Boggabilla Central School

Boggabilla Central School is a Education for Life environment that continually seeks to enhance our students knowledge and learning.  The very core of this is building positive relationships between all stakeholders in the school and engaging students in their learning. We believe it is important to foster the development of social and emotional intelligence amoungst our students. The continuous use of mobile devices has shown to prevent or impede positive connections and personal growth, while decreasing the level of student engagement during lesson and break times.

Boggabilla Central School has consulted with the Staff and Students and the Community with a meeting  taking place  with Community Members on Tuesday 22^nd November 2022 in the School Library where  a consensus was found that the students should not have their phone or their friends phone or other family members phone at school. On the 12^th of December 2022 the Digital Devices (Mobile Phone) School Policy was discussed with the SRG and approval was given for implementation.

As of Day One, Term One 2023, students will NOT be allowed to bring their phone or their friends phone or other family members phone to school. If a parent or guardian needs to contact a student, they are able to contact the school office on 07 4676 2104 and a message will be forward to the student directly. If required the student will be provided the opportunity to ring their parent or guardian from the School.

School Expectations:

1. Students will NOT bring their phone or their friends phone or other family members phone to school.

2. If a student brings their phone or their friends phone or other family members phone to school, it will be confiscated and held in a secure location on charge until the end of the school day.   

3. If the student continues to bring their phone or their friends phone or other family members phone to school, the phone will be confiscated and locked in secure location on charge until a suitable time is arranged for a parent or guardian to collect the phone from the school.  

4.  If a student is seen by a staff member of Boggabilla Central School during the school day with a mobile phone, the phone will be confiscated and locked in a secure location on charge until a suitable time is arranged for a parent or guardian to collect the phone from the school.  

5.  School hours are between 8.30am to 3.05pm.

We look forward to working with the community to endeavour to provide the best educational outcomes for our students now and into the future.