// 10 December 2025
Dear Parents and Guardians In preparation for the new academic year, please find some important Junior School key dates and general information below to ensure a smooth commencement for 2026. Further communication will be sent in the new year.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a safe holiday.
Kind regards
Nicole Adams
Director of Junior School |
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Class lists are still being finalised as we complete a small number of late tours for 2026 entry and new enrolments. To ensure balanced class numbers and minimise any last-minute changes, we will confirm placements in the new year. Families will receive an email advising you of your child’s 2026 classroom teacher once this process is complete. |
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Junior School Parent Information Evening and Sundowner
When: Tuesday 27 January 2026
Where: Chidley campus St Hilda’s Junior School welcomes parents and guardians to join us in 2026 to attend a parent information evening.
New Parent Information Session: 3.00pm - 3.45pm (Cortile) Nicole Adams (Director of Junior School) Welcome: 4.00pm (Cortile)
Classroom Sessions: 4.15pm - 5.00pm (Child's Classroom) Parent Sundowner: 5.00pm - 6.00pm (Outside the Chidley Cafe) Parents are asked to attend information sessions held by classroom teachers. Please Note: This is a parent-only event. |
Gradual Entry for Kindergarten To support a smooth and positive transition from home to school, we are introducing a gradual entry program for Kindergarten at the start of the year. Please refer to the link below for the specific days your child is scheduled to attend. |
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2026 Junior School Class Requirements
St Hilda’s purchases and provides books and stationery requirements for all students, however, some items need to be provided by parents. Please deliver these items to the classroom when your child commences in 2026.
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Junior School Parent Handbook
The Junior School Handbook is an A-Z of relevant information for parents about the school and contains useful information including some of the most frequently asked questions by parents.
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Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be open 8.00am - 4.00pm for existing families for back-to-school requirements on:
📌 Tuesday 20 January
📌 Wednesday 21 January
📌 Thursday 22 January
📌 Friday 23 January
📌 Tuesday 27 January
New families - Please refer to the New Parents page on the website for booking details. Uniform fittings for new students are by appointment only. Online Uniform Shop
Orders via the Online Uniform Shop are still able to be placed during the holiday period, however they will not be processed until Tuesday 20 January 2026. You will be sent an email when your order is ready for collection. |
School Communications
SEQTA Engage and the School App are the two main ways of keeping abreast of your child's education journey at St Hilda's.
If you have not downloaded these Apps, please click here for more information.
If you already have the App, please ensure your ‘subscriptions’ are updated to reflect your child’s current year level and cocurricular activities for 2026.
To add subscriptions and turn on notifications, please go to the 'More' button located in the bottom right-hand corner. Then go to settings. You can turn notifications on and off from here. To subscribe to your daughter's year level and cocurricular, click on 'Subscriptions' and choose the relevant information you wish to receive. This will then ensure you receive the right communications for your child's year group and the activities they are involved in.
Both of these Apps will require you to log in using your St Hilda’s issued username and password (e.g, 1234@sthildas.wa.edu.au). If you have any issues with the SEQTA Engage App or School App, please contact our IT Helpdesk on 92854295 or helpdesk@sthildas.wa.edu.au
Newsletter The newsletter will provide a wrap-up of Junior School and Senior School activities and include all year-level notices that are on the App, as well as stories and photos from school activities. The newsletter is available via the School App. |
Consent2Go Medical Updates
Consent2Go is a digital solution that easily enables parents to keep their child's health records accurate and provides approval for your child to attend school events, excursions and camps in a secure and timely manner.
You will receive an email with a link from Consent2Go (mcbschools.com) in mid-January for each child enrolled at St Hilda's. This link will enable you to update your child's health records. Even if the information hasn't changed, we ask that you please review and ensure you press the submit button on the last page to confirm details.
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Student Card
A student card will be issued to all new students from Pre Primary to Year 6. The Student card can be linked to the following services: -
St Hilda’s Chidley Cafe – the Cafe is cashless and students who wish to purchase in person from the Cafe require a student card. Parents who order online for their children can continue to do so without needing a card.
- Horizons West private bus service
- Transperth public transport services (buses, trains, ferry)
Student Cards will be ordered on commencement and take around a week to be issued. Students wishing to make a purchase from the Cafe during this time will need to use the online service until they receive their card. Students wishing to use Horizons bus service prior to receiving their card will just need to inform the driver of their name and year group and this will be charged once the card has been issued. |
MSA
My Student Account (MSA) allows families to create an account for online ordering; or add credit to student cards for the Cafe.
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Transport Horizons West St Hilda’s provides bus services via Horizons West across a number of routes. To view the route maps, please click here.
Please note: Junior School students may need to transition to a second bus at our Senior School campus depending on their final destination. Parents are to consider their child’s independence in managing this transition before sending their child on the bus. Transperth Buses Transperth Special School buses operate during the term. Fremantle Bridge Closure – Dedicated Express Bus from Fremantle Station
During the closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge, Transperth will run a School Special bus service for St Hilda’s students, to both Junior and Senior School campuses from Fremantle Station. This express bus will only be open to students at St Hilda’s, creating a safe environment for them to get to school. The service has been scheduled to align with our school start and finish times. However, it will only begin operating from Monday 2 February 2026. For further information, please click here.
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Digital Strategy
Early in Term 4, we announced our new Digital Strategy for 2026. Key points from this communication around mobile phones and smartwatches are below. Access to and use of School-Provided Learning Devices
Junior Kindy and Kindy will remain device-free. Pre Primary – Year 2 will also be device-free, but will have access to technology for the teaching of the Digital Technology curriculum only. Years 3 – 5 will have access to iPads. These will be formatted to provide access only to the required software and will not be taken home.
Year 6 will continue to have access to a Surface Device, as this is the device they have used in Year 5 (2025). However, in 2026, their device will not be taken home. Please note that from 2027, Year 6 will transition to 1to1 iPads that will be formatted to provide access only to the software required. This device will not be taken home.
iPad Content (Years 3-5) - The Junior School iPads will support our Microsoft collaboration tools, including the following Apps: OneDrive, OneNote, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint.
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The iPads have been set up to reduce distraction, and the following default apps have been removed: The App Store, Apple News, Apple Notes, Apple Mail, the Calendar app, and the Stocks app. This creates a very streamlined and gradual approach for our girls' digital development.
- Advertisements, free apps, and gaming will not be allowed.
Junior School Mobile Phone Expectations - We encourage our families to delay providing their daughter/s with a mobile phone.
- Parents can make this commitment together via Home | Wait Mate
- Should a parent choose to provide their daughter with a phone, we recommend a wise phone, a retro phone, or a configured phone, rather than a smartphone. Please see the Digital Resource Hub for further information.
- Junior School students with phones will continue to sign their mobile phones in at Junior School reception each morning and collect them after school.
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If a mobile phone is confiscated during the school day, parents will receive an email from Junior School reception. If managing your daughter's access at home is challenging, the school can support parents by keeping the phone for longer than a day. Parents can email Junior School reception to specify a release date.
Smartwatches are not permitted. |
Individual Music Tuition
If your daughter is interested in taking individual music lessons, please fill in the Registration of Interest Form below. |
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New Parents Website
All relevant information for new parents can be found on the New Parents page on the School website click here for access. |
2025 Semester Two Reports
A copy of your child's 2025 Semester Two report is required prior to their commencement at the School. Please email a copy of their Semester Two report to enrol@sthildas.wa.edu.au before 28 January 2026. |
School Platforms In mid-January, all new families will be sent account details to establish their Consent2Go, My Student Account (MSA), Horizons West and SEQTA Engage accounts. |
Immunisation Information
Immunisation records will be requested in January through Consent2Go for all new families. In addition, all Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten families must provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) statement showing their child is up to date, exempt or on a catch-up schedule. Students in these year groups will not be able to commence until this is provided.
The AIR Immunisation History Statement can be accessed at any time through: - Logging into Medicare online via MyGov (my.gov.au)
- Using the Medicare Express Plus App
- Visiting a Medicare or Centrelink office, or
- Calling the AIR General Enquiries Line on 1800 653 809
Please Note: Families arriving from overseas will need to have their immunisation translated onto the AIR by a GP or via the Central Immunisation Clinic. The administration can take some time to process, so we recommend that you start this process as soon as possible. |
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2026 TERM DATES
TERM 1
Wednesday 28 January –Thursday 2 April
Mid-Term Break: Friday 27 February – Monday 2 March (inclusive)
TERM 2
Tuesday 21 April – Friday 26 June
Mid-Term Break: Friday 29 May – Monday 1 June (inclusive)
TERM 3
Tuesday 21 July – Friday 25 September
Mid-Term Break: Friday 21 – Monday 24 August (inclusive)
TERM 4
Tuesday 13 October – Friday 4 December (12pm)
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St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls Bay View | Chidley | Yeagarup Phone: 08 9285 4100 CRICOS PROVIDER CODE 00452E |
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