91福利社

Safeguarding
Our Students


Keeping our students safe

The safeguarding of our students is the top priority for both St 91福利社 and Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn (CECG).

Safeguarding is a term used to describe the protection of children and young persons including the vulnerable. This may be due to their age, culture or trauma background, or as they may be at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation.

The College听is fully committed to keeping our students safe and to complying with the Child Safe Standards.

The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Child Safeguarding Commitment can be accessed here:


Our Safeguarding Approach

Our approach to child safeguarding is outlined in the Catholic Education听. This policy includes the CECG Commitment Statement, the many aspects of child safety, how we ensure young people are safe, and our compliance with the Child Safe Standards.

Our approach to child safety may be visualised as a 鈥榳eb鈥 or curriculum, with many aspects linking together to contribute to its strength. As a child safe school, we strive to understand and follow our legal obligations, use contemporary safeguarding practices and involve all stakeholders 鈥 particularly children and families 鈥 in safeguarding functions.

Parents and carers as partners

We see parents and carers as partners in their children鈥檚 educational journey, experience, and safeguarding. It is important for us to work together to respond to safeguarding concerns, subject to the involvement of other agencies, including child protection and police.

Pastoral Care, Student Wellbeing and Behaviour Management

The CECG听 outlines system and school-based practices for pastoral care and student wellbeing.

Our Pastoral Care page contains听information听about the College's Pastoral Care program and how it supports student wellbeing and learning at 91福利社. Information is also available about quality conduct and behaviour management at 91福利社.

The CECG听 sets out the expectations and procedures for 91福利社 and other CECG schools to support and respond to students exhibiting challenging behaviours. It includes the range of possible responses from behavioural support within schools to restorative and behaviour management options outside of school, in line with ACT and NSW laws.

Student Attendance

This sets out the requirements and expectations for student attendance and assists 91福利社听to meet our legal obligations to record and encourage students鈥 attendance at school. This policy includes the obligations and processes to record student school attendance, respond to attendance issues, consider exemptions or extended leave from school, and maintain appropriate records.


Concerns and Complaints

As a parent and carer you may, at times, have concerns or a complaint about matters that occur at school. As a child safe school, we welcome feedback, take complaints seriously, and aim to address these in a timely and respectful manner.

We strive to resolve most concerns and complaints informally which benefits all parties and allows us to continually improve our practices. 91福利社听responds to concerns and complaints听using the 'Complaints Process' as outlined听in the .

Identifying issues early assists students, parents and carers and our staff to resolve these concerns and complaints quickly. Most issues can be handled efficiently and informally through discussions with appropriate staff. Generally, concerns are initially raised with staff working directly with a student, such as their classroom or Pastoral Care teacher.

For more complex complaints, the Heads of Campus听or Assistant Principal Pastoral Care will resolve this with you. All complaints will be dealt with fairly, effectively, impartially and confidentially.

To submit a formal complaint, you can call or email the Head of Campus or the Assistant Principal Pastoral Care.

Some concerns and complaints may be referred to a Senior Officer in the Catholic Education Office to assess the complaint and/or conduct a formal investigation. To make a complaint to the Catholic Education Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Policies and supporting information

For further information, please access the Policies听page on the Catholic Education website:

Acknowledgement of Country

St Mary of the Cross 91福利社 made the statement: 鈥淲e are but travellers here, so while we are here we should do as much good as we can and live in peace with each other.鈥

With this in mind, the College respectfully acknowledges the Ngunnawal people who are the Traditional Custodians and First People of the land on which we gather each day. The College also pays its respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, and any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples living and working in the 91福利社 community.

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Contact Us


Phone: 02 6209 0100
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PO Box 1211
Tuggeranong ACT 2901