Child Safety & Wellbeing
St Mary’s Primary School demonstrates a strong commitment to the care, safety and wellbeing of all children and young people at school. The school provides an outline of the policies, procedures and strategies developed to keep children and young people safe from harm, including all forms of abuse in the school environment, on campus, online and in other locations provided by the school.
As partners with families, caregivers and guardians in Catholic Education and open to God's presence, St Mary’s Primary School pursues fullness of life for all its children and young people and the school community to ensure the care, safety, wellbeing, and protection of its students. Together in God’s love, St Mary’s Primary School will empower children and young people to encounter the future with respect, courage and kindness, enriched by life-giving relationships and inspired to bring the Gospel to life.
The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a central and fundamental responsibility of all at St Mary’s Primary School. (CECV Commitment Statement to Child Safety).
The person of each individual human being, in their material and spiritual needs, is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: that is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of the Catholic school (Congregation for Catholic Education 1997, n. 9).
At St Mary's Primary School, Mrs Catherine Nunn (Principal) and Mr Chris Prockter (Acting Principal) are appointed the Child Safety Officers. They can be contacted by calling the school on (03) 5070 1272.
St Mary's Primary School operates with the consent of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and is owned, operated and governed by Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL). Child Safety Policies and documents are available under Policies and Procedures tab and the DOBCEL link below.
School Policies and Procedures are available in hard copy from the office or by email. All relevent DOBCEL policies can be found on the DOBCEL Website.
Child Safe Standards
Standard 1 - Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboirginal children and young people are respected and valued.
Standard 2 - Child Safety and Wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, Governance and Culture.
Standard 3 - Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
Standard 4 - Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
Standard 5 - Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice.
Standard 6 - People woring with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing.
Standard 7 - Processes for complaints and concerns are child-focused.
Standard 8 - Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awarenesst o keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.
Standard 9 - Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
Standard 10 - Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.
Standard 11 - Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe and children and young people.
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