Over the school holidays CCTV cameras were installed to catch all outdoor/external spaces at the school, including external stairs and external thoroughfares. This decision has been made to ensure the safety of students and staff. We believe that by having CCTV in place we will be able to achieve something we can’t today concerning supervision and security as well as potentially avoiding something unsafe from happening.

The product installed is called the Wisenet Wave Camera System. If you google this product it will provide detail about how this system operates. Privacy will be protected as the only staff who will have access to viewing any of the footage will be members of the leadership team. The data will be held for one month and will then be deleted.

Parents will not have access to view any footage that involves other children than their own due to privacy legislation requirements. The cameras will also not have footage that could be captured in bathrooms or classrooms and other learning spaces and will be video only, not audio. All cameras have signage in the area they are installed. This again is about safety for all, and our processes will ensure their appropriate use.

Attached below is the CCTV Camera Policy.