Colo High School

Striving for Excellence

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Emailcolo-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Year 6 into Year 7 Information

Welcome

Welcome, Year 6 students, parents and carers,

Thank you students, parents and carers who attended Colo High School Open Night. I was overwhelmed with the amazing turn out and I tried to have a chat with as many of you as possible. Apologies if I missed you.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to Colo High School and officially introduce myself to you all as the Year 7 Year Adviser for 2025. My name is Mrs Simone Bruton and I will be your first point of call for any support you may need whilst at high school. You can find me in the PDHPE/LOTE staffroom, which I will make sure to show you how to find when you visit later this year.

I look forward to getting to know you all in Term 4 and helping with the transition from primary school to high school. Please remember we are all in this together and I look forward to the next few years together. My goal is to see you all through to Year 12!

Lets enjoy this new chapter together. 

Thank you,

Mrs Bruton

Important Dates

Year 6 into Year 7 Transition

Key events:

*Please note the following dates are an approximation and are subject to change. All information will be communicated to local primary schools and via parent email address provided during enrolment.

Term 1:

March: Colo High School Open Night

Term 4:

Week 2: Colo High School Taster lessons

Week 3: Aspirations Assessment and applications

Week 4: Ambassador visits to primary schools

Week5/6: Class placements

Week 7: Additional transition visit

Week 8: Orientation Day

Week 10: Aspirations applicants notified

Ongoing: Online enrolments open

https://ehub.enrol.education.nsw.gov.au/

Helpful Links

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Program 

The school recognises the need to prepare our students for the rapidly-changing world, where technology plays a large role in our personal, social and professional lives.  Our Bring Your Own Device or BYOD Program will help aid students need for understanding and working with technology by encouraging students to bring their own laptop to school for the purpose of learning.

More information can be found on our BYOD information page.

Location and Transport

We understand that as a parent or carer, getting your child to and from school safely is a priority. For information on our school location and travel arrangements to preplan your trip to and from school please visit our location and transport page.

Opal Cards

The School Opal card gives eligible school students free or subsidised travel on public transport between home and school on trains, buses, ferries and light rail in the Opal network. Find out more on Opal cards for secondary school students.

Rules and Policies

Rules and policies are in place to make sure your child remains safe and well at school. 

Visit the NSW Department of Education’s policy library for all current operational policies and the Colo High School Rules and Policies page for more information.

Parent and Citizen (P&C)

The Colo Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) is a strong volunteer based parent representative body that serves as the voice of our parents and advocates for our students. More information about our P&C is available on our P&C page.

Uniform Shop and Canteen

When students wear a school uniform, they feel included in our school community.

Parents and students can purchase their new school uniform at our Uniform Shop, which is conveniently located on the school grounds next to the school canteen. 

Our Uniform Shop opening hours are: 

Monday & Wednesday: 7:30am–1:30pm

All canteens in NSW public schools must meet certain requirements. These include providing more healthy food and drink options – to make the healthy choice an easy choice for students. Visit Healthy school canteens to learn more. The Colo canteen proudly meets these requirements and offers a wide variety of healthy food options and daily specials. 

The canteen opening hours are:

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 7:30am–1:30pm
  • Thursday: 7:30am–12:30pm

The menu and other information can be found on our Canteen and uniform page.

Social Media

To keep up-to-date with the latest information, student activities and more by following @ColoHighSchool on Facebook and Instagram.

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