Rules and policies

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Here you can find Benowa State High School policies. These are available for download as PDF documents. If you don't have a PDF reader, a free version is available from the Adobe website.

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Policies

School Policies

Assessment Policy (PDF, 184KB)
We are committed to an educational philosophy that encourages all students to achieve personal excellence by developing their talents and abilities. Our assessment policy provides a framework which ensures justice and equity for all students.
Attendance Policy (PDF, 428Kb)
Every day and every lesson counts. This document covers school and parental obligations regarding attendance as well as absences and lateness.
Complaint Management Policy (PDF, 1.7MB)
Benowa State High School appreciates and acknowledges that parents, carers, students and community members have a right to make a complaint. This document outlines how Benowa State High School will manage these complaints.
Digital Citizen Student Code of Conduct (PDF, 1.4Mb)
Benowa State High School promotes learning, creativity and innovation as the platform upon which to build prosperity and quality of life. We are strongly committed to our vision statement, “Many Pathways ̴ No Limits” and provide a professional, inclusive, diverse and futures-orientated education that enables and strongly encourages all students to achieve their full potential.
Homework Policy
Please read the Benowa SHS information on homework as mandated by the Queensland Government.
Restrictive Practices policy (PDF, 698KB)
In accordance with the department’s procedures on restrictive practices, state school staff have a non-delegable duty of care to take reasonable action to prevent the risk of foreseeable harm to students, themselves and other persons.
Safe School policy (PDF, 695KB)
What bullying is and what you can do about it in school.
Student Code of Conduct (PDF, 4.5MB)
Our Student Code of Conduct is designed to facilitate high standards of behaviour so that the learning and teaching in our school can be effective and students can participate positively within our school community. Our Student Code of Conduct outlines our system for facilitating positive behaviours and responding to inappropriate and unacceptable behaviours.
Student Dress Code (PDF, 455KB)
Benowa SHS has a uniform policy in accordance with decisions made by the P&C. Please read and understand what is expected around student uniforms.
Student Property Policy (PDF, 234Kb)
Benowa SHS cannot accept responsibility for the left or loss of property. This policy contains a description of what items are allowed on campus.
Student Transport Policy (PDF, 337Kb)
Information about travelling to school via bus or bicycle.
Sunsmart Safety Policy (PDF, 377Kb)
We understand the need to protect the skin of students and staff and to provide education about sun smart behaviour, thus reducing the risk of sun damage from exposure to the sun. This outlines what we do here at BSHS.
Use of personal technology devices at school (PDF, 758KB)
Benowa State High School has a zero-tolerance policy for misuse of mobile phones or electronic devices, including ear pods/headphones for a device, being seen, used or heard during class time. The simple rule is “turned off and put away”. Personal technology devices may be used at morning tea and lunch breaks and before and after school only. Read for more details....

School Planning

Every Lesson, Every Teacher, Every Day (PDF, 564KB)
This is the daily checklist for our teachers. This list is to ensure consistency across every classrooms and provide students with certainty of teacher expectations.
Pedagogical Framework (PDF, 1.56MB)
This document describes the key elements of the ‘New Art & Science Of Teaching’, which is a pedagogical framework developed by Dr Robert Marzano and is the framework that contains the 43 elements of high quality teaching that form the basis of our language of instruction with our teachers. This framework gives us the opportunity to use a common language to describe the elements of teaching practice in our school.
Student Feedback Model (PDF, 649Kb)
Information about how we use and encourage feedback.
Teaching and Learning Policy (PDF, 2.25Mb)
This document articulates our model of teaching (pedagogical framework) and its many elements.

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