2020 School Term Dates
| Term 1 | Friday 31 January 2020 – Friday 27 March 2020 |
| Easter 2020 | Friday 10 April 2020 - Monday 13 April 2020 |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 14 April 2020 - Friday 26 June 2020 |
| Term 3 | Monday 13 July 2020 - Friday 18 September 2020 |
| Term 4 | Monday 5 October 2020 - Tuesday 15 December 2020 |
2021 School Term Dates
| Term 1 | Thursday 28 January 2021 – Thursday 1 April 2021 |
| Easter 2020 | Friday 2 April 2021 - Monday 5 April 2021 |
| Term 2 | Monday 19 April 2021 - Friday 25 June 2021 |
| Term 3 | Monday 12 July 2021 - Friday 17 September 2021 |
| Term 4 | Monday 4 October 2021 - Friday 17 December 2021 |
Arriving at School
Children are expected to arrive at school between 8:30am and 8:45am, giving them ample time to greet their teachers and friends, organise their materials for the day and even have a little time to play. All of this is great settling behaviour and allows the students to be ready for the business of the day.
Children arriving after 8:50am experience difficulties settling into the days’ learning as they miss the important “tuning in” that happens at the beginning of each school day.
Being at school on time helps children to learn and assists them in developing good habits which will benefit them throughout their schooling and throughout their lives.
School Times
| Students Arrive (from) | 8:30am |
| Classrooms open Grades 3-6 | 8:30am |
| First Bell sounds | 8:45am |
| Final morning bell sounds | 8:55am |
| Role Taken and Classes begin | 8:55am |
| Morning Recess | 11:00am |
| Recess Finishes | 11:40am |
| Lunch – Eating | 1:40pm |
| Lunch Recess | 1:50pm |
| Lunch Finishes | 2:30pm |
| Dismissal | 3:30pm (except on Monday) our staff meeting day, when children are dismissed at 3:15pm) |
School Closure Days
During the year St Francis de Sales has set School Closure Days. School Closure Days enable our Teaching Staff to attend Training Sessions and Professional Development Seminars and Courses.
| Term 1 | Tuesday 25 February 2020 | Intervention Framework |
| Term 2 | Thursday 30 April 2020 - Friday 1 May 2020 | Staff Conference - Faith Formation - Cancelled |
| Term 2 | Monday 1 June 2020 | Data Analysis - Cancelled |
| Term 3 | No School Closure Days | |
| Term 4 | Monday 2 November 2020 | Professional Practice Day |
| Term 4 | Monday 16 November 2020 | Data Analysis |
All Term and School Closure Dates can be found on our SkoolBag App and are also included in our Parent Calendar.