Dear Parents/Carers,                                                                        

Over the school holidays CCTV cameras will be 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 that will be installed is called the Wisenet Wave Camera System. If you google this product it will provide detail about how this system operates. Works will commence in January and are expected to be completed by the time school reopens for the 2025 school year. 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 will come with signage in the area they are installed. This again is about safety for all and our processes will ensure their appropriate use.

As we finish off another busy year, may Christmas be filled with many blessings and may you find peace and renewed energy for the New Year during the holiday break. I look forward to continuing our work at St Paul’s in 2025.

As I close this last newsletter for the year, I leave you with this prayer:

Thank you, dear God, for adding another year to my life. I give thanks for my family, friends and community. I give thanks for the riches that you have bestowed upon me through the St Paul’s  community. Give me the grace to begin the New Year again with more hope, with more love and the ability to give more.

Go Gently,

Michael Reardon
Principal

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