| Term | Term Dates |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | *Tuesday 28 January 2024 - Friday 4 April 2025 |
| Refer to start to Term 1 timetable below (2025 Term Dates and School Closure Dates) | |
| Easter 2024 | Friday 18 April 2025 – Monday 21 April 2025 |
| Term 2 | *Tuesday 22 April 2025 - Thursday 3 July 2025 |
| Term 2 Parent/Teacher chats will be held on Friday 4 July 8:30-1:00pm | |
| Term 3 | Monday 21 July 2025 - Friday 19 September 2025 |
| Term 4 | Monday 6 October 2025 - Tuesday 16 December 2025 |
Student Free School Closure Days
During the year St Francis de Sales has set Student Free School Closure Days. Student Free Days enables our Teaching Staff to attend Professional Development to further develop our expertise in education. The below dates are provided as a guide only and may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
| Term | Date |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | Monday 3 March 2025 |
| Term 2 | Friday 6 June 2025 |
| Term 3 | Friday 29 August 2025 |
| Term 4 | Monday 3 November 2025 |
| Term 4 | Monday 1 December 2025 |
All Term and Student Free School Closure Dates are included in our Parent Calendar.
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 | 8:40am |
| 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 Year Prep-Year 6 | 3:30pm, except on a Friday when children are dismissed at 3:00pm |