We value positive relationships with parents and carers to help develop better social and emotional skills in children. We know that when children are engaged with their learning, they attend school more regularly, leading to better long term outcomes.

For parenting and counselling services, visit the Family Support page, and for direction and clarity on regulations, processes and procedures at our school, read the Sydney Catholic School policies.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville encourages and actively supports a positive, supportive partnership between home and school. The involvement of parents within the school is highly valued.

Parents assist in varying ways including fun food Fridays, student banking, uniform shop, class parent representatives and helping organise special events and fundraising within the school. Parents are also invited to assist on class excursions.

Learning in Action
Parents are provided with regular features in newsletters and facebook insights into student learning, as well as both formal and invitational visits to hear about and see learning in action in the classroom, at ‘meet the teacher’ nights, and at open classroom events.

Communicating with us
Communication with the parent body is through the school’s Compass application which provides access to the school newsletter, student reports, parent/teacher conferences and any other information concerning a range of events and activities.

2024 School Year
Term 1
Tuesday 30th January – Friday 12th April
Term 2
Monday 29th April – Friday 5th July
Term 3
Monday 22nd July – Friday 27th September
Term 4
Monday 14th October – Friday 20th December
Note: Please check with your school as dates will vary.
2025 School Year
Term 1
Friday 31 January – Friday 11 April
Term 2
Monday 28 April – Friday 4 July
Term 3
Monday 21 July –  Friday 26 September
Term 4
Monday 13 October – Friday 19 December 2025
Note: Please check with your school as dates will vary.
2026 School Year
Term 1
Tuesday 27 January – Thursday 2 April
Term 2
Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
Term 3
Monday 20 July –  Friday 25 September
Term 4
Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December 2026
Note: Please check with your school as dates will vary.
2027 School Year
Term 1
Thursday 28 January – Friday 9 April
Term 2
Monday 26 April – Friday 2 July
Term 3
Monday 19 July –  Friday 24 September
Term 4
Monday 11 October – Monday 20 December 2027
Note: Please check with your school as dates will vary.
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Parent Volunteers

We value our parent volunteers and the contribution they make to the school.

To ensure that we keep our children safe at Sacred Heart, these are the guidelines for all parent volunteers who wish to assist in any capacity at our school. This includes parents who help in our Canteen, at Sports and Swimming Carnivals, on Excursions and with class activities.

If you would like to be a parent volunteer at our school, there are two ways to become / remain approved:

  • As a new parent to our school, attendance at the Child Protection / Parent Volunteer Meeting is required.
  • If you do not have a Working With Children Check and do not wish to obtain one, you must attend a Parent Volunteer Induction session annually at school and sign the 2020 Safe School Expectations Undertaking. The ‘Safe School Expectations Undertaking’ is to be renewed annually, or as and when there are any changes in the volunteer’s circumstances, whichever occurs earliest.
  • Dates and times of the induction sessions will be advertised through the school newsletter and through Compass.
  • Volunteers can access the Volunteers Child Safe School Communities Resource Kit.
  • If you have already have a Working With Children Check, or are applying for one, please follow the steps outlined in this link: WWC Accreditation Process.
  • Parent volunteers who complete the online WWC Accreditation Process are not required to attend a face-to-face induction session, but need to provide a completed 2020 Safe School Expectations Undertaking form to the school office once complete for
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