9976
Studies Department................................................................................Patsy Bromley..........................................07 5531 9852
Head of Learning and Teaching....................................................................... Jo Inglis..........................................07 5531 9852
Dean of Studies.................................................................................... Bryce Goldburg..........................................07 5531 9852
Sports Department...................................................................................... Bryan Hain..........................................07 5531 9828
School Counsellor....................................................................................Scot Gannon..........................................07 5531 9952
School Chaplain.................................................................... Father Jonathan Whereat ........................................07 5531 9956
Business Manager...................................................................................... Ross Cardiff..........................................07 5531 9939
Accounts Office.................................................................................... Keith Reynolds..........................................07 5531 9959
The Store.......................................................................................................... Les Gray..........................................07 5531 9823
Senior Library........................................................................................... Andrew Stark..........................................07 5531 9987
A comprehensive list of numbers can be found on the Intranet (TSSNet)
Where to Look
The following is a list of websites containing specific information.
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Subject choices http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_And_Students/senior/academicProgram/academic/SubjectSelection.aspx
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Assessment Calendar http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_And_Students/senior/academicProgram/exams/examhome.aspx
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School Calendar http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_and_Students/Calendar.aspx
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The Senior Library http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_and_Students/Senior/SeniorLibrary/SeniorLibraryHome.aspx
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Round Square http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_and_Students/Senior/SeniorRoundSquare/SeniorRoundSquareHome.aspx
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Gifted & Talented Program http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_And_Students/senior/GiftedandTalented.aspx
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Chapel Calendar http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Community/Chapel/ChapelCalendar.aspx
General Information
MyTSS
The MyTSS resources include Parent Lounge, Moodle, our subject notes and homework, encouraging you to be aware
of your son’s learning experiences – plus study skills, daily notices, staff telephone and email contacts and a wealth of
other information. You will find MyTSS from the TSS home page (www.tss.qld.edu.au) and clicking on Learning to
Lead. Access to the MyTSS resources requires a login and password which will be as emailed to all new parents during
January 2015.
The IT Help Desk can be contacted directly on 07 5531 9889.
BYOD
DEVICES AT TSS
All Years 8 to 12 students are required to bring a suitable device to access during classes. Boys may BYOD or may access
a TSS Netbook or iPad with a refundable deposit of $400. Year 7 students are encouraged to bring a device in Term One
and are required to bring a device or access a school device as above from Term Two.
• Suitable Devices
• Specifications for a BYOD Device
To access a device provided by TSS, please complete the Device User Contract form below and pay the $400 deposit via
Parent Lounge. A receipt will be provided to take to the Senior Library where a device will be allocated to the student.
•
Device User Contract
Specialist computer labs for The Arts and Technologies are available as well as two general purpose labs for class
bookings.
NB: Students are reminded that the TSS Internet Use Contract that has been signed applies to their device and they
should re-read this contract to remind them of their responsibilities in accessing the IT provisions at TSS.
• TSS Internet Use Contract
• iPad Return Checklist
• Netbook Return Checklist
Stationery Packs and Textbooks
At the beginning of each year, all stationery and exercise book requirements can be ordered online. These items can be
ordered for the back to school period prior to the beginning of the academic year. Day boys orders are sent to their home
address and boarders packs are sent directly to the Boarding House. Textbooks are loaned from our School Library and
must be returned in the same condition otherwise a fee will be charged.
Medical Forms
A medical summary form for each student will be sent to their parent/guardian annually. It is the responsibility of the
parent/guardian to update the student’s medical details. A non-return of the medical summary will be taken as no change
to the medical records. Please contact the Health Centre on 07 5531 9927.
Updating Personal Details
It is also the responsibility of a student’s parent/guardian to contact the School to advise of any change in your
contact details. This can be done online through MyTSS - Parent Lounge. Alternatively please contact the Database
Administrator Mrs McKennariey via email [email protected]
Houses and the House System
The Senior School is divided vertically into the twelve Houses: eight Day Boy Houses and Five Boarding Houses.
The House System is the strong foundation on which the School organises, operates and cares for its boys. A boy’s
identity at the School will be synonymous with his particular House. The House System is the backbone of our pastoral
care program and a student’s involvement in his House is extensive. From having his name on rolls to competing
in House events, the House System makes a statement about who a student is. The House System also affords boys
wonderful opportunities for responsibility and leadership.
COLOUR
EMBLEM
Seagull
MOTTO
“Make Me Your Brother”
Housemaster
Telephone
Mr Virgoe Buckland
07 5531 9910
[email protected]
Gryphon’s Head
MOTTO
“Tasche Sans Tache”
(Honour without Blemish)
Housemaster
Assistant Housemaster
Telephone
Mr Karel Bos
Mr Ken Connors
07 5531 9976
[email protected]
COLOUR
Purple and White
MOTTO
Viriliter Agite (Act Manfully)
Telephone
EMBLEM
Red, Green and Gold
EMBLEM
Royal Blue and White
COLOUR
Biddle Lion
Housemaster
COLOUR
DELPRATT HOUSE
Sea Blue and Orange
Mr Andrew Hawkins
Mr Conan Bland
07 5531 9947
[email protected]
KAISER HOUSE
BIDDLE HOUSE
ATKINSON HOUSE
The following list provides contact details for the Day and Boarding Houses for the Senior School:
EMBLEM
An Eagle
MOTTO
“Wer Ehre sucht, der diene”
(Let him serve, who seeks
honour)
Housemaster
Telephone
Mrs Eleanor Mackie
07 5531 9948
[email protected]
COLOUR
Grey and Navy Blue
EMBLEM
Wyvern
MOTTO
“Meliora Sequimur”
(We seek higher and better
things)
Housemaster
Telephone
Mr Mark Wilkins
07 5531 9937
RADCLIFFE HOUSE
MAUGHAN HOUSE
[email protected]
COLOUR
Light Blue and Yellow
EMBLEM
Minotaur
MOTTO
“Surgite ad vincendum”
(Rise up to Overcome)
Housemaster
Telephone
COLOUR
A Lion Rampant
MOTTO
“Peraget Angusta ad Augusta”
(Through narrow straits to
victory)
Housemaster
Mr Tony Watt
Assistant Housemaster Mrs Eleanor Mackie
Telephone
Red, White and Blue
ROGERS HOUSE
MCKINLEY HOUSE
EMBLEM
07 5531 9903
Housemaster
Telephone
Mr Ian Browne
07 5531 9941
COLOUR
COLOUR
Lime Green and White
A Pegasus
MOTTO
“Doxa Theou Anthropos
Mestos”
(The Glory of God is the
Complete Man)
Mr James Thorpe
07 5531 9928
[email protected]
SURMAN HOUSE
MELBOURNE HOUSE
MOTTO
Learning for the Future
Black and White
EMBLEM
Telephone
EMBLEM
Biddle Lion, Delpratt
Gryphon, Thorold Stag,
McKinley Lion
[email protected]
[email protected]
Housemaster
07 5531 9913
[email protected]
COLOUR
Maroon and White
Mr Brad Carter
EMBLEM
Dolphin
MOTTO
“Fide et Labore”
(By Faith and Hard Work)
Housemaster
Telephone
Mr Oliver Alini
07 5531 9929
[email protected]
EMBLEM
Stag
MOTTO
“Devant si je Puis”
(To the fore, if I am able)
Housemaster
Mr Daniel Brown
Telephone
Mr Adrian Blundell
07 5531 9906
[email protected]
COLOUR
TURNOCK HOUSE
THOROLD HOUSE
COLOUR
Gold and Black
Red and Black
EMBLEM
Horse
MOTTO
“Ubertas et Fidelitas”
(Productiveness and
Faithfulness)
Housemaster
Telephone
Ms Corinne Miller
07 5531 9920
[email protected]
WALKER HOUSE
COLOUR
Sherwood Green and
Gold
EMBLEM
A Unicorn
MOTTO
“Ad Victorian per Unitatem”
(Victory Through Unity)
Housemaster
Telephone
Mr Steve Roberts
07 5531 9942
[email protected]
The House System
The House System at TSS was instituted in 1909, the School being divided into three Houses, McKinley, Delpratt and
Thorold, named respectively after the first Housemasters - Messrs. J. McKinley, M.G. Delpratt and C.C. Thorold. From
the earliest times, the House System has been more than just a convenient sub-division of boys into groups for sporting
purposes.
The boarding Houses have been organised as separate entities for living and pastoral care. But there has always been a
common dining room. When the present buildings were first occupied in 1928, this principle was sustained by allotting
one floor to each of the Houses. In 1954 it was possible to augment the boarding accommodation for each House by
joining the then new Library and Dormitory Block to the existing building and at the same time to provide suitable
accommodation for Housemasters within McKinley and Delpratt Houses. A strong tradition of family association within
the Houses has developed. There was a large jump in enrolments when, with the reorganisation of Secondary Education
in Queensland in 1963, the Scholarship Examination was abolished and the Year 8 students became part of the Secondary
School.
As the increasing numbers have placed a great strain on the ability of the Housemasters to provide personal supervision
and Pastoral Care, the decision was taken in 1972 to establish two new Houses at the beginning of the school year 1973.
The new Boarding House was known as “Kaiser House” named after the Senior Master Mr A.H. Kaiser, who as student
and Master was a member of the school from 1937-88. This continued the tradition of naming the Houses after a
prominent Assistant Master.
The Day Boys were organised into a separate House named Walker House after Mr M.R. Walker, a former Senior Master
at the school who died in 1959 after serving for 31 years. Similar pressures have continued to the present day and further
new Houses - all of them for Day Boys - were formed. Radcliffe House, named after Mr A.J. Radcliffe Old Boy who
attended from 1935 to 1938 and served as a Master from 1946-1978, was formed in 1975. In 1979 three new Day Boy
Houses, Surman, Turnock and Melbourne were established.
Mr F.H.W. Surman who died in September 2001, was a Master in 1941-42, and again from 1951; he was Assistant to the
Headmaster from 1961-1972 and Director of Studies from 1972-1985. Mr T.H. Turnock who died in 1992, attended the
school from 1920 to 1923 and served as a Master from 1928 to 1941. Mr H. Melbourne who died in 1949 was a Master
from 1914 to 1932, including a period as Master of the Preparatory School, and came out of retirement to rejoin the staff
from 1940-42 to help overcome war induced shortages.
Two more Houses were established in 1986, Atkinson House and Maughan House. Mr T.C. Atkinson was Registrar
until 1992, having been a member of the teaching staff from 1959 to 1969 and again from 1972 onwards. The Rev. B.E.
Maughan was Housemaster of Delpratt House for 22 years and was a member of the teaching staff from 1959 to 1988.
In 1987 further developments were set in motion; a fourth boarding house and a house for all Day Boys in Year 8 were
brought into being. In 1988 these were named Biddle House and Morse House respectively, after Mr H.A.T. Biddle who
was a member of the staff from 1964-82 and Housemaster of McKinley House from 1970-82, and after Mr R.W. Morse
who had been a member of the staff from 1957-1991. Morse House was disbanded in 2007 when the School moved to a
vertical Pastoral Care System within Houses.
In the Prep School, a similar House System was established: Mitre, Shepherd, Dixon and Musgrave. Rogers House is the
House for Prep School boarders, named after Mr Peter Rogers, Master of the Preparatory School 1974 – 1994. In 2014
Year 7 moved to the Senior School and it was decided Rogers House would house Year 7 Boarders.
Boys’ Education
Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Boys’ Education
With all the new research and growing number of ‘experts’ in the field, you would think modern parenting would be
somewhat a breeze.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Finding ways to successfully navigate your family through the complexities of modern living while often juggling
additional responsibilities can be a challenge.
However, when your child’s school is active in discovering, interpreting, evaluating and presenting the latest research and
methodologies, the way forward can suddenly become very clear.
TSS, under the Headmastership of Greg Wain, is such a school. Greg’s keen professional and personal interest in matters
relating to the education and raising of children, particularly boys, gives parents a clear and straightforward presentation
of what works and what doesn’t and why.
Since his arrival at TSS nearly twelve years ago, Greg has offered primarily new parents the opportunity to attend one of
his Boys’ Education Information Sessions in which he discusses the need for boys’ education which is focused on what
works best for boys.
However, he also has recognised the need for current parents to renew their thoughts on raising their sons based on this
new brain research and these sessions have now been extended to include all parents.
Many parents, after hearing Greg’s presentations, have been pleasantly surprised at how simple some of the techniques
are which help with raising children, particularly in the adolescent years.
“Often Mum and Dad attend together and several couples have remarked it is the best marriage guidance counselling
they have received! This comes from the research showing the hard wiring and developmental differences between
boys and girls as well as men and women – men are not hopeless, just different!” said Greg. “When these differences are
understood, men and women are better able to see various strengths and challenges.
“There are a number of physical brain differences which we are only now beginning to appreciate courtesy of the
advancements in diagnostic equipment,” said Greg.
Historically, much scientific research on brains was done after the subject was usually advanced in years and deceased.
Advancements in technology mean that brains can now be studied during the subject’s lifetime with age comparisons
made using the same subject.
“Already basic differences are showing boys and girls are very different, not just in terms of their development, but also in
how as men and women we perceive and interact with and within the world.
“For example, physical differences in the formation of the cochlea mean boys do not hear as effectively as girls. Female
teachers need to talk relatively loudly, certainly louder than they might perceive is necessary, in order to be heard by boys.
On the plus side, boys are 10 times less likely than girls to be distracted by extraneous noise. This means girls prefer a
quieter learning environment while boys can ‘tune out’ superfluous noise quite effectively. This probably explains why
males are so good at watching the television and not being distracted by anything else happening in the house at the same
time!”
Using the example of pre-school aged children, Greg highlights another major difference between boys and girls, which
emerges at quite a young age.
“Girls will see ‘what it is’ so if you ask them to draw a picture of their playground they will fill it with details such as
colours, flowers, swings, toys and other children. On the other hand boys see ‘where is it in space’ and try to capture the
motion of the scene. This typically leaves you with a ‘pretty’ picture by the girls while the boys often present a picture with
very little use of colour but lots of lines to represent movement. Both drawings are valid yet show the difference in our
‘hard-wiring’.
“I strongly hold the belief that teachers who understand these differences will be more effective in the classroom
particularly in an all-boys’ environment such as TSS.”
Greg says dealing with teenage boys can be more successful when techniques, which take into account the differences
between males and females, are used.
“If you want to get your point across to a boy, speak low, slow and loud and use motion to attract and keep attention. Don’t
depend on facial information as this is often overlooked by males,” said Greg, who also said this holds for husbands as well
as boys! “You can engage boys in books by talking about time-lines or an exciting event first, which gives males a point of
reference from which to engage in the book.”
Greg said it was important to remember that boys do have emotions, yet they often lack sufficient emotional vocabulary to
enable them to express their feelings, again because of hard wiring developmental differences.
“This can become quite crucial for males as they become adults and make it difficult for them to connect with others
when the world is not going according to plan. As parents and educators it is up to us to help them develop their
vocabulary to allow them to verbally express themselves in times of emotional need, but also to understand boys, and men,
may not need to ‘talk things through’ as much.”
A great believer in the brain differences between boys and girls, and armed with a growing bank of evidence to support
this, Greg says it is important to find the right way to ‘reach’ boys in order to ‘teach’ them.
“This starts as easily as identifying the learning styles of individual students and then applying teaching techniques to suit,”
said Greg.
“At TSS we are encouraging teachers to find out the learning styles of their individual students. One simple model we use
is VAK. Visual learners learn by seeing, auditory learners learn by hearing and kinaesthetic learners learn by doing.
“I have a theory that the school curriculum, mostly in words, advantages auditory learners, many of whom, being well
rewarded by the school system, return as teachers and teach in their auditory style, relying predominantly on talking,
reading and writing.”
However, Greg says between 30 and 40 per cent of students are visual learners and many others are kinaesthetic learners.
Visual learners need to ‘see’ the whole before they can understand the ‘parts’.
“For a visual learner, skim reading first to get the whole picture and then going back and reading in detail is the best
approach. Visual learners need lots of charts, mind maps, diagrams, maps, and to use colours to highlight important
information.”
On the other hand, kinaesthetic learners need to be able to move around regularly, take frequent breaks, use bright colours
when re-writing notes, and to trace key words with their fingers.
“At TSS we want our teachers to ensure, over a day, and over a unit of study, that all learning styles are catered.
“As a boys’ only school, we have many visual and kinaesthetic learners, and we encourage our teachers to have a globe or
map of the world in class, and a time-line along the wall so boys can ‘see’ and ‘point’ to where things are in the world, and
on the time-line of world events. This plays to their relatively advanced spatial relations intelligence.”
This simple approach and change in traditional teaching thinking not only helps visual and kinaesthetic learners but all
learners by associating what they are learning with a place and a time – and learning by association of concepts is a very
effective learning technique.
“Recently we also began exploring a more advanced learning style system called Paragon, which is based upon MyersBriggs personality theory, so our learning styles are linked to our personal styles and thinking style preferences,” said Greg.
“By reintroducing our parents to the Boys’ Education Information Sessions we aim to strengthen the bond between the
School and parents to create a cohesive team effort to help all our students grow to their potential in a nurturing and safe
environment.”
Curriculum Matters
From the Head of Learning and Teaching; Jo Inglis
A sincere welcome to all newcomers – boys and parents – to the TSS Studies Department. Our goal is to assist and
support each boy in his academic endeavours so that he can achieve to his academic potential.
The Southport School curriculum aligns with the Australian Curriculum in English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities
and Social Sciences, The Arts, Languages, Health and Physical Education and Technologies and is further enriched by the
religious education program Life & Faith, together with a comprehensive and diverse Leadership program. Years 10, 11 &
12 offer boys a foundation education which leads to specialisation in areas of personal interests and strength, promoting
preparation for tertiary studies via OP and non-OP pathways, and the world of work through Vocational Education.
IN YEARS 11 & 12, WE OFFER THREE STUDY PATHWAYS
The Southport School offers a wide range of Queensland Curriulum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) subjects
leading to an Overall Position (OP) for university entrance together with Authority-Registered subjects which do not
lead to an OP, but can contribute towards a tertiary entrance score. Vocational offerings include a Certificate III in
Business with The Southport School as the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) as well as opportunities to complete
certificate courses through external RTOs. Boys wishing to gain nationally recognised qualifications issued under the
Australian Quality Training Framework can undertake school-based traineeship/apprenticeships or attend an outside
training organisation such as TAFE. Boys who select a non-OP (or QTAC Rank Score) pathway will make their subject
selections from a combination of OP subjects, non-OP subjects and vocational courses.
The development of explicit thinking skills, positive and productive mindful dispositions and communication strategies
complement the curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12. Furthermore, lessons devoted to the promotion of boys’
reading and information literacy serve to develop academic potential. The curriculum at TSS is challenging and caters for
the needs and interests of all boys. Opportunities abound for boys at every level of ability and potential, with significant
opportunities in extension activities through accelerated classes and involvement in the Gifted & Talented and Honours
Programs. For all TSS boys, the rewards for determination and effort in the academic realm are many and varied with
chances for all to succeed and for some excellent achievers to find their way to prestigious honour boards that are already
adorned by the names of past scholars.
There are three simple academic rules to follow:
1. Come prepared for work
2. Work
3. Respect the rights of others to work
Boys who follow these rules, work collaboratively with their teachers and peers to give of their best in the classroom will
reap the rewards of their efforts.
Years 7, 8 and 9
In Years 7, 8 & 9 all boys are engaged in learning experiences in Leadership, Life & Faith, English, Mathematics, Science,
Humanities and Social Sciences, The Arts, Languages, Health and Physical Education and Technologies.
Year 7 boys are based in a home classroom and venture to specialist facilities for Science, Languages, The Arts, Health
and Physical Education and Technologies. As you enter Year 8 you will be asked to choose a language from Chinese
or French. In Year 9 you may select two electives from Chinese, French, Art, Business, Drama, Design & Technology,
Digital Studies, Music, Robotics and Graphics. Years 8 and 9 boys work to a six lesson timetable across all school facilities
and enjoy a home base within their Day or Boarding House. Your timetable will be very important to you and should
be displayed in your Record Book. Your TSS Record Book is one communication link between your parents and the
School and should always be available to your teachers, your tutor, your Housemaster and the School administration. In
your Record Book you will record set homework, the time you spend on homework and collect information about your
progress at School.
Your parents will want to know how you are progressing in your studies and participation in the School Community.
The School will provide you and your parents with a brief progress report at the end of Terms One and Three, with
a more detailed report at the end of Semester One in July, and again at the end of Semester Two in December. The
July and December reports will include an academic grade from ‘A+’ to ‘E-’ in each subject, a rating for diligence and a
written comment.
Year 10
Year 10 is an important transition year in preparation for senior studies in Years 11 and 12. The Year 10 curriculum
offered at The Southport School expands students’ range of choice to allow a much greater degree of specialisation. The
structure of the curriculum consists of compulsory whole-year subjects; English, Mathematics, Australian Curriculum
History and Science, Life & Faith and Health and Physical Education, together with a wide range of single-semester
elective subjects from which boys choose six, three to be studied in each semester. Each of the elective subjects is
designed to lead directly into the corresponding Year 11 subject. Whilst none of the elective subjects are strictly
prerequisites for Year 11, it is very important to note that in some cases a student may find himself at a significant
disadvantage in Year 11 if he chooses to do a subject for which he did not complete the corresponding Year 10 elective
subject.
Curriculum Handbooks
Curriculum Handbooks are available online for all year levels from Year 7 to Year 12. To obtain this information, as well
as the relevant subject selection form, visit the School’s website: Academic Quick Links
What is Homework?
Homework consists of 3 aspects1.
Tasks set by your teachers
2.Mastery
3.Reading
Tasks set by teachers are designed to complement classroom learning and are usually required for completion the next
lesson or by a set date.
Mastery includes revision and studying and practice. In order to improve, we need to practice, and we need to practice
effectively, using strategies that improve learning. This may include; writing summaries, as the action of handwriting
helps retention, and refining these summaries over a period of time and; drawing mind-maps, showing the links between
information.
Reading - when we read for pleasure, we are improving our vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, comprehension and we
also getting faster and better at reading which strengthens our academic skills.
Boys are required to construct a Homework Timetable to structure the ‘out of classroom hours’ week and meet
homework goals by dividing up the week in 30 minute blocks to include training, meals, recreation, sleep, socializing
ensuring the required number of Homework hours are accounted for.
How much time for Homework/Tasks, Mastery, Reading?
Year Level
Hours per week for
Homework/Study
Year Level
Hours per week for
Homework/Study
7
7
10
10
8
8
11
11
9
9
12
12
*Minimum: senior syllabi recommend 3 hours of work/study outside of lessons for each subject
Reporting
Year 7 to Year 12 boys receive full reports at the end of each semester and a progress report at the end of Terms Onea nd
Three.
Literacy & Numeracy Up-Skill Program
The Literacy & Numeracy Up-skill Program offers assistance to boys in Years 7, 8 and 9 who have been identified
through various testing instruments as those who would benefit from extra tuition to achieve sound grades in English
and/or Mathematics. Boys are invited to join the program on the basis of test results, term and semester reporting and/
or the recommendation of their English or Mathematics teacher. The program takes place on Tuesday afternoons from
3:30pm until 5:00pm and involves TSS teachers of English and Mathematics working with small groups of boys or with
individual boys to improve the acquisition of knowledge, skills and processes required by the curriculum. Boys who
accept a position in the Up-skill program are expected to attend every session.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
ESL support is provided to boarders in Years 7 to 10 during evening prep. The program covers a combination of English
skills, particularly reading and writing, and also allows students to receive extra help with their school assignments.
Reading skills are developed by teaching boys strategies to read more effectively, while improving their writing skills
through grammar practice, self-correction and relevant writing tasks. Students are also be able to seek guidance from
the teacher to check assignments to see if they understand what they are expected to do and are answering the question
correctly.
Homework Help
TSS teachers are available in the Harley Stumm Senior Library on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from
3.30pm to 5.00pm to assist students from Years 7 to 12 with academic work.
Robotics Program
Nearly everyone is familiar with the LEGO brick. It spans differences in age, gender, culture, and levels of skill. It is
therefore the ideal classroom solution which can include all students in the learning process.
Teaching with LEGO provides important opportunities for students to acquire a wide range of personal skills for the
future through:
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Promoting creative thinking
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Improving communication skills
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Strengthening the ability to acquire understanding.
The Southport School has developed a World Class ‘Reception to Year 10’ LEGO Technology and Robotics Program.
The classroom programs are designed to support a four-step learning process consisting of the following phases:
Connect, Construct, Contemplate and Continue.
One of the key aspects to ‘learning by making’ is the fact that students learn best when they can either relate new
experiences to their existing ‘knowledge bank’ or are exposed to an idea so compelling that it inspires them to learn more
about it. This is the Connect phase.
The Construct phase is all about constructing things in the real world and piecing knowledge together in the mind. The
children plan, program software or build solutions to solve given Challenges.
An important phase in an effective learning process is the Contemplate phase, which involves students taking time to
think about what they have seen or constructed, and deepening their understanding of what they experience. They
discuss the project, reflect and adapt their idea, and the teacher encourages this process by asking questions.
The Continue phase builds on the natural urge to want to know more. Doing so will lead students to a new Connect
phase, thus allowing them to enter a positive learning curve, where they overcome increasingly difficult challenges.
Optimal Learning
Learning is best when students are given the opportunity to explore the world on their own, but within a guided
environment. When students actively construct things in the physical world, it helps them to build understanding in
their own minds. This enables them to create even more sophisticated solutions, yielding more skills, more knowledge,
and more solved challenges in a self-reinforcing cycle. Students retain more of what they learn from a creative process of
this kind. This is called learning by making.
Let It Flow
Research into human development and learning has demonstrated that being challenged to the limits of one’s ability
is fun, and creates experiences that are rich in learning. When students are sufficiently challenged, and thus enjoying
themselves, learning becomes as natural as breathing - you aren’t even aware that you are doing it. And when the
challenge of solving a problem is matched to the student’s current level of knowledge and skills, a formula for optimal
learning emerges. This state is called Flow. Students who create their own solutions to problems experience the thrill
of genuine achievement - an experience altogether different from simply memorising the achievements of others. This
makes learning an adventure. The more empowered students feel, the more they enjoy their classes, and the more they
begin to take charge of their own learning process.
LEGO Toolsets and Programs by Grades.
Each of the LEGO Technology and Robotics Year level programs are based around a Technological or Engineering
theme. Al the courses use the ‘Science inquiry skills’ method from the Australian Science Curriculum. The courses tie
in with many parts of the content structure from the Science and Technology Australian Curriculums.
The Southport School has a Young Engineers’ Society which meets weekly after school. The Society has been a huge
success for the School in various local, State and International competitions and has student membership from Years 3
and beyond.
The Young Engineers Society students develop skills in
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Prototyping, designing, problem-solving and team work.
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Gaining hands-on experience with programming, sensors, motors and intelligent units.
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Real life situation challenges which engage in hands-on STEM education.
Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand. Confucius, 450 B.C.
Gifted Education
Senior year 7, 8 and 9 G&T boys meet on a weekly basis with a G&T specialist teacher to work in like-ability groups
where they develop their thinking dispositions and skills while examining topics such as brain physiology, emotional
intelligence, independent work habits, overcoming thinking blocks, accelerated and successful learning strategies.
Looking at multiple perspectives and exploring deeper philosophical issues, without necessarily a definitive answer, is the
basis for this learning. Students are given the opportunity to participate in external G&T conferences.
In Year 10 Gifted and Talented students may choose the G&T elective which offers students a timetabled semester class
to advance their learning. These students have the opportunity to work in a university-like manner on a major project
and listen to guest speakers and experts from within and outside the TSS community. The course is run with TSS’s
e-learning platform and students receive a grade for this elective.
The Senior School Honours Program complements the G&T program by offering further opportunities for high
ability students to address academic subjects in greater depth, enriching and accelerating their education. Importantly,
this program also provides opportunities for those students who, through their persistence and hard work, can be
recognised as high achieving academics. Various subject areas offer Honours and facilitate a variety of models such as:
extension within the classroom, independent learning projects completed by students and mentored by their teachers,
cluster groups of like-ability students, external national awards/competitions and accelerated English and Maths classes.
Emphasis is placed on mentoring the students to achieve their best whilst reflecting on their own learning journey
towards becoming inquiring, independent learners.
The Gifted and Talented Room located beside the library and opposite the senior school day houses, is designed to be
comfortable and fun. The centre is equipped with stimulating reading material, various thinking/problem solving games
and puzzles, chess sets and computers with a printer to enable independent work. This G&T space acts as a drop-in
centre where students of like ability from Years 7–12 can gather encouraging a like-minded community of learners to
grow and develop.
Further information regarding our Gifted and Talented provisions at TSS can be found on our website
http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_And_Students/senior/GiftedandTalented.aspx or email Mrs Angela Foulds-Cook - Associate
Dean of Teaching and Learning/ Head of Gifted Education Reception - Year 12 at [email protected]
Co-Curricular Program
TSS is an extremely dynamic environment and considerable expectation is placed on staff and students to involve
themselves wholeheartedly in the co-curricular life of the School. What follows is a summary of key aspects of the
co-curricular program and other facets of student life in which you will inevitably find yourself actively involved during
your time at the School.
Co-Curricular Expectations
Students are expected to be enthusiastically involved in at least two sports or activities in Years 7 to 11, whilst strongly
encouraged to maintain this interest in their senior year. Many co-curricular opportunities are available either
throughout the year or on a seasonal basis. Very few boys spend their time uninvolved, as it is quite difficult not to be
engaged with the choices available.
GPS SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
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Term One - Swimming, Rowing, Cricket, Sailing, Debating, Golf
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Term Two - Soccer, Cross-Country
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Term Three - Rugby, Track & Field, Tennis, Basketball, Gymnastics
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Term Four - Pre-season: Cricket, Rowing, Swimming, Sailing
For more information please visit http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/tsssport
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Performance Activities
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Drama (School major production and House), Music (Choral, Orchestras and Bands) & Speech and Variety Club.
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Cadets and Services
Services
The Services program is an essential component of the School’s community ethos and reflects our commitment to the
IDEALS of Round Square. Service to the community plays a key role in preparing boys for a life after School and instils
values of care and concern for others. This program manifests itself in various ways in different year groups where the
principles of community are expressed either through involvement on camps, to work in the broader community or
participating in the cadet corps.
Community Service
During IDEALS Week, held in the last week of Term 3, Year 10 boys who are not cadets will be immersed in their
Outdoor Education camp. Year 11 and Year 12 boys not involved in the cadet program will engage in community service
activities in their House Groups.
Cadet Choices
The Southport School is unique in offering experience in all 3 services of the Australian Defence Force Cadets (ADFC)
which is Australia’s largest youth development organisation. Australian Navy Cadets (ANC), the Australian Army Cadets
(AAC) and the Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) are all represented.
Cadet Service is compulsory in Years 8 and Year 9 (optional for Years 10, 11 & 12). The Annual Training Program focuses
on experiential leadership development, teamwork, physical fitness as well as service related knowledge and skills.
The Services Program involves the entire School Community where boys engage in on and off-campus activities with
Defence Force Veterans and RSL Organisations. The training year culminates in a Tri-Service Parade where all cadets
(Year 7-12) form up on the boatshed ovals and demonstrate marching techniques taught throughout the training year.
Cadet Service at The Southport School has a long and rich history with service spanning over a century. It is integral to
the ethos of leadership development and is a unique, challenging and rewarding experience.
Outdoor Education
Learning beyond the classroom happens with our extensive Outdoor Education Program developed for students in
Year 4 to Year 10.
Camps
Year 7 City to Island Curriculum Challenge
The Year 7 cohort participates in a number of curriculum challenges located between the School campus (City) and
South Stradbroke Outdoor Education Centre (Island). The boys participate in their core class groups and the major
emphasis is to introduce some key curriculum elements from subjects in practical activities and challenges in an outdoor
setting.
Year 7 Camps
These camps are undertaken in class groups and are based at an Outdoor Education faculty at the end of Term Three.
Boys are exposed to pastoral and social activities in an outdoor education environment.
Year 8 Stradbroke Curriculum Camps
These camps are undertaken in subject class groups and are based at our Outdoor Education Centre on South Stradbroke
Island. Major emphasis is placed upon Mathematics and Geography throughout Terms One, Two and Three.
Year 8 and 9 Cadet Camps
All Year 8 and 9 Cadets together with Senior Cadets from Years 10, 11 and 12 attend Cadet Camp during IDEALS Week
at the end of Term Three
Year 10 Leadership Camp
The Year 10 leadership camp build sequentially upon the skills and knowledge developed on the earlier camps and are
organised and run by Outward Bound Australia over an extended 10 day period at the end of Term Four.
Outdoor Education experiences are a compulsory component of your sons’ education and families must make every
effort to ensure their sons can participate in this activity.
Note: Please refer to the 2015 School Calendar for further information on all school camps throughout the year.
TSS Learning to Lead - Becoming “Ideal Leaders”
We believe every member of the School Community has leadership ability and the potential to lead in particular
situations. All members of the School Community are Learning to Lead. Specifically for students, TSS provides young
men with the capacity to Learn to Lead as they develop skills for achievement, personal growth and well-being
IDEAL Leaders at The Southport School:
…enhance their community by building positive and productive Christian relationships
…develop intelligent dispositions, thinking skills and knowledge
…pursue well-being and balance
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DOE)
The Duke of Edinburgh Awards programme is an internationally recognised, worldwide youth award scheme conducted
in over one hundred and thirty countries.
As well as being a lot of fun and providing valuable learning, a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is recognised by the wider
community as an award earned by self-motivated, determined and responsible young people.
The Southport School is a licensed operator and so offers students, on a voluntary basis, the opportunity to work towards
achieving this award(s). The vast array of extra-curricular and community service activities conducted by the School
easily satisfy all sections the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
If any new student is interested, it is suggested to join early in the year to utilise many of the School’s activities for an
award. Please contact Mr Alan Parsons [email protected], or further information regarding the DoE Award can
be found online at http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_And_Students/Senior/DukeofEdinburghaward/EdinburghHome.aspx
Round Square
Round Square is a world-wide association of schools on five continents sharing unique and ambitious goals. Students
attending Round Square schools make a strong commitment, beyond academic excellence, to personal development and
responsibility.
It aims to help students prepare for life by having them face it head-on and experience it in ways that demand courage,
generosity, imagination, principle and resolution.
The organisation and its philosophy have evolved from the teachings and beliefs of the renowned educationalist, Kurt
Hahn. He believed that given the appropriate set of circumstances and the correct attitude, young men and women could
discover their own inner strength and an understanding of the physical and social world around them.
Currently Round Square works with more than a hundred member schools worldwide representing a student capacity in
the region of 60,000 and a teacher/management workforce of around 5,000.
The Round Square approach promotes six IDEALS of learning: Internationalism, Democracy, Environment, Adventure,
Leadership and Service. These are incorporated into the curriculum throughout all member schools.
Access to the Round Square network affords member schools the opportunity to arrange local and international student
and teacher exchanges on a regular basis between their schools. Pupils also have the opportunity to participate in local
and international community service projects and conferences
Tasks tackled through the community projects include building schools, classrooms and community centres; building
clean water systems for remote hill-tribes or creating and maintaining trails in National Parks. Local materials are used,
and teams always work with local people ensuring that they take ownership of the work once it has been completed
Our teams currently work in Thailand, Cambodia, Peru, Nicaragua, India, Kenya, South Africa and Romania.
In 2014 the Round Square International Conference was hosted by the Round Square South Asia and Gulf region across
two schools in India and Jordan. In 2015 the hosting moves to the Australasia and East Asia region and the International
Conference will be held in Singapore.
Student Exchange
At TSS, Mr Eardley organises student exchanges. Most often these are term-length exchanges of one student for another,
though sometimes they are full or half year in duration. Exchanges are worked out on a school-to-school basis, with no
tuition money changing hands and students travelling on tourist visas. Exchanges also bring young alumni interested in a
career in education for ‘gap’ year (pre-university, post-secondary) internships at member schools as teaching aides. These
experiences bring a fundamental alteration in human relationship. Students ask questions about their education and level
of personal independence, returning with resolve and a strong direction for their future.
It is a singular honour at any Round Square school to be sent on exchange.
The Round Square network makes it possible to match an exchange student to a school with minimal bureaucratic
burden and little cost beyond travel and incidentals. Because exchange is popular, each school is enriched by an
annual inflow of visitors bringing the views and values of other nations and cultures, and by returning students whose
perspective on society, education and the world has been deepened through personal experience. At TSS exchange is
encouraged at Year 10 level for term four, which has proved to be the least disruptive academically. Other year group
exchanges are certainly accepted, as are different times of the year. There are also short term national and regional
exchange opportunities starting with a two week opportunity in Year 8.
Students that have demonstrated a real commitment to Round Square at TSS are chosen for exchange.
The Chapel of St Alban
Welcome to the Chapel of St Alban. During their time at TSS, the boys are actively involved in the Christian life of
the school as expressed through regular visits to Chapel services. We believe that developing a spiritual awareness is
a significant part of personal development. For many old boys the chapel is a place of pilgrimage, many return to be
married and have their children baptized in this special place.
Services include:
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A weekly service- Monday nights for boarders, Tuesday or Wednesday for Day houses.
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An Annual Service for each Year Group
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An Annual Thanksgiving Service for each House to which parents are warmly invited to attend and support.
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A Year 11 or 12 member of each House is appoint to the role of sacristan to coordinate House involvement in chapel
services.
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Wednesday Holy Communion at 8am (parents and friends are especially welcome at this quiet service)
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A number of sporting teams have short services with prayer, thanksgiving and reflection.
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There are regular Wedding and Baptism services in the Chapel.
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Occasionally we have funerals for families who have strong ties with TSS.
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The annual Confirmation Service
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We hope to offer to family and friends of TSS a regular monthly service to support the Christian life of the families
linked to the school.
Every year students are joined by brothers, sisters, parents and friends in the preparation classes and service. Please feel
free to visit the chapel for the services, for quiet and for private prayers.
Chapel information line and voicemail: 07 5531 9956.
Website: http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Community/Chapel/Chapel.aspx
Psychologist/School Counsellor
As part of the Pastoral Care provisions at The Southport School, the school provides a range of student services.
Counselling is one such service.
The School Counsellor, Mr Scot Gannon is a registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practioner Regulation
Authority (AHPRA) and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) He has experience in special
education, the assessment of learning difficulties and the provision of educational support. He also has a background in
behaviour management and parenting programs with young children and adolescents.
Mr Gannon is a foundation member of the Anglican School Counsellors Network , an affiliation of School Counsellors
who act as a response group in critical incidents in member schools. He is also a member of the Queensland Association
of Student Advisors and sits on the BOND University Human Research Ethics Committee.
Counselling and support are provided for students experiencing difficulties coping with the academic demands of
schooling or with personal issues, which may impinge on school performance. Assistance can also be provided for
parents who are experiencing conflict or other management issues with their sons.
The School Counsellor has significant input into the formal pastoral care program offered at each year level in the
school. In this instance the Counsellor is a resource for Pastoral Care Teachers in areas such as bullying, conflict
resolution, study skills and motivation, career guidance, subject selection, self-esteem, peer pressure, drugs and alcohol,
and personal and social development of young children, and adolescents.
Lastly, the School Counsellor assists individual students when making decisions about subject selection, prerequisite
subjects for further education, entrance to universities in Australia and overseas and general career planning. Close links
have been forged between TSS and many Queensland , interstate and overseas providers of tertiary education and TSS
has recently become a test center for the US College Board SAT examinations.
The School Counsellor, Mr Gannon, can be contacted directly on 07 5531 9952.
The Harley Stumm Centre - Senior Library
Challenging boys to achieve their maximum potential is the core concern of the Harley Stumm Senior Library. This is
achieved by establishing a positive learning environment and a high-level academic and professional service for all who
visit the space. The library team is committed to providing expert advice and assistance to all students and dedicated to
establishing a collaborative working relationship with both teaching staff and boys.
Access to the library space in academic time is by class groups or on an individual permission slip via the classroom
teacher. Boys are welcome to access the library’s facilities and resources during recreational times: before school, recess,
lunchtime, after school. Boys may also access the library during evening Prep. On these occasions, boarders require a
permission (from their Housemaster).
There are many and varied library resources available online via the Library Homepage. These online databases are
specifically selected for their academic content and relevance to the areas of study being undertaken by students. For
further information regarding on-line resources, please follow the link: http://goo.gl/HJOs4. Other resources available
for boys include: a wide ranging and up-to-date collection of non-fiction resources, an extensive collection of fiction,
a variety of magazine, newspaper publications and e-books, and borrowing rights to AV and ICT equipment (laptops,
digital cameras and data projectors).
Boys who are ‘information literate’ and understand their information needs become successful, life-long learners.
Becoming actively engaged in a world of ideas and knowledge is essential for all boys who are keen to achieve at school
and life. The mission of library staff is to work with boys and assist them in developing the confidence to locate,
interpret, and critically assess information. The scaffolding that underpins these skills is allowing all boys to gain timely
and integrated instruction in the processes of research, analysis and understanding.
In cooperation with the English Department, a comprehensive Reading Programme is offered from Years 7 to 10. Boys
have timetabled reading periods in the library where the expectation is that, with some guidance, they will select and
read a variety of novels each term. Boys are required to respond in a variety of ways to the novels they have read. The
Reading Programme is an essential component of developing solid literacy skills at TSS as it enhances boys’ vocabulary,
reading comprehension and spelling – all of which are the foundations of learning.
Opening Hours for the Harley Stumm Senior Library are as follows:
Monday.............................. 7.00am to 5.00pm
Tuesday to Thursday......... 7.00am to 5.00pm
............................................ 6.30pm to 8.45pm
Friday................................. 7.00am to 4.00pm
Sunday (as calendared)..... 1.00pm to 4.30pm
The Harley Stumm Senior Library welcomes all members of The Southport School community. Further information
regarding the Senior Library’s facilities and resources is available from the Library Homepage found at http://goo.gl/tOZdO
or by contacting library staff.
Music
Music exists distinctively in every culture and is a basic expression of human experience. Students’ active participation
in music fosters understanding of other times, places, cultures and contexts. Through continuous and sequential
music learning, students listen to, compose and perform with increasing depth and complexity. Through performing,
composing and listening with intent to music, students have access to knowledge, skills and understanding which can be
gained in no other way.
Music has the capacity to engage, inspire and enrich all students, exciting the imagination and encouraging students to
reach their creative and expressive potential. Skills and techniques developed through participation in music learning
allow students to manipulate, express and share sound as listeners, composers and performers. Music learning has a
significant impact on the cognitive, affective, motor, social and personal competencies of students.
The School’s aim is to foster and develop an interest in music through music in the classroom, individual tuition and
instrumental and choral groups which consist of choirs, bands, orchestras, chamber groups and Ensembles, and from
time to time other speciality groups may be formed.
Maintaining its role at TSS as an innovator and leader in music education, the Music School remains committed to
offering a caring and stimulating environment in which students are encouraged to reach their full musical potential
Music in the Classroom
THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
In Preschool to Year 6 music literacy is developed through singing, listening, movement and creating music. The
programme is developmental and students experience a wide variety of activities, both vocal and instrumental.
THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
Students in Year 7 and 8 study music in an “intensive study mode” where three lessons per week are taught for in
rotation with Art and Drama. Students study basic musicianship through Musicology, Composition and Performance.
In Years 9 to 12 there is an elective music course that covers musical Performance, Composition and Musicology.
Students work with a range of music software programmes in a computer keyboard lab.
Studio Concerts/Student Recital Nights
During each term, concerts are held to provide opportunities for students to perform as a soloist. At these concerts
parents and friends are invited to hear student performances in a relaxed and comfortable environment.
Scholarships
HJ King Music Scholarships are offered annually for students from Year 4 onwards. This scholarship is for boys who
excel on an instrument or voice.
Both of these scholarships offer part remission of academic fees. An Information Sheet and Application Forms for both
scholarships are available online from our website.
Recording Exam Results on Senior Certificates (Music and Speech)
TRINITY GUILDHALL LONDON AND AMEB
Queensland Studies Authority has announced that candidates who sit for particular grades in Years 10 , 11 and 12 are
eligible to have those subjects recorded on their Senior Certificates. For more information on this, please contact the
Music Department.
Boarders’ Practice
A supervisor is especially employed by the Music Department for this purpose and students must report to the
supervisor before beginning their practice. Students who take music lessons through the school will be given preference
to rooms and practice times. Practice times are from 6.15pm – 8.15pm Monday to Thursday. The 6.15pm time slot is to
encourage Rogers House boarders to attend regular practice.
Music and Speech Awards
Music and Speech Award requirements are available on the school website.
Music and Speech and Drama Lessons
For information regarding having individual music, voice and speech and drama lessons or for relevant application forms,
please visit our website - http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Parents_And_Students/senior/SeniorMusic/MusicBrochureForms.aspx where a
Music and Speech and Drama Information Brochure (with enrolment form) can be downloaded. A hardcopy Brochure
can also be collected from the Music Department.
Vocational Education & Training
VET in Schools is a program funded by both the federal and state governments to support new directions, new strategies
promoting specific jobs-related training. The government plan is to produce an educated, well skilled work force, capable
of leading the country’s economic growth and development through the 21st century.
So, what does this mean to you and your sons enrolling at TSS?
Year 10 is a crucial year for decisions concerning future directions. What are my strengths, interests and abilities? Where
do I see myself after school? What are my realistic possibilities when I leave school? How do I achieve my goals? These
are big questions requiring thought, discussion and advice. Throughout the year, the Year 10 boys are led through a
program of careers education, providing time for the boys to ponder these and related questions and to seek information
firmly aimed at future directions. It is important for our boys to come to know themselves, their personality types and
preferred learning styles, as well as understanding pre-requisite subjects needed for certain university courses, the QTAC
application process and the alternatives to the pathways to university.
The Careers Education program investigates some of the many useful websites, dedicated to school students trying
to sort fact from fiction, in an attempt to become well-informed decision makers. This in turn, should lead to better
decisions, more focussed students and more meaningful senior subjects, which are studied with a specific goal in mind.
In addition, through a partnership with Griffith University, each student completes a questionnaire, leading to a Careers
Match Profile, which is another useful tool in setting career goals. Along with the general aptitude tests conducted by the
school counsellor, this profile helps boys and their parents to match subjects with tertiary goals.
The school firmly believes in the benefits of work experience as another tool in this decision-making process. Our
boys are encouraged to undertake at least one placement in a workplace of choice to explore the world of work. These
placements can occur in holiday time or on a one day / week basis. It is hoped that by experiencing the world of work,
the boys will clear up some myths or at least gain some insight into a job which may be of interest. This, in turn, will
hopefully help in the selection of senior subjects, as well as identifying the areas of interest and enjoyment. In addition,
work experience exposes boys to the demands of the workplace and they come to realise the importance of intangibles
such as initiative, presentation and grooming, punctuality and enthusiasm. In short they begin to develop their
employability skills.
Many boys choose to undertake a school-based traineeship or apprenticeship as part of their senior schooling. This
program provides trainees with an opportunity to “earn as they learn”. Trainees are paid for their on-the-job training,
which consists of a minimum of 48 days a year. In addition, the provision of the theoretical coursework by a registered
training organisation, which complements the on-job training, is paid for by the government. The employer gains an
employee specifically trained in the knowledge and skills needed in that particular business, while the employee gains an
edge over the competition, as well as wages and a nationally recognized qualification. It is a great scheme where all parties
win.
It is hoped that the VET pathway at TSS will produce young men with the knowledge, skills and confidence to be
directly employable upon leaving school and/or students who are better prepared for tertiary studies and the world of
work.
For any enquiries, please contact Mr Halpin (Coordinator of Vocational Education and Training) on 07 5531 9896, or
email [email protected].
School Uniform
The Store is located near the tennis courts (on the Senior Campus) and can be contacted on 07 5531 9823. Uniform
requirements for the Senior School are listed below. The Store will reopen Monday 20 January, and opening hours are
Monday to Friday from 8am to 4.30pm. Please also visit http://www.tss.qld.edu.au/Community/TheStore.aspx for detailed
information including uniform lists.
Pre-loved Uniforms
A full range of pre-loved clothing is available all year round, located under the Clock Tower building at the Senior School
Campus. The Second Hand Uniform shop is open during term time on Mondays and Fridays from 8am - 10am.
SUMMER DRESS
WINTER DRESS
This form of dress is worn in Term One and Term Four.
This form of dress is worn in Term Two and Term Three
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Black leather lace-up school shoes (polished)
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Black leather lace-up school shoes (polished)
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School long socks with garters
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Short grey socks
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School charcoal grey short trousers
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Long grey slacks
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Black belt
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Black belt
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School open neck shirt
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School open neck shirt
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School pullover (optional)
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School pullover (optional)
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School Akubra
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School Blazer
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School Akubra
Formal/Chapel Dress (for formal occasions and as directed)
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School Blazer for Years 7 – 12
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Long-sleeved blue shirt
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School tie
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Long grey slacks with black belt
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Short grey or black socks
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Black school lace-up shoes (polished)
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School pullover (as required)
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School Akubra
Miscellaneous
1. Duty Officials must wear School Blazers when on duty.
2. Students awarded a Representative Blazer may wear it at any time, unless directed otherwise.
3. Physical education dress is as follows:
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Gym shoes
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White socks
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Navy sports shorts
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House sport shirt
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School track suits may be worn in
cold and wet weather to P.E. classes.
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Sports hat
The School Hat
The School Hat is to be in the possession of all boys at all times between 8.25am and 3.20pm.
It is compulsory to wear the School Akubra while travelling to and from School with the single exception that cyclists
while riding are to wear a helmet.
The School sports cap is to be worn for P.E. lessons, general sports training and outside recreational activities.
All boys playing games or engaged in outdoor activities during morning tea and/or lunch breaks must wear an approved
school hat.
Dress To & From School
COMING TO SCHOOL
A boy must always wear full School uniform to travel to School each morning with the one exception of an official
School or House sports practice that starts before 7.15am. Full School uniform includes wearing the School Akubra hat.
GOING HOME
The normal dress to travel home at the end of the School day is School uniform (including Akubra hat). The following
additional points are made:
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Travel by Bus:
School uniform is compulsory at all times.
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Travel by Car:Provided a boy is collected within the School ground sports/cadet uniform may be worn
after Sport and Services. If a boy is are collected on the road outside the School grounds
then full uniform must be worn.
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Travel by Bike:
School uniform, unless after 5pm following a sports practice. A helmet is compulsory.
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Walking:
School uniform, unless after 5pm following a sports practice.
Please Note:
a) If a boy’s route takes him through a business area e.g. Southport Shopping Area, Southport Park, a boy
must wear uniform
b) A boy must never mix uniforms. You must be completely in School uniform or completely in PE dress or
completely in correct uniform for your sport.
Sports Uniform
BASKETBALL
SAILING
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Official Basketball Singlet (supplied through the
sport department)
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Long Sleeved TSS Sun Shirt
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Navy Basketball Shorts
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TSS Sailing Shorts
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Enclosed footwear (neoprene booties preferred)
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School Sport Hat
CRICKET
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“Whites” – long or short trousers
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School Cricket Cap (optional)
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School Sport Hat (optional)
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White Cricket Hat (optional)
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Long sleeved Warm-up shirt (optional)
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White Bike Pants (optional)
CROSS COUNTRY
SOCCER
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School Soccer Jersey
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Blue TSS Sports Shorts
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School Football Socks
SWIMMING
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Wet Shirts (optional)
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School Swimming Togs
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School Swimming Cap (optional)
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Long Sleeved Warm-up Shirt (optional)
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Competition Singlet
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Blue Bike Pants (optional)
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TENNIS
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School Sport Hat
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Short Sleeved Competition Shirt
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School Sport Hat
GYMNASTICS
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Specialised Competition Kit
TRACK & FIELD
ROWING
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Competition Singlet
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Boatshed Shirt for training or white PE Shirt
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White Towelling Hat for training
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School Sport Hat for Regatta days
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RUGBY
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School Rugby Jersey
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School Football Socks
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School Tracksuit
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Competition Singlet
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School Sport Hat
School Rules
The rules which follow are not intended to be comprehensive, nor is it possible to legislate for every eventuality. You
should use your own common sense and judge for yourself whether your actions are in the interest of the School or
wider community.
If in any doubt, you should ask someone you trust.
The following rules will naturally be supplemented by House Rules and by rules which apply to particular activities such
as athletics, swimming, and so on.
1. Standards of Uniform and Appearance
DRESS
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Day boys will wear the approved School uniform when travelling to and from School no matter what form of
transport is used.
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Day boys will wear the approved School uniform if they intend to conduct business of any nature in a recognised
business area, during their journey to and from school.
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Day boys will ensure that neatness is maintained and that School uniform, sports uniform, and cadet uniform are
not mixed.
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Jewellery, such as rings and chains, are not to be worn.
HAIRSTYLE
The School requires that hair be styled within the following limits: No exemptions will be allowed (for work etc)
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It must be reasonably short but no shorter than an electric comb setting of No. 3.
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It must be brushed neatly, shaped to the head and clear of the collar and ears.
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Boys are to be clean shaven and sideburns no lower than the earhole.
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No boy is permitted to cut their own hair or another boy’s hair.
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Extremes of style, long fringes and/or short on the side(s) and long on top, perms, use of colour, dye, gels and the
like are not acceptable and may result in the student being suspended from school until his appearance is acceptable.
APPEARANCE
All boys will recognise and accept the School’s high standards of dress and appearance and wear the uniform correctly
and neatly.
2. Absences – General Policy
It is not School policy to permit students to be absent prior to or following holidays for the purpose of extending long
weekends or vacation periods. Parents are expected to make arrangements which occur during holiday periods rather
than extending into term. Appointments or arrangements which will lead to absence on those days should therefore be
avoided. Only in exceptional circumstances will the Dean of Students consider any application to vary these provisions.
LATE RETURN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
Boys who return to School after the term has commenced must report to their Housemaster and Student Services before
taking their place in class.
SICKNESS, UNFORESEEN ABSENCE OR LATENESS
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Parents are asked to contact the School directly by telephone on 5531 9850 if a day boy is to be absent from School
or School activity or is likely to be late for School. It is School policy to contact parents by a text message when a day
boy is absent from classes if such absence has not been notified.
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Every day boy who is absent from School (or a School activity) must, on return, present to his Mentor Teacher a
written statement from his parents, explaining the circumstances.
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Every day boy who is absent from School during an examination must provide a doctor’s certificate explaining his
absence.
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In case of late arrivals, students are required to report to Student Services with a note from parents explaining their
lateness. Student Services will issue the boy with a receipt to be presented to the class teacher. Unexplained late
arrivals will result in a Lost Sheep Community Service detention during lunchtime.
OTHER ABSENCES
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Any day boy who knows in advance that he needs to leave the School for a legitimate appointment (medical, dental,
or driving test, etc.) must bring a note from his parents to his Housemaster, who will annotate the Record Book.
The boy is required to sign out at Student Services before leaving the School Grounds during School hours.
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All requests for permission to be absent from School for reasons other than those listed above should be addressed
to the Dean of Students/Dean of Boarding well in advance of the event.
3. Illness
EMERGENCIES, ACCIDENTS OR ILLNESS
When any of these occur at School, a day boy or boarder will be sent to the Health Centre where Sister will inform
parents, and the Dean of Students/Dean of Boarding. In the event of urgent medical treatment being required, the boy
will be sent immediately to a doctor or to Pindara Hospital and parents notified.
MINOR ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESS.
Day boys or boarders who are taken sick during the School day, or incur a minor accident, seek permission to leave their
class or activity and report to the School Health Centre where Sister will take the appropriate action. After school hours,
all reports are made to the Master on Duty.
4. Punctuality
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Any boy who arrives for a lesson after the class has commenced will be regarded as late and may have this recorded
on his file.
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Boys who are late for school must report to Student Services.
5. Classrooms, Buildings and Grounds
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If boys arrive at a classroom before the teacher they should line up quietly outside the classroom.
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Boys should leave all classrooms in a neat and tidy condition.
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Verandahs, stairways and balconies are out of bounds at recess and in the lunch hour unless boys are waiting to
attend an official meeting. At no time are these areas to be used for running, playing games or eating.
6. Record Book - Compulsory Years 7-9, Available for Years 10-12
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All boys in Yeas 7-9 are to be in possession of a Record Book and to take it with them to every class.
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Failure to present a Record Book on request, failure to maintain a Record Book in respectable condition, and the
defacing of any Record Book are all serious offences.
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Parents are asked to sight and sign Record Books on a fortnightly basis.
7. Homework
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All work set as homework is to be entered neatly in the Record Book which should also show the time spent
completing the task.
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If set work has not been done, the boy should report this fact before the beginning of a lesson. Any homework not
done should be completed out of school time as a detention and given to the member of staff concerned.
8. Property
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All property should be clearly marked with the owner’s name.
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Books and other property must not be left around the School grounds.
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Any ‘lost property’ found should be handed in directly to the Laundry where lost items are kept.
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Any damage must be reported to the Housemaster immediately.
9. Lockers
Lockers are provided for all boys for the storage of School books or property. Each boy must provide his own suitable
lock and leave a spare key with his Housemaster. A combination lock is recommended, with the Housemaster provided
with a copy of the combination. Each boy is responsible for the condition of his locker. Under no circumstances may a
boy open a locker or interfere with a locker belonging to another boy.
10. Paper, Rubbish and Litter
All rubbish is to be placed in the receptacles provided. Food and drink other than water are to be consumed at the Café,
in the Day House Area, in the Dining Hall or in the Boarding Houses only. No food or drink other than water is to be
consumed at any other location in the School without the specific permission of a member of staff.
11. Social Media
Social media are not be used by students of The Southport School to cause hurt to others in any way including
cyberbullying. Students may not refer to other students, school staff or the School itself in a derogatory fashion in any
form of social media.
12. Bicycles
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Bicycles are to be kept locked and the School cannot accept responsibility for them.
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Bicycles must not be ridden across any grassed areas or along any footpath.
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Bicycles must be parked in the areas provided.
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The use of bicycles must comply with Queensland road traffic regulations, including the wearing by the cyclist of an
approved helmet.
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Bicycles are not to be kept for use by Boarders.
13. Matches, Explosives, Firearms or Fireworks
These may not be brought into the School precincts or maintained there for any reason.
14. Bounds
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Bounds are clearly defined as all School property between Ferry Road, Winchester Street and the Nerang River.
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Boys must not leave the School between the time they first arrive and 3.20pm without permission. Permission will
be available, when merited, from either the Dean of Students/Dean of Boarding, if the intended period of absence
is during class time, or from a boy’s Housemaster if the request is during lunch. In either case permission is to be
recorded in the Record Book and the boy must sign out in person at Student Services.
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All House areas are out of bounds during class time.
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All classrooms and laboratories are also out of bounds except during School hours or at prep times or under a
Master’s supervision or, at his discretion.
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No boy may enter another House or House Area without direct permission from the Housemaster, his Assistant or
the Master on Duty.
15. Motor Vehicles
The parents of a day boy in Year 11 or 12 may make a written application, on the prescribed form, for their son to drive a
motor vehicle to and from School. The parents and the boy must be aware of, and abide by, the following rules:
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A day boy driving to and from School must park his vehicle in the area set aside by the School for that purpose.
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Each vehicle intended to be parked at School must be registered with Student Services.
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The Dean of Students will maintain an up-to-date record of all boys permitted to bring vehicles to the School. The
record shall include the boy’s licence number, registration number and a description of the vehicle.
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No student is to travel with any other student unless written permission is received from both parents.
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No boarders are permitted to travel as passengers in day boy driven vehicles unless written authorisation from
boarding parents has been given. (Parents of day boys should be clearly conversant with this rule, especially in cases
where they entertain boarders as house guests).
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The day boy parking area is out of bounds to all boys other than registered users of the vehicles.
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It must be understood that in giving permission for day boys to travel to and from School in motor vehicles, the
Headmaster means just that and no more. Day boys will use such approved vehicles for the purpose of attending
normal School activities and will use the shortest trafficable route between School and home.
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No day boy will use a motor vehicle at lunch time or during normal School hours.
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A day boy granted approval to use a motor vehicle may use such a vehicle while attending sports and
other activities conducted at School. However, he must use transport provided by the School when
attending sports and other activities conducted elsewhere.
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Any day boy granted approval to drive a motor vehicle to and from School must observe all the conditions applying
to wearing of School uniform and School conduct.
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The School will not accept responsibility in the event of any accident or misadventure.
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No boarder is permitted to drive on the School campus or to keep a car on the campus.
16. Café and Eating Areas
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No cafeteria property is to be taken out of the Café.
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Rubbish must be placed in the receptacles provided.
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Boisterous behaviour in the Café is strictly forbidden.
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Trading Hours: Recess and lunch time during the week and any other time that is announced.
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Any food or drink purchased at the Café is to be consumed within the immediate surrounds of the Café and the Day
House Area.
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No food is to be taken and consumed anywhere on the School Grounds other than the Café, Day House Area,
Dining Hall or Boarding Houses without the direct instruction and supervision of a member of Staff.
17. Tattoos
Queensland legislation requires a person to be 18 years or older to receive a tattoo. TSS strongly discourages its students
to make the life decision of getting a tattoo.
If a student does however have a tattoo it is a school requirement that it be covered at all times at School, during School
functions or any occasion that a student can be clearly identified as a TSS student whether they are in uniform or not.
18. Anti-Drug Program - Random Drug Testing Policy
During 2012, after much discussion with, and agreement from, the Student Leadership Groups in each secondary Year
Group on how best to completely eradicate any drug experimentation by our boys, The School Council approved a
random drug testing program.
The boys and the Headmaster see this as providing a very strong reason for TSS boys to say ‘No’ to drug experimentation
– that they are tested and any positive test has serious implications. This policy received over ninety five percent support
from parents and boys.
Hence as part of our strong anti-drug program at TSS the parents of current boys and boys applying to enrol at the
School will be required to sign a random drug testing consent form. Random urine testing by qualified drug testers will
occur from time to time. In the first instance, a positive test result will be handled in confidence, by the Headmaster only,
in a family counselling mode. The boy will be informed first and then the parents. If the boy and parents are willing to
work to ensure any experimentation stops immediately, then the boys will be allowed to continue at TSS. Parents will be
encouraged to seek any help needed for the boy should the issue require. The School will also assist if required.
A second positive test result will mean the boy must leave TSS as he is clearly not serious about adhering to one of our
five key commitments – to be drug free while at TSS.
This policy provides boys with a second chance, which was not previously available.
FIVE KEY COMMITMENTS
All boys enrolled at TSS must sign a pledge (on the same sheet of paper as their parents sign the drug testing consent
form) to commit to the following as part of their responsibilities as a member of TSS;
As a member of The Southport School I pledge to:
1. Look after others
2. Work hard in my studies
3. Be involved in extracurricular activities
4. Be drug free
5. Look for opportunities to show leadership by making things better for others.
Student Obligations Regarding the Use of Textbooks
The School provides boys with the majority of required textbooks. These texts are ordered by each Head of Department
and are stored and distributed through the Library. The price of these items is incorporated in school fees.
Students should be aware that when borrowing these items they are to ensure:
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That all items are returned to the library by the due date and in the condition that they are originally lent allowing
for reasonable wear and tear. Failure to do so will incur the replacement cost of the item being added to the boy’s
school account
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They check all books upon borrowing and immediately return any that are damaged or defaced.
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That the item returned is the same copy as on the student borrowing record. All textbooks have an individual
number that is located on the spine of each book
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That this number is recorded in the table provided in the student record book
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That the borrower’s name is written inside each textbook in the space provided
Failure to do this will mean that any non-returned item will be assumed lost and charges will apply. When a ‘lost’ item is
returned, a credit is issued to the student’s account.
Further details can be found online at - http://goo.gl/IgpjU
BYOD Requirement: Internet Connected Device
TSS students in Years 8 to 12 are required to Bring Your Own Device for use in academic lessons. Year 7 students are
encouraged to BYOD in Term One and are required to do so from Term Two. Responsible use is expected and it is at
the discretion of the classroom teacher as to whether use of the device is permitted in that subject and/or lesson. Specific
details and advice regarding suitable devices can be found on the Studies Department webpage.
Students are required to read and comply with the Learning@TSS Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and the TSS Internet
Use Contract before accessing online resources.
During lessons, students may be permitted to use earphones attached to devices if appropriate, only at the discretion
of the teacher. Students are expected to limit the use of earphones attached to devices during breaks so that social
engagement between TSS community members is maintained and nurtured. Excessive use of earphones will result in
their confiscation.
At all times students are on campus or in school uniform, students should be aware of the special dangers posed by
interactive websites and social networking services and may not use such services without the express permission of a
supervising teacher to:
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Publish personal details of themselves, teachers or other students
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Publish images or videos of any school activity
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Identify themselves as members of The Southport School
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Engage in any form of harassment or bullying.
Mobile Phones
No student is to have more than one mobile phone and that phone is to be on their person, or left with a teacher, at all
times. Students are absolutely and solely responsible for the security of their devices, phones, and other mobile electronic
devices.
Inappropriate use
Inappropriate use of any device and/or failure to comply with the above expectations and procedures will result in the
following consequences:
1. The device will be confiscated and delivered to Student Services for safe-keeping.
2. The device will be clearly labelled with the owner’s name. Details will be recorded in the Confiscation Log.
3. For a first offence, the student is to collect and sign for the device after 3.20pm on the afternoon of the offence.
4. For a second or subsequent offence, the device is to be held at Student Services until collected by the student’s
parent or guardian.
Developing Positive Behaviour
The Southport School is an Anglican School and as such reflects the Ethos and Characteristics of an Anglican School
as promulgated in the document, “An Ethos Statement for Anglican Schools in the Province of Queensland”. This
document describes the prime characteristics of an Anglican School as:
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A Christian School that lives the Gospel message of forgiveness, reconciliation, mission and loving service to God
and our neighbour
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Exhibiting tolerance and respect for others
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Exemplifying a high respect for intellectual endeavour
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Making a positive contribution to the wider political, social, economic and artistic life of our culture
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Living a commitment to tradition and dignity within School worship and School life
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Promoting a sense of social responsibility through a service ethic and social justice
It is within this context and in proactive support of the School’s Vision that the discipline processes in place at The
Southport School are embedded. Further, in the context of the characteristics outlined above and in line with a
commitment to developing “the whole person” of the student, those responsible for the Pastoral Care of the students are
central in the implementation of policy and practice.
Student Welfare
The continued wellbeing of students in the School is of paramount importance to all involved in the TSS Community.
The School attempts to foster a climate whereby each boy realises his fundamental right to feel safe and to be treated
with respect.
The School encourages an environment that unambiguously sends the message to all members of the School
Community that bullying is totally unacceptable. It is within this environment created by class teachers and the House
system that a boy should feel secure in the knowledge that his Pastoral Care Teacher and Housemaster are there to help.
Other people in the School to whom a boy may go for help include:
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The Chaplaincy
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The School Counsellor
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Other Senior Staff Members
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The Deans of Students and Dean of Boarding
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The Deputy Headmaster
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The Headmaster
There is an accepted procedure for all staff to adhere to should any students face problems in this area. The School
would recognise a boy’s welfare to be at risk if a boy felt he was being subjected to bullying of any nature
Anti-Discrimination & Harassment Policy
At The Southport School (“TSS”), we are committed to maintaining an environment free from all forms of
discrimination and harassment. TSS promotes equal employment opportunity for its entire staff and prohibits
discrimination against its students.
Our aim is to:
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create a working environment which is free from discrimination and harassment and where all members of staff and
students are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect
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implement training and awareness-raising strategies to ensure that all employees and students know their rights and
responsibilities
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provide an effective procedure for complaints based on the principles of natural justice
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treat all complaints in a sensitive, fair, timely and confidential manner
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guarantee protection from victimisation or reprisals
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encourage the reporting of unacceptable behaviours
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promote appropriate standards of conduct at all times
Maintaining a School Environment Free From Discrimination and Harassment
Staff at TSS recognise the need to maintain a positive working environment free from all forms of discrimination and
harassment. We understand the need for teachers to be positive role models for our students and our staff are committed
to:
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modelling appropriate behaviour themselves
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monitoring the School environment to ensure that acceptable standards of conduct are observed at all times; an
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promoting positive attitudes to prevent discrimination and harassment at the School
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reporting Discrimination or Harassment
TSS takes all reports relating to the discrimination or harassment very seriously. If you suspect that circumstances of
discrimination or harassment have occurred at the School, you are welcome to contact the Headmaster, who will ensure
that the matter is investigated and resolved in a timely way.
TSS prohibits victimisation of any person who makes a complaint or any person who acts as a witness to a complaint.
Enrolment
Enrolment at TSS is offered to students regardless of their race, religion or disability. We offer enrolment on the
following conditions:
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parents must undertake to support the ethos of TSS
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parents must accept the conditions of the enrolment agreement, including conditions related to the payment of fees
and the student’s academic progress and behaviour
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the School will consider whether it is able to sufficiently meet the student’s needs, by considering its capacity to take
further enrolments and the availability of resources
TSS has a waiting list and we will generally give preference to applications made on behalf of children who are siblings of
existing students or applications made on behalf of children who are sons of past students.
Students with Disabilities
At TSS, we will endeavour to meet the needs of our students to ensure that they are able to participate in and benefit
from the wide range of the School’s activities.
We recommend that parents of a student with a disability should notify us if the student needs special support. Parents
are welcome to contact the Headmaster regarding any concerns or specific needs that a student may have.
If the student has specific requirements we ask that parents have these identified by a professional. The Headmaster,
or his representative will then meet with the parents to assess the situation and where possible, we will arrange for the
necessary requirements to assist the student to participate in the School’s activities.
When providing special arrangements for students with disabilities enrolling at the School we consider:
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the availability of resources and personnel necessary to sufficiently meet the student’s needs
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maintenance of the student’s dignity, respect, privacy and confidentiality
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the aims and requirements of the curriculum and the integrity of our courses
TSS may decide not to accommodate a student with a disability if meeting the student’s needs would cause an
unjustifiable hardship to the School or its other students.
Harassment
At TSS we consider all forms of harassment to be unacceptable behaviour, which will not be tolerated under any
circumstances. We believe that all staff and students should be able to work in an environment free of intimidation and
we are committed to ensuring that incidents of harassment do not occur.
Harassment can occur in a variety of forms. It may be physical, verbal or written and may include transmissions by post,
fax, phone, video or email. Although in general, harassment of another person will not be found to occur if the conduct
is relatively minor and is not repeated, there are some actions or remarks which are so offensive that they constitute
harassment in themselves, even if they are not repeated.
If necessary TSS will take disciplinary action against any individual who harasses another person.
Who to Contact?
If you would like further information or if you suspect that a situation of discrimination or harassment has occurred,
please feel free to contact the Headmaster. Where necessary, the Headmaster will investigate the matter, discuss the
appropriate actions with you or may refer to the relevant authorities.
TSS Internet Use Contract
Ongoing access to the internet at The Southport School will only be available to boys who have read, understood, signed
and dated this contract.
The Southport School provides access to the internet for educational and research purposes that are consistent with the
school’s curriculum objectives. Use of the school’s internet access is a privilege and not a right.
This contract lists three mandatory activities and ten prohibited activities that must be adhered to in order to enjoy
ongoing access to the internet at TSS.
Mandatory Activities
1. Immediately minimising the screen and informing a teacher if any material with offensive, abusive, racist,
pornographic, sexist or excessively violent content is accidentally accessed
2. Immediately informing a teacher if any harassing or threatening message is sent to you, if you receive anything that
makes you feel uncomfortable, or if you know of any other student receiving such material
3. Immediately informing a teacher if you know, or suspect, that another student knows your password
Prohibited Activities
1. Altering, moving or deleting files belonging to others
2. Providing your password to another person
3. Using another person’s password
4. Accessing sites or files during class time that are not relevant to the lesson
5. Hacking or attempting to gain unauthorized access to the files or network of any organization or individual
6. Accessing any proxy sites that attempt to mask or hide their identity from the school’s network security
7. Accessing, downloading, sending or displaying offensive, abusive, racist, pornographic, sexist or excessively violent
material
8. Violating copyright laws (including copying and transmitting documents, software, music files or video files)
9. Plagiarising (including copying and presenting as one’s own, the work of others found on the internet or school
network)
10. Damaging computer hardware or computer furniture
Consequences of breaching the TSS Internet Use Contract
Any breach of TSS Internet Use Contract will result in a change to the student’s internet access. Depending on the
severity of the breach a student’s internet access may be removed. Detentions and suspensions will also apply to breaches
of the Internet Use Contract. Parents will be informed whenever any of these consequences are applied.
Map of the Senior School
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1 CLOCKTOWER BUILDING
DELPRATT BOARDING HOUSE
2 ANNAND THEATRE
3 BENNETT BUILDING
4 BIDDLE HOUSE
5 BOAT SHED
6 CENTENARY CENTRE
SPORTS OFFICE
GYMNASIUM
INDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS
BASEMENT/MAINTENANCE
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Senior Campus Map
PRIVATE RESIDENCE
DAY HOUSES
GALLERY OF ST. ALBANʼS
DINING HALL
DIXON BUILDING
MAIN ADMINISTRATION
DODS BUILDING (D BLOCK)
GOUNDSMAN SHED
HOSPITAL
LAUNDRY
LIBRARY
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29 PRINT ROOM AND DELIVERIES
30 STUDENT SERVICES
DEANS OF STUDENTS
STUDIES DEPARTMENT
MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES
33 GALLIPOLI LONE PINE
34 NATHAN SHARPE LEADERSHIP STAND
35 VILLAGE GREEN
36 EAST BULL PITCH
37 WEST BULL PITCH
OLD GYM CAFÈ/CADET HQ
MCKINLEY HOUSE
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
NIMMO BUILDING (N BLOCK)
THE STORE (PARENTS AND FRIENDS)
MEMORIAL ROOM
ROGERS HOUSE
SHEIL BUILDING (S BLOCK)
THOROLD HOUSE
ST. ALBANʼS CHAPEL
TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
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REGAN OVAL
BOAT SHED OVAL WEST
BOAT SHED OVAL EAST
RIVER OVAL NORTH
RIVER OVAL SOUTH
CRICKET NETS
CHAPLAINʼS OFFICE
CANAL
PARKING
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ROAD
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Map of the Prep School
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Administration Centre/Reception
Conference Room
Head of Preparatory Office
Deputy Heads’ Offices
Sportsmaster
Gifted and Talented
COLLEGE AVE
Sports Shed
Classrooms: Years 4-6
Stevenson Building – Abraham Art Rooms
Tuckshop
Moore Music Centre
Pearce Theatre
Stevenson Building
Staff Room
Chaplains‘ Office
Cribb Building Classrooms:Reception - Year 1
The Pearson Early Learning Centre (Preschool)
Shaded Eating Area: Years 2-4
Classrooms: Year 3
Classrooms: Year 2
Prep Pavilion
Trevor R Wood Resource Centre
Tech Space
Robotics and LOTE Program
The Southport School
Winchester Street, Southport 4215 Q Australia
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The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese
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Boarding Handbook - The Southport School

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