K-6 Handbook 2026
Attendance
Before and After School Care
Barat-Burn Reception
Birthday Celebrations
Café 135 and Flexischools Account
Daily Procedures and Expectations of Students
Daily Timetable
Excursion Policy
Home Learning and Assignments
Homework Centre Program – Years 5 and 6
Junior School Library
Parents’ & Friends’ Association of Kincoppal – Rose Bay (P&F)
Parent/Teacher Communication
School Policies
Sport
Sport Houses
Security
Student Leaders – Year 6
Student Representative Council
Supervision
Term Dates 2026
Travelling To and From School
KRB Junior School Procedures and Key Points
Morning Drop-Off
Junior School Morning Assembly
Afternoon Pick-Up Locations
The Goals of a Sacred Heart Education
The philosophy that is characteristic of Sacred Heart education is expressed through five goals:
1. A Personal and Active Faith in God
We endeavour to provide an environment in which students’ faith is nurtured in trust and freedom. Students are encouraged to reflect on their life experiences in the light of the scriptures so as to deepen the Christian meaning of their lives.
2. A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values
We encourage our students to enjoy learning, find it a meaningful experience and understand that learning includes many experiences beyond the classroom. We hope students will leave us possessing a life-long love of learning. The organisation of our teaching and learning program is designed to encourage each student to learn and achieve to the best of his or her ability.
3. The Building of Community as a Christian Value
Parents, staff and students strive to provide a real experience of community. The Christian values underlying that community are made explicit and students are encouraged to develop the skills required for living as just and responsible citizens in a challenging world.
4. A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action
The school values programs which involve students and the wider community. This provides an opportunity for students to understand and appreciate differences in race, religion and culture, and encourages them to act against oppression and injustice.
5. Personal Growth in an Atmosphere of Wise Freedom
The school encourages each individual to be aware of his or her gifts and limitations and to recognise that everyone can make a unique contribution to his or her peers, society and world.
A-Z of Important Information
Attendance
• Parents are advised well in advance of the dates of Kincoppal – Rose Bay Junior School (Barat-Burn) school holidays and are asked to adhere strictly to these. Government regulations require parents to apply for a Certificate of Exemption from the Principal for extended leave during school terms.
• Students must attend school and classes punctually. If a student is late, he/she needs to be signed in at Barat-Burn Reception before going to class. No student may leave the grounds during school hours except with written permission from parents and the Head of Junior School. If parents collect their child within school hours, they need to sign him/her out at Barat-Burn Reception.
• If a student is sick and unable to attend school, parents must inform Barat-Burn Reception by email (juniorschool@krb.nsw.edu.au) and copy in the classroom teacher as per their KRB email address.
• Parents are asked to make medical and dental appointments outside school hours.
• If parents are away from home for more than a few days, the Head of Junior School must be notified by email and given means of contact. In the case of overseas travel, the name, address and phone number of someone to act for parents must be provided.
• Please visit the Policies and Procedures page on the Aspire portal to access the Extended Leave Request Form.
Before and After School Care
Students are required to be registered with the Before and After School Care provider before attending. Full details of before/after school care can be obtained at Junior School Reception.
Students must not be dropped off to school prior to 8.00am and be left unattended. Staff are not on duty before 8.00am.
Barat-Burn Reception
Barat-Burn Reception is open from 8.00am–4.00pm daily. Phone: 9388 6080
Email: juniorschool@krb.nsw.edu.au
Birthday Celebrations
It is recommended that birthday celebrations be simple and appropriate and that sensitivity towards others be a major consideration. If parents wish the children to have a simple celebration at school, our nut aware policy must be followed and consideration of keeping sugar intake to a minimum is required.
Invitations to birthday parties are to be delivered to students outside of school so as to avoid unnecessary upset to those students not invited.
Café 135 and Flexischools Account
Café 135 provides recess/lunch options for parents to pre-order for their child/ren via the Flexischools App. To open a Flexischools account:
1. Download the Flexischools app from the Apple App Store. It is also available on Google Play.
2. Register – Open the Flexischools App and click ‘Register’. Submit your email address to create an account. Go to your inbox and open the registration email from Flexischools. Click on the link and follow the registration process.
3. Log in to your Flexischools account and enter your child’s details. Once your account is set up, log into the Flexischools App. Select the ‘Profile’ icon on the navigation bar. Under ‘Students’, click ‘Add new’. Enter your child’s name, school, year level and class. Click ‘submit’.
4. When you have your child’s Flexischools key tag, enter the key tag number (located under the barcode) into the ‘Key Tag Number’ field in their student profile.
How to order food on the Flexischools app:
1. Click ‘Order food’ at the top of the app home screen
2. Select which student you would like to place an order for
3. Choose which service you would like to order (e.g. lunch)
4. Choose which date to order
5. Select any items you want to order
6. When you have finished adding items, click “View Order”, then “Checkout & Pay”
Parents ordering online for their child are reminded to tell the student that he/she has a lunch order on a particular day as teachers will not have that information.
Parent enquiries to the Café (missed time to order, missing order, etc) Phone: 0405 199 267; Email: caffegiovanotti@gmail.com
Daily Procedures and Expectations of Students
Courtesy
Students are expected to:
• care for each other and for their classroom environment
• show respectful behaviour
• respect individual differences
• have respect for the opinions and answers of others. Responsibilities:
• Each student is required to keep his/her working environment clean.
• Each student must ask permission before leaving his/ her classroom.
• Punctuality for a class is a serious responsibility. It is essential that students are at school on time each morning by 8.25am.
• Each student is responsible for the care of all personal belongings and class materials.
Crunch & Sip®
Crunch & Sip® is a set time, between the commencement of the school day and morning tea, for students to eat vegetables or fruit and drink water in the classroom. Please remember to send suitable vegetables or fruit, as well as your child’s water bottle.
Recess
Children bring a snack to eat for recess.
Lunchtime
• Students are supervised while they eat their lunch. Lunchtime play commences at 12.50pm.
• Students may order lunch from Café 135 using their Flexischools Account. Lunches are delivered to Barat-Burn. Please note there are no lunch orders taken for Early Learning Centre children. Students from the ELC, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 are not permitted to visit Café 135.
Nut Allergy Awareness
• We remind our community that we have a number of students within the Junior School who have an allergy to nuts, including some who have anaphylaxis to nuts, resulting in a severe life-threatening allergic reaction. We respectfully ask that you be mindful of this when packing food for your children to enjoy.
Daily Timetable
8.00am–8.25am Arrival time/ playground supervision
8.25am–10.45am Classes
10.45am–11.10am Morning recess
11.10am–12.40pm Classes
12.40pm–1.30pm Lunch recess
1.30pm–3.00pm Classes
3.00pm–3.30pm Afternoon dismissal
3.00pm–5.30pm After school activities
3.30pm–5.30pm
Years 5 and 6 Homework Centre (Senior School LibraryMon-Thu)
Excursion Policy
Excursions are an important part of the school's academic and pastoral programs. In planning for an excursion, the school bases the cost on the number of students expected to attend. Parents are asked to complete a permission form indicating that their child may attend. In the case of a student being absent from the excursion, it is not possible to provide a refund, once this permission form has been signed.
Home Learning and Assignments
Home Learning is essential for effective learning at every level. We recommend a regular pattern for completion of Home Learning in a quiet environment. The school Home Learning policy is discussed at each class level and a copy can be found in the School Student Planner.
Homework Centre Program – Years 5 and 6
During the school week from Monday – Thursday inclusive, the school operates a Homework Centre for students in Years 5 to 12. The Homework Centre is situated within the Mary Agnes O’Neil Library in the Senior School and is available at no charge to students in Years 5 and 6 from 3.30pm–5.30pm.
The Homework Centre provides a secure, supervised homework environment where research is made easier by ready access to resources, technology and professional guidance. Teachers are rostered on as tutors and students are able to obtain assistance with their homework, assignment preparation and research enquiries. Year 5 and Year 6 parents who wish their child to attend Homework Centre are required to advise the Senior Library by clicking on the link which will be provided on the Year 5 and Year 6 class pages on the school communication tool ‘Aspire’.
Junior School Library
The Junior School Library is a centre for reading for pleasure, study and research. The Library is open each day from 8.00am–3.00pm and on a rostered basis for students at lunchtime from 12.50pm–1.30pm. Parents are welcome between 8.00am–8.25am each day to read with their child and borrow from the library.
Parents’ & Friends’ Association of Kincoppal – Rose Bay (P&F)
Role of the Class Representatives
Being a class representative is an enjoyable way of involving yourself in the life of our school. Class representatives are the working committee of the P&F. They are vital to the functioning of the P&F and to the KRB community.
Class Representatives have two main functions:
• To provide support to the school, for class or general school events.
• To provide support to the P&F, in its community and fundraising endeavours.
Class Representatives’ support of the school includes:
• Assisting the school in the organising of school events as requested by the Head of the Junior School or class teachers, for example:
o In the Junior School, this may entail the relevant class representatives helping with the ELC end of year celebration and the end of year celebration in Year 6.
Class Representatives’ support of the P&F includes:
• Attending P&F Meetings (once a term), ensuring any minutes or other information from these meetings is passed on to any class representatives who are unable to attend.
Organising a whole class function once a year.
• Welcoming new parents to the class:
o Making contact with new parents offering assistance with any information they might need to help them settle into the school.
o Offering the opportunity to meet briefly either at the School or for morning tea.
o Providing them with any written material that will assist them in becoming a part of the school community: class lists, P&F Committee and class representative lists, calendar of P&F events, notices about upcoming events, etc.
Parent/Teacher Communication
• All communications between parents and staff will be via Aspire (under the ‘School’ tab at krb.nsw.edu.au).
• A ‘Meet the Teacher’ style parent/teacher interview is scheduled early Term 1.
• A formal parent/teacher interview is scheduled towards the end of Term 2 and in Term 4.
• Written reports for K–6 are sent in June (Semester 1) and December (Semester 2).
• Inquiries about your child’s academic progress, social issues or class matters should be directed in the first instance to the class teacher. This may be done by email or by phoning Junior School Reception (9388 6080). Other matters should be brought to the attention of the Deputy Head of Junior School, Teaching and Learning, or the Deputy Head of Junior School, Wellbeing and Operations and then the Head of Junior School.
• Information regarding your child’s learning is provided throughout the term, through ‘Continuous Reporting’, whereby examples of your child’s learning, rubrics to explain achievement and information outlining growth points and next steps in learning, are posted throughout the term. This information can be accessed via Aspire – select “My Students”/your child’s name.
• The School Counsellors are available to parents by appointment.
• Matters relating to day-to-day attendance at school are referred to Junior School Reception.
• Years 3–6 use the School Student Planner.
• KRB News is published fortnightly and accessed via Aspire.
• Kincoppal – Rose Bay celebrates its school, students and teachers on the school’s Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn profiles. Social media allows us to share our stories with the school community. We post regularly about school events and excursions –Follow @KRBSchool on Instagram; Facebook.com/KRBSchool; LinkedIn.com/school/kincoppal-rose-bay
School Policies
The school has developed policies to address the academic care of students. Policies can be viewed on the school’s website https://www.krb.nsw.edu.au/about-us/ our-policies/. The Junior School has a Code of Conduct. Classroom teachers discuss this code with each class at the start of the school year. The school’s policies are printed in the School Student Planner and on the school website for parents to read.
IT Policy
• Barat-Burn is a technology-friendly environment where devices are used as a learning tool.
Sport
• School curriculum covers areas of dance, gymnastics, games and preparation for school swimming and athletics carnivals, cross country events and team sports.
• Students are offered opportunities to participate in training outside school hours in athletics, gymnastics, soccer, basketball, rugby, netball, swimming, hockey, dance and tennis.
• The physical education teachers distribute information giving details of times, venues and fee structures. A full Sports Handbook is available on Aspire (and in print by request. Please contact the Sports Department on 9388 6069 for any enquiries.
• Children who have not been collected at the finish of ‘after school training’ will be taken to After School Care (charges apply).
• Aspire provides a tab for ELC–6 Sport. All information regarding Junior School sports and sports training can be found at this site.
Sport Houses
Each student belongs to one of four houses: Arakoola, Kungala, Murramai and Tangara. These names are Aboriginal in origin and translate as follows:
Arakoola – to win (green/frog)
Kungala – something to shout about (yellow/tiger)
Murrama – good luck (red/rabbit)
Tangara – to go (blue/beetle)
Arakoola (Green) Murramai (Red)
Kungala (Yellow) Tangara (Blue)
Security Gates
The school is committed to providing appropriate security on campus to protect all children and staff. We know that parents appreciate the responsibility the school has to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all in our community.
There are two car access gates along Vaucluse Road for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up at Barat-Burn:
Gate 3: Open from 8.00am–8.30am for student drop-off at the roundabout.
Open from 2.30pm for vehicles to drive in and wait until school finishes at 3.00pm when they can access the driveway to the roundabout area.
Gate 4: Open from 7.00am–8.00am and then from 8.30am–9.15am.
Open from 2.30pm for ELC student collection from the roundabout and then from 3.30pm for collection from co-curricular activities.
The gates are closed and locked at all other times. If you need to drive onto school grounds to collect your child outside peak times you will need to press the buzzer at Gate 4 and identify yourself.
• When the call is answered, please identify yourself and your reason for driving on campus. The gate will then be opened for you.
• When exiting, please drive slowly to the marked (yellow) pressure points located just over the pedestrian crossing and the gates will open automatically.
• There is no access for vehicles during recess (10.45am–11.10am) and lunchtime (12.40pm–1.30pm).
Student Leaders – Year 6
The process for becoming a student leader in Year 6 begins in Year 5, Term 4. Year 5 students are part of a week long leadership program. Leadership positions in Year 6 are:
1. School Captain and School Vice Captain
2. House Captain and House Vice Captain
3. Sacred Heart Ambassadors
4. Student Representative Council
Student Representative Council
• A Student Representative Council (SRC) meets fortnightly.
• Members of this committee comprise of two representatives from each class Years 2–6. Membership changes each semester.
• The students hold sessions with their peers prior to each meeting so that matters of concern might be brought to each meeting.
• The SRC is also involved in discussing student issues in an open forum. Students report back to their peers and facilitating staff who take issues to the Deputy Head of the Junior School or Head of Junior School for consideration.
Supervision
Supervision of students is provided by Junior School teachers from 8.00am–8.25am and from 3.00pm–3.30pm.
Term Dates 2026
Term 1
Wednesday 28 January (Kindergarten Orientation at 9.00am–11.00am)
Thursday 29 January (ALL STUDENTS) –
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Term 2
Tuesday 21 April – Thursday 25 June 2026
Term 3
Tuesday 21 July – Friday 25 September 2026
Term 4
Tuesday 13 October – Friday 4 December 2026
Travelling To and From School
By Car
Mornings: 8.00am–8.25am
Parents dropping students in the roundabout area of the Junior School or bays on New South Head Road or the MTC car park will be assisted by a teacher. Parents are to remain in their cars at all times, unless their children require assistance or for safety reasons. Do not use mobile phones while driving in these areas.
Afternoons: 3.00pm–3.30pm
Students can be collected at the designated car pick-up areas (Junior School roundabout or MTC). All cars using the pick-up option should have the ‘KRB Car Card’ clearly displayed on the dashboard so that the teacher on duty can call the child to the pickup area. Parents are to assist children in getting themselves and their belongings into vehicles as needed.
MTC Drop-off and Collection (Years 4–6)
• All parents/carers dropping-off at the MTC in the morning are required to stop at the gates where a staff member is on duty to ensure your child exits the car safely.
• The children being collected from the MTC walk via the tunnel to the MTC and wait with teachers until they are collected. Children not collected by 3.30pm will be walked back to Junior School Reception.
Bus – KRB Buses
Junior School students who travel on the KRB buses are escorted to the buses in the main courtyard..
The buses are coach style, with individual seat belts, air-conditioning and regular drivers. Pick-up and drop-off points have been selected with safety as a priority and convenience to most families. Students are dropped-off in the mornings and collected in the afternoons inside Kincoppal – Rose Bay School grounds.
ELC students are escorted to the Joigny Centre in the mornings.
All students are to sign the Kincoppal – Rose Bay Code of Transport.
Full information on transport to the school can be obtained on our website www.krb.nsw.edu.au. If you wish to obtain further information regarding routes, charges, etc., for Kincoppal – Rose Bay buses please email: krbtransport@krb.nsw.edu.au
Bus – State Transit
Students are expected to show consideration for, and courtesy towards, members of the public and each other when travelling to and from school on public transport. Students’ Travel Passes do not automatically entitle students to occupy seats on buses, trains and ferries. As a matter of courtesy and justice, students must offer their seats to adults and fare-paying passengers.
Those students who travel by State Transit bus are escorted to the bus stop (New South Head Road and Towns Road or Vaucluse Road) by a teacher where they are supervised until school students have departed at 3.30pm.
Applications for school Opal cards are made online at www.transportnsw.info/school-students
KRB Junior School Procedures and Key Points Pick-up and Drop-off
Key points:
• No parent is to park on the Junior School campus at any time (excludes Sophie’s Place).
• MTC/New South Head Road drop-off – students must have bags in the car and not the boot/hatchback area.
• Students will not be allowed to exit the Junior School and meet parents at alternative pick-up sites.
• All students at afternoon accomplishments should be collected from the roundabout.
• MTC car line will not begin until 3.10pm – no car can enter the ramp area until 3.10pm.
• Senior School students attend pick-up according to their youngest sibling’s allocated pick-up area.
Morning Drop-off/Before School
Supervision starts at 8.00am at roundabout/MTC/New South Head Road
• ELC, K–3 and siblings are to be dropped off at the roundabout.
• Years 4–6 at New South Head Road ‘kiss and drop’ zone or the MTC ramp.
• Kiss and Drop NSH Road – students exit the car, are directed across the road at the lights and enter through the Senior school gates to access Junior School.
Morning Drop-off for Years 4-6
• MTC Ramp – students exit the car and walk up the stairs to then use the tunnel to access the Junior School.
• No student is to be dropped along Vaucluse Road or walk along the footpath from the MTC ramp.
Roundabout Morning Drop-off for ELC and K–3 Plus Siblings
• Students are to be dropped off in the turning circle.
• No student is to be dropped in the driveway or in the carpark area.
• Students must, on exiting the car, enter the school via the gate leading to the ELC and stairs to the Junior Library.
• ELC go to Joigny Centre, Kindergarten and siblings can drop their bags at classrooms and then move to the courtyard.
Junior School Morning Assembly
Students attend assembly each day at 8.25am under the sails on the concrete, before proceeding to their classrooms.
Afternoon Pick-up Locations – 3.00pm
Accomplishments/Sport: Under the sails on the concrete playground
Bus/MTC line: Outside Junior School at the front of school
MTC Afternoon Pick-up for Years 4–6
• Students from Years 4–6 are to be collected at the MTC Ramp.
• No car will be able to wait in the ramp area for late students.
• Students should not need assistance to enter the car.
• Left turn only from the ramp.
Roundabout
– Afternoon Pick-up for ELC and K-3 Plus Siblings
• Students from ELC, K–3 and siblings can be collected at the roundabout.
• No car will be able to wait in the turning circle for late students.
• For students requiring assistance, parents are to park, exit their vehicle and assist their children to get themselves and their belongings into vehicles.
Uniforms
• Students are required to wear the correct uniform and should be neat and well groomed. They are required to have their clothes and shoes clean and in good order at all times. The school blazer should be worn with both summer and winter uniform on formal occasions and on excursions.
Kindergarten – Year 2 Students
• Wear their PE/Sport uniform to school on the days they have PE lessons.
• Full school uniform must be worn on all other days.
Years 3–6 Students
• Wear their PE/Sport uniform to school each Wednesday and on the days when they have PE lessons.
• Full school uniform must be worn on all other days.
• School socks are to be worn at all times (cut down ankle socks are not permitted). Girls may wear school tights with winter uniform.
• Hair must be well groomed, and girls’ hair tied back if it touches the shoulders. White ribbons and either white or clear hair clips are worn with the uniform – no other colour is acceptable.
• Necklaces, bracelets, anklets must not be worn to school.
• Nail polish is not permitted.
• Smart watches must not be worn to school.
• Only one ear ring is permitted – either a stud or sleeper.
• School hats are compulsory for all students ELC to Year 6 and are to be worn to and from school and at play times. If students do not have a hat they are required to play in a shaded area.
• It is compulsory for students to have a raincoat which is to be carried in school bags at all times.
• For safety reasons, umbrellas are not to be used.
• Please ensure all items are clearly labelled.
• Dress Code expectations are set out in the School Diary.
School Uniform Shop
School Uniform Shop
The School Uniform Shop is available at the school shop located in the Senior School near Café 135. Please call Natalie Tonga, the Uniform Shop Manager, by phone: 02 9388 6064. A message may be left if the shop is unattended or email: krbshop@krb.nsw.edu.au
The shop runs a second-hand clothing pool. Any item of school uniform with a value greater than $20 will be accepted for resale. Goods for sale must be clean. When goods are sold, 60 percent of the selling price will be remitted and the school shop will retain 40 percent Remittances will be sent after goods are sold. The school shop reserves the right to deem any item unsuitable for re-sale.
Normal Shop Hours During School Term
Tuesday and Thursday 8.00am–3.45pm.
School Uniform Shop Opening Times 2026
General
Uniform information can be accessed on Aspire including order forms. Note that an order within an email is also acceptable (no order form) if the requirements are clearly stated i.e. student’s name, year and class, item description, size and quantity.
Appointments Only – Reserved for Families NEW to KRB i.e. If siblings currently attend KRB, please arrange uniform purchase in Term 4.
Please Note: There is very high demand for pre-Term 1 uniform assistance, so please consider finalising your needs in Term 4, if possible. If choice of size is a concern for purchase in Term 4, please note that Items can be exchanged later, if need be, as long as original labels remain intact. The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday and Thursday throughout Term 4, as it is each term of the year.
Monday 19 January 9.00am–3.30pm
Tuesday 20 January 9.00am–3.30pm
Wednesday 21 January 9.00am–3.30pm
Open to All – No Appointments (New and Current Families)
Thursday 22 January 9.00am–3.30pm
Friday 23 January 9.00am–3.30pm
Monday 26 January CLOSED – AUSTRALIA DAY Public Holiday
Tuesday 27 January 9.00am–3.30pm
Wednesday 28 January 8.00am–3.45pm
Thursday 29 January 8.00am–3.45pm
Uniform Shop – Term Hours
From Thursday 29 January (first day of Term 1) the Uniform Shop is open each Tuesday and Thursday of term, from 8.00am–3.45pm.
The Uniform Shop also opens the day prior to the start of Term.
Appointments
Appointments can be made by calling Natalie Tonga, the Uniform Shop Manager, by phone: 02 9388 6046 or emailing an appointment request to krbshop@krb.nsw.edu.au.
Appointments are in 30 minute blocks, with 2 students booked each block.
As a matter of courtesy, please advise Natalie of any need to change an appointment, as early as possible.
Orders by Email
You are also very welcome to order uniform items by emailing your requirements to the Uniform Shop. This is an efficient way to purchase if you know the items and sizes you need. A payment link can be sent to you.
Once payment if made, the goods will be ready for pick up. This purchase method is available throughout term time, the whole year.
Returns
& Exchanges
Items unworn and with original tags in place can be exchanged for size, or refunded, where appropriate.
