Discipline & Welfare

Hunters Hill High School has a 'Step System' which has a number of sequential levels to offer a moderated response to disciplinary issues. The school follows the DET Suspension and Expulsion Guidelines when responding to more serious breaches of the students' Code of Conduct.

Prior to any use of the 'Step System', teachers would use their normal repertoire of disciplinary strategies including but not limited to:

  • Positive encouragement
  • Rewarding constructive behaviours
  • Appropriate warnings of breaches to the school's Code of Conduct
  • Counselling by the teacher
  • Other imposed consequences
  • Moving students within the classroom
  • Isolating the student within another teacher's class

Step 1 involves the classroom teacher counselling the student & making contact with the family.
Step 2 is managed by the relevant Head Teacher, involves student counselling & family contact.
Step 3 is managed by the Deputy Principal involves student counselling & family contact.

The school has a range of monitoring books to assist students with improving their behaviour. The monitoring responsibility for these books is shared between the school and the parents on a day by day check of each lesson.

  • Yellow Book - monitors one subject area only (subject specific issues) - At school, this is supervised by the teacher or Head Teacher.
  • Green Book - monitors all subjects (frequently at the student or at a parent's request) -At school, it is checked daily by the Year Adviser.
  • Blue Book - monitors all subjects (usually after moderate misbehaviour) - At school, it is checked daily by the Deputy Principal.
  • Red Book - monitors all subjects (usually after a suspension or serious misbehaviour) - At school, it is checked daily by the Deputy Principal.

School Welfare

Hunters Hill High School endeavours to offer support for its students and to cater for the well-being of these students. Each year has a Year Adviser as a contact person for students and parents. A Deputy Principal has responsibility for overseeing student welfare issues.

A team of teachers known as the Learning Support Team lead the staff in meeting the welfare needs of our students. This team meets regularly to address student support issues.

The school enhances students' resilience through a range of programs and strategies including:

  • Achievers' Camp
  • Anti-bullying Programs
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
  • Peer Support
  • Peer Support Leader Training
  • Recognition Assemblies
  • Special Programs such as Assertiveness Training
  • Student Representative Council
  • Tournament of Minds
  • Year 6 Orientation Program
  • Variety Night Talent Program

The School Merit System and Achievers' Camp provide strong, positive encouragement for students to be engaged as "thinkers, triers and doers".

Our school counsellors are available to students through self-referral, teacher and parent referral to provide assistance with issues that arise from 'time to time' during adolescence.

Hunters Hill High School has an anti-bullying policy. Students have the right to work and learn in an environment that is free from harassment. A range of strategies including mediation, family intervention, teacher intervention and disciplinary measures are used to address bullying.

Parents who wish to raise a welfare concern or issue with the school should make contact with the relevant Year Adviser for your son or daughter.