After careful consideration and consultation, Bishop Brian Mascord approved a recommendation from the Director of Schools to increase Primary and Secondary tuition fees by 2% for the 2021 school year. This moderate increase has been applied in line with annual cost increases due to inflation and rises in educational costs. The increase applies to:

1. Tuition Fees;
2. Primary School SEDSO Building Levy

For more information about Dicoesan School Fees please visit our website where you will find the Diocesan School Fee Management Policy and all relevant forms and procedures related to school fees.

OUR NEW FLAGS AND FLAG POLES

Australia has three official flags: the Australian National Flag, the Australian Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag.

The Australian National Flag

The Australian National Flag is blue, white and red. It has three important parts:

• The flag of Great Britain, known as the Union Jack, is in the top left corner. The flag represents our history of British settlement.
• The Commonwealth Star is under the Union Jack. This star has seven points, one point for each of the six states and one for the territories.
• The Southern Cross, on the right, is a group of stars we see in the southern sky.

The Aboriginal Flag

The flag was designed by Harold Joseph Thomas, a Luritja man from Central Australia.

• The black symbolises Aboriginal people.
• The yellow represents the sun, the constant re-newer of life.
• Red depicts the earth and peoples' relationship to the land. It also represents ochre, which is used by Aboriginal people in ceremonies. 

The Torres Strait Islander Flag

The flag was designed by the late Bernard Namok from Thursday Island in 1992.

• The colour green is for the land.
• The dharri or deri is a symbol for all Torres Strait Islanders.
• The black represents the people.
• The blue is for the sea.
• The five-pointed star represents the island groups. Used in navigation, the star is also an important symbol for the sea-faring Torres Strait Islander people.
• The colour white of the star represents peace.

PICK UP FROM MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2021

Just a reminder that if you need to walk to the school to collect your child/ren we ask that you wait outside the Church on Gipps Street from 2:50pm. It is essential that you observe the social distancing rules in place by the NSW Government.

RESPIRATORY ILLNESS PROCEDURES - GOOGLE FORM

This google form can be found on the St Brigid’s website, as a link in the Brigid Bulletin and by clicking the link in the COMPASS news-feed.

Students and staff who have undergone testing but HAVE NOT been directed to self-isolate can return to school when: they have received a negative test result AND are not displaying symptoms of illness.

PARENT FORM

Please complete it any day or time of the week, including weekends. The information will automatically come to Ms Uroda and Mrs Sammut.