School Hours & Curriculum Days

Student safety at Dederang Primary School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.

Before and after school

Dederang Primary School’s grounds are supervised by school staff from 8:45am until 3:45pm.

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school care program or supervised extracurricular activity).

Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care, or a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).

Families are encouraged to contact Kathleen Lewinson, Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), on 0418 399 861 for more information about the before and after school care facilities available to our school community or contact the Principal if you would like any further information about our student supervision arrangements.

You will find a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy on our school website. The Yard Duty and Supervision Policy is also made available to families via Seesaw at the beginning of each school year. This policy includes Dederang Primary School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.

Term Dates – 2025

• Term 1: 29 January to 4 April
• Term 2: 22 April to 4 July
• Term 3: 21 July to 19 September
• Term 4: 6 October to 19 December

Future Term Dates – 2026

• Term 1: 28 January to 2 April
• Term 2: 20 April to 26 June
• Term 3: 13 July to 18 September
• Term 4: 5 October to 18 December

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