Student Wellbeing

At Hunter River High School the wellbeing of all students is of paramount concern to staff. 

Mrs Tracy Jones - Head Teacher Wellbeing
tracy.jones28@det.nsw.edu.au

PROGRAMS 

• PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning)
• Transition: Year 6 to Year 7
• Year Advisers
• Value Days - Harmony Day, Respect Day, Honesty Day and Success Day
• Plan-it Youth Community Mentoring Program
• Youth Connections Mentoring
• Smith Family Online Mentoring Program
• Youth Frontiers Community Mentoring Program

POLICIES:

View our 2022 Anti Bullying Plan

Behaviour Code for Students

NSW Anti-bullying website 

YEAR ADVISORS 2023

Year   7   Mr Scott Pettit - scott.pettit1@det.nsw.edu.au

Year   8   Mrs Sally Fortune - sally.burr@det.nsw.edu.au

Year   9   Mrs Katie Mason - katie.walmsley4@det.nsw.edu.au

Year   10   Mr Lachlan Milton - lachlan.milton4@det.nsw.edu.au

Year  11   Mrs Fiona Lovell - fiona.lovell2@det.nsw.edu.au

Year  12   Mrs Nicole Miles -nicole.jones56@det.nsw.edu.au

COMMON DUTIES OF YEAR ADVISORS:

1. COUNSELLING OF STUDENTS
   Counselling flows naturally from the welfare role of the Year Adviser. Initial support is given for:
   • Interpersonal problems between friends/classmates/other students.
   • Home related problems
   • Classwork, achievements
2. PARENT INTERVIEWS
   • Discussions, if possible, when enrolling students in year
   • Discussing concerns
   • Joint interviews with other staff members or agencies
3. HOME SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER
   • Take note of information supplied
   • Liaise with Deputy Principal and Head Teacher Welfare in identifying and supporting students with poor attendance
4. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
   • Checking new enrolments and aid with their timetable
   • Keeping a record of student commendations and achievements
   • Distribution of appropriate awards
   • Maintaining up to date class placements and year numbers
   • Provision of numbers for staff returns
   • Maintaining records or files on each student
   • Keeping the office up to date for OASIS files
   • Organisation and completion of progress report sheet and request for work sheet
   • Provide the front office with any new information re health care information
   • Organise changes in placement of students
   • Where necessary maintain records of leavers
5. YEAR MEETINGS
   • Occur every three weeks to discuss pertinent matters with all students.
6. STAFF LIAISON
   • To gain and distribute relevant information on both positive and negative aspects of student behaviour and achievement
   • Liaise with Careers Adviser, Learning And Support Teachers (LAST), Teachers, Head Teacher Wellbeing, attend school Welfare & Learning Support Team Meetings
   • Determine the students to receive awards at Presentation Ceremonies
   • All new students will be taken by a student in that year to meet Head Teachers of each faculty to complete enrolment procedures
   • Monitor progress of new students