Salisbury High School has a staggered start for students. Year 7 and 12 students begin on day one followed by all students on day two.

Year 7 students meet in the school gymnasium where they are allocated to Care groups and participate in orientation activities throughout the day before starting classes.

Year 12 students also participate in Senior School Orientation.

Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 students return to school on the following day.

School day school starts at 8.40 am and finishes at 3.10 pm every day except Wednesday, it ends at 2.30 pm.

Your child will meet their Care Teacher on the first day.

Year 7 families will be invited to a Parent/Caregiver Sausage Sizzle early in Term 1 to meet their child’s Care Teacher.

Families will meet with care teachers in the last week of the term during SLC in terms 1 – 3.

If you have any concerns or issues about your child please contact their Care Teacher in the first instance or the Senior Leader for Junior School (7/8), Middle School (9/10), or Senior School (11/12) dependent on your student’s year level.

The School newsletter is published twice a term and is available on our web site. This also includes a link to the school calendar of important upcoming events and school sporting activities.

If your child feels unwell they should report to the Front Office. If the problem is serious, Parents/Caregivers are contacted.

Due to Department for Education policy we are not able to issue paracetamol to any student. Students may carry and administer their own. Please ensure that the school has names and phone numbers for emergency contacts.

When the temperature reaches 36° on the Bureau of Meteorology – Edinburgh Observation website http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/observations/saall.shtml?ref=hdr, an announcement over the school speakers will be broadcast to advise students to go indoors as follows during recess and lunch.

• • Yr 7/8 – Gym
  • Yr 9 – Library
  • Yr 10 – PAC
  • Yr 11 – B Block
  • Yr 12 – Senior School
  • SWD students – PAC

As an air-conditioned school the presentation of the curriculum will continue unless an emergency is declared. However on the 3rd consecutive school day of temperatures reaching 36° or above families can opt to keep students in years 7-10 home for the day. Year 11 & 12 students are expected to attend each day.

On days when the expected temperature is forecast to be 40° or over families can opt to keep students home for the day.

To ensure the safety of students traveling to and from school, there is no early dismissal.

There is no stationery list. Stationery is provided throughout students classes. It is recommended that students provide a pencil case with standard equipment within. A USB is valuable to be able to backup work when working on their laptops.

Student ID and Student Family photographs are taken early in Term one.

Families have several options for paying school fees: part payments, cash, credit card, EFTPOS, direct debit and bank deposit through our Website.

If you would like to discuss any of these options, please contact our Finance Office on 8182 0200, which is open 8:30am to 3:30pm daily.

Your child’s Materials and Services fees will be emailed early in January as part of the Back to School pack.

Payment of materials and services fees is due by the end of Term 1 unless other payment arrangements have been discussed with our Finance Office. DfE set the Materials and Service fees for 2026 at $403.

If you believe that you may be eligible for School Card you must apply each year. This can be done online or by accessing a hard copy from the finance office.

Please remember that you must apply every year that your child attends school.