We are fortunate as a College to have dedicated staff who aim to provide our students with a range of opportunities that extend their learning beyond the classroom environment. Whether these opportunities be based in faith, social, academic or sporting contexts, each opportunity is purposefully planned and coordinated to ensure our students gain the most from any offsite experience.

A significant and necessary part to any offsite excursion is the informed consent of their parent/carer. The platform that we use to obtain all parent/carer consent is called Operoo. At the start of the year, it is timely for parents/carers to ensure that they have shared their child’s Operoo profile with the College – and that the medical details for their child are up to date.

All information relating to any excursions will come directly to your nominated Operoo account. It is important that you carefully consider the information within the Operoo, and provide your consent for your child’s participation prior to the advertised “close off” date to enable your child to participate. All relevant details – including the nature of the excursion, uniform requirements and time commitments are noted in the Operoo for your reference.

Unfortunately, we are unable to approve a child’s participation in an excursion once the close off date on the Operoo has passed. The College will always provide sufficient notice with each Operoo to ensure you have enough time to respond to any request for consent, however detailed planning must be undertaken following the close off date, and hence it is not possible to revisit the consent process after the close off date.

It is important to note that Operoo’s use within the College extends beyond excursions, and the platform is also used to gain parent/carer consent for a range of events – including the capacity to indicate understanding and agreement of school policies, and permission to view films in class for curriculum related purposes. For this reason, it is good practice to regularly login to Operoo (i.e., once per week), to ensure that there are no outstanding consent forms for your child.

If you have any questions with relation to Operoo, then please contact the College reception as soon as possible, who will then be able to assist you with your query.

Dr. Andrew McAlindon
Deputy Principal Staff and Operations