Daily Routine
Daily Routine
The Middle School operates on a six period day over a 10 day cycle with each day beginning at 8.30am and concluding at 3.25pm, except for Friday which concludes at 3.15pm. The 10 minute difference between Junior School and Middle School at the end of the day is designed to alleviate traffic congestion at this peak time.
The School Day
Monday to Thursday | Friday | |||
First Bell | 8.25am | First Bell | 8.25am | |
PCG | 8.30–8.50am | PCG | 8.30–8.50am | |
Period 1 | 8.55–9.45am | Period 1 | 8.55–9.45am | |
Break/Move | 9.45–9.55am | Break/Move | 9.45–9.55am | |
Period 2 | 9.55–10.45am | Period 2 | 9.55–10.45am | |
RECESS | 10.45–11.05am | RECESS | 10.45–11.05am | |
Period 3 | 11.10–11.55am | Period 3 | 11.10–11.55am | |
Break/Move | 11.55–12.05pm | Break/Move | 11.55–12.05pm | |
Period 4 | 12.05–12.55pm | Period 4 | 12.05–12.55pm | |
LUNCH | 12.55–1.30pm | LUNCH | 12.55–1.25pm | |
Period 5 | 1.35–2.25pm | Period 5 | 1.30–2.15pm | |
Break/Move | 2.25–2.35pm | Break/Move | 2.15–2.25pm | |
Period 6 | 2.35–3.25pm | Period 6 | 2.25–3.15pm |
Supervision
Middle School students may arrive at school from 8.10am onwards, when members of staff assume their duties for the day. The oval is not used before school. All students should be at school no later than 8.25am. From 8.25am until 8.30am the students are expected to move to classrooms and prepare for the commencement of the school day. Pastoral Care Group commences at 8.30am.
Setting Down and Picking Up
Vehicle access and parking are congested during peak times at the start and finish of each day.
The set down and pick up points for Middle School students are:
- Kiss & Go car park off Stirling road, adjacent to the playing fields
- Gooch Pavilion via Fern Street
- Wright Avenue set down/pick up bays
The Staff Only Car Park at the end of Saunders Street and the drive-in access off Shenton Road to the Year 7–8 Boarding House is not to be used as set down or pick up areas. Please consider our neighbours surrounding Middle School by using our designated zones within the College.
Please do not use Shenton Road as a pick-up or drop-off location as it is too dangerous having students cross lines of traffic at peak hour.
Getting to and from Scotch College
For traffic and environmental considerations, students are encouraged to utilise public transport. Further details on Transperth services can be found scotch.wa.edu.au/admissions/transport-to-scotch. The train is also nearby with a Senior School staff member on duty at the train station each afternoon. A crosswalk attendant is on duty at Claremont Crescent in the morning and afternoon each day.
Scotch College understands that many of our families who do not live close to the School require assistance for students to make their way to and from Scotch College. To facilitate this, the College subsidise bus services for our students servicing the Coogee, South Perth and West Leederville/Floreat, Nedlands and City/Subiaco areas. Both schools regularly review passenger numbers on all the routes to ensure as many students as possible can access the services. We make every effort to facilitate this, however, we are not able to meet all individual needs. Further details can be found scotch.wa.edu.au/admissions/transport-to-scotch.
We also offer a free Scotch College/PLC shuttle service that operates in the morning and the afternoon for students to utilise.
Bicycles and Scooters
Bicycles and scooters are left in the racks near Middle School Reception. All bicycles and scooters are to be locked. The wearing of safety helmets while travelling to and from school is compulsory. The school does not take responsibility for loss or damage of bicycles or scooters on campus.
Smartrider Student ID Cards
In Summer Term, students are issued with a Student ID Card that allows them to identify themselves as a student of Scotch College. This card provides access to the College printers, travel on Transperth public transport services and the ability to make purchases at the Canteen when linked to your flexischools.com.au account.
If lost or damaged a new smartrider can be ordered at a cost of $5.00
Canteen
The Middle School canteen is situated on the ground floor opposite MacKellar Hall and is open daily. Orders are processed via a cashless online ordering system using Flexischools. In order to register for the Flexischools online ordering, you will need to go to www.flexischools.com.au. If your son has a food allergy, please record this when first registering with FlexiSchools. Please note the information you provide to FlexiSchools is not passed on to the School. If you have any difficulties accessing the system or registering, please call Flexischools on 1300 361 769. The help desk operates from 6am to 3pm Australian Western Standard Time.
In order to place an order with the canteen please access the canteen on Home.Scotch
Your child’s Transperth Smartrider card can be linked to your online Flexischool account and used for over-the-counter purchases. Please note that the Flexischools system does not use the money on the Smartrider card but it uses the card to identify your son to your account with Flexischools.
Mobile Phones
In simple terms, students are not to use, access or have their mobile phones on them at any time during the school day, including recess and lunch time. If it is necessary for your son to bring a mobile phone to school, it is to be kept in his bag or locker. Students who forget or who deliberately choose to ignore this policy will have their phone confiscated for the day on the first occasion, and on a second offence, a parent will be required to collect the phone from the Deputy Head of Middle School’s office. Repeated occurrences will result in students not being permitted to possess a mobile phone at all while on campus.
The important reasons behind this policy are that whilst phones are a distraction and are limiting face to face interaction between friends, they are also more than a phone, they are a camera and a video camera. One aim is to reduce opportunities for students to inadvertently or inappropriately capture images without permission whilst on school grounds.
Chapel
All students attend Chapel services every fortnight on a Thursday Week A taken by the College Chaplain. From time to time during the year special Chapel services are held for the Middle School. In these services, students take a significant part and parents and friends are warmly welcome.
Assembly
Assembly is held every fortnight on a Thursday Week B from 8:55am – 9:45am in the Dickinson Centre or MacKellar Hall. Middle School Assemblies are an important performance medium and leadership opportunity for Middle School students. Parents are warmly invited to attend our Assembly.
Contacting the College
If you need to notify Middle School regarding any form of absence, please email middleschool@scotch.wa.edu.au or phone 9383 6957 and your son’s teachers will be advised accordingly. Alternatively you can also use the Absentee button on the College App.
If a parent wishes to discuss their son’s academic progress, please contact the subject teacher. For any pastoral concerns please email the Homeroom Teacher. On occasions it may be appropriate to directly contact the Head of Middle School, Deputy Head of Middle School, Dean of Teaching and Learning, Head of Academic Support, the Middle School Psychologist or the Chaplain. Please make an appointment through the Middle School.
Updating your Details
If you need to update your contact details or if there is a change to your family circumstances, please inform the College in writing (email is suitable) immediately. Prompt receipt of accurate information ensures your family receives all the vital information from the College on time.
Attendance
For the safety and security of our students it is important that the procedures below are followed with regard to attendance:
- Absences
Communication from parents informing the Middle School of their son’s absence due to illness or other reason may take the form of either a phone call to 08 9383 6957 or email middleschool@scotch.wa.edu.au or via the Absentee link in the School App prior to 9.00am. This information is then made available to all of your son’s teachers. If the Middle School office has not received notification of absence Administration staff will contact parents/guardians by an SMS alert. Medical absence of three or more consecutive days will require a Medical Certificate. - Late arrival
Students who are not present at school by 8:30am are required to sign in at the Middle School reception upon arrival. If the Middle School office has not received notification of their late arrival, Administration staff may contact a parent/guardian. Students arriving late to school after 9am must be signed in by a parent/guardian.
- Early departure
Parents must notify the Middle School reception in advance if a student needs to leave school for any reason during the day. This is a vital accountability protocol we are required to follow. Students will not be permitted to leave school grounds without prior notification from a parent or guardian unless they are present at the time of collection. Parents must sign their son out at the iPad in the Middle School reception for any early departure from school.. - Request for Leave of Absence
Communication from parents requesting an anticipated Leave of Absence of five or more consecutive school days during term time must be made in writing (email is suitable) addressed to the Head of Middle School at least four weeks prior to the absence. There is no expectation on staff to develop or provide individual materials in a situation where a family has made a decision to remove their son during school term. In removing your son from school for this period you will be assuming all responsibility for his education during this time. - Exclusion from Sport due to medical reasons
Parents requesting that a student be excluded from Sport or Physical Education for medical reasons are required to communicate with the PE teacher or email middleschool@scotch.wa.edu.au. Students unable to train or play due to injury still attend training and travel to fixtures to carry out any team support duties they are able to perform. - Notice of Withdrawal
One term’s notice in writing must be given to the College prior to the withdrawal of a student from the school. In default of such notice, one quarter of the annual fee is payable. Residential students are expected to remain as boarders for the full year, from Summer Term through to and including Spring Term. Parents wishing to change the status of a residential student to day student must give a term’s notice in writing to the College.
Sport
Sport is a vital and compulsory part of school life at Scotch College. The College’s ethos is to provide an opportunity for every student to participate in sport, no matter what their skill level.
All students participate in Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics culminating in an Inter-House competition in these sports. In addition to the Physical Education programme, students from Year 5 to 12 choose a seasonal sport. There are a range of sports offered to students every year. All students also have access to our renowned sports playing fields and recreational facilities that stretch across 10 hectares.
The School also participates in the Junior Public Schools Sports Association (JPSSA, Years 5 and 6) and the Public Schools Association (PSA, Years 7–12) for Inter-School competitions. Scotch has a proud history of excellence in these competitions, competing against six other independent boys’ schools across Perth.
All students participate in Inter-House swimming, cross-country and athletic carnivals or events throughout the year. Swimmers and athletes are then selected to represent the College in the JPSSA/PSA Inter-School swimming and athletic competitions.
Sports participation at Scotch helps students to find a balance between their academic day-to-day schooling life, study responsibilities as well as their social and personal lives.
It is compulsory for students in Years 5 to 12 to play both a summer (Spring and Summer Term) and winter (Autumn and Winter Term) PSA sport. This is a condition of a student’s enrolment at the College with attendance and correct sporting attire expected. Years 5 to 7 train once a week, and Year 8 twice a week. Inter-School matches are played once a week.
Parents should be aware that sporting obligations at Scotch are expected to take precedence over those organised outside of the school. Parents of students engaged in elite sporting programs have the option to request either a partial or full PSA Sport exemption by emailing the respective Head of Sport.
Summer Sport Options
JPSSA Sport | PSA Sport |
Year 6 students choose between: | Year 7 and 8 students choose between: |
Basketball | Cricket |
Tennis | Basketball |
Water Polo | Water Polo |
Cricket | Volleyball |
Volleyball | Rowing |
Tennis | |
Sailing (non-PSA) |
Swim Squad Training and Meets
All students in Year 6, 7 and 8 are welcome and encouraged to attend Swimming training and Swimming Meets, as well as undertaking their summer sport. swimming training is held five mornings a week Monday to Friday in Summer and Spring Term, and three mornings per week during Autumn and Winter Term. For further enquiries related to swimming, please contact Head of Swimming Ryan Steenkamp via ryan.steenkamp@scotch.wa.edu.au or (08) 9383 6976.
Summer Sport Uniform
All summer sports require a maroon Middle School summer sport shirt, navy Scotch sports shorts, white socks with school logo and sports runners. Students playing basketball will be required to wear a numbered basketball singlet (purchased through the Uniform Shop) and may wear shoes with ankle support that are high or mid-sized shoes. All students must have a low cut pair of sports runners for all other sporting activities. When swimming, students are required to wear maroon school racing bathers but may wear school jammers or they may choose to swim in their navy sports shorts. The wearing of a maroon rash shirt is encouraged for Physical Education.
Cricket Uniform
White Scotch cricket shirt and white cricket socks.
Winter Sport Options
JPSSA Sport | PSA Sport |
Year 6 students choose between: | Year 7 and 8 students choose between: |
Football | Football |
Rugby | Rugby |
Hockey | Hockey |
Soccer | Soccer |
Cross Country | |
Badminton |
Winter Sport UniformMost sports have a special Scotch shirt or jumper. For all sports, students require navy Scotch sport shorts, Scotch socks and a Scotch tracksuit. Football boots with moulded studs are compulsory for football, soccer, hockey and rugby.
Athletics Uniform
For athletics season, at the end of Winter Term, students will require a House shirt.
Mouthguards are compulsory for all winter contact sports. The College arranges for a dental technician to take mouthguard impressions at Scotch outside school hours. Parents can then purchase the mouthguard directly from the technician. Order forms are sent home mid-Summer Term. Alternatively, parents can purchase a mouthguard through their preferred provider.
Year 6 JPSSA Training and Fixtures
Sport training in all summer and winter sports, as well as athletics, is held Tuesday mornings before school from 7.45am–8.30am. Fixtures: Thursday from 12.45pm. Attendance and correct sporting attire is expected. Students are expected to change into correct summer or winter uniform after sport training. Attendance at sport training is compulsory and takes priority over club sport.
PSA Sport Training and Fixtures
Year 7
Sport training in all summer and winter sports is generally (but not always) held on Wednesday afternoons at school from 3:45pm – 5:15pm. Athletics training is held most afternoons throughout the athletics season. Fixtures are Fridays from 1:10pm.
Attendance and correct sporting attire is expected. Students are expected to change into correct summer or winter uniform after sport training. Attendance at sport training is compulsory and takes priority over club sport.
Year 8
Sport training in all summer and winter sports is held on Monday and Wednesday mornings or afternoons at school either from 6:30am – 7:45am or from 3:45pm – 5:15pm. Athletics training is held most afternoons throughout the athletics season. Fixtures are Fridays from 1:10pm.
Attendance and correct sporting attire is expected. Students are expected to change into correct summer or winter uniform after sport training. Attendance at sport training is compulsory and takes priority over club sport.
For sport information check the App or website https://sport.scotch.wa.edu.au/
College Weather Policy
In the event of inclement weather, training and matches will be monitored and a decision made on the day of training or match day. In the event of a severe storm, training and matches will be cancelled and the srtudents will continue the day at school. Parents will be notified by email or the Scotch App from the Sport Department if either training or fixtures are cancelled.
Students are encouraged to leave their bags and belongings in the Middle School while they attend training to protect them from inclement weather conditions and for security. The School is not liable for damage to property when a student chooses to take his belongings with him to sport.