Policies & Guidelines

All pupils should remember and observe the following points concerning conduct during the school day.

Uniform Appearance

It is your responsibility to know the uniform guidelines and dress appropriately. Students must always be smartly dressed. Shirts must be tucked in neatly and the top button closed. A watchband is allowed as jewellery. For all students, hairstyle should be of natural colour, smart and tidy.

Security Issues

Remember that prime responsibility for your valuables lies with you. Do not bring any valuables to the school; it is forbidden to bring any money. The school cannot be held responsible for any losses.

All boarding students must be dropped off and picked up by their parents/guardians on opening/closing day. All boarding students must report back to school on opening day at the right time. Any extension without early proper communication shall warrant the summoning of the parent/guardian for further explanation.

Chewing Gum

This is forbidden.

Absences — Day Scholars

If for any reason you are absent from school, please ensure that the school office receives a call on the first day of your absence. You are also required to bring a letter of explanation from your parent/guardian to give to your class teacher on the first day of your return.

Leaving School During the Day

To be absent from school for part of the day, you must bring a letter from your parent or guardian to show to your class teacher. This should be done if possible on the preceding day. You must be signed out by our Deputy Head of Academics in the "permission to leave book" that is kept in her/his office, and you will be given a gate pass slip.

Food Matters

No food from outside is allowed. The school provides all the necessary food. Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle labelled with their name.

Litter

A healthy school environment is key to success in teaching and learning, and protection of the environment is one of our key values; so please do your part to keep it clean. Place all litter in the bins provided and encourage others to do so.

Mobile Phones

Students are not allowed to come to school with their mobile phones.

Smoking, Drinking and Drugs

These items are strictly forbidden.

Stealing

This is forbidden and will lead to the expulsion of the pupil from the school community.

In General

Please remember to respect all members of the St. Philip Neri community and their property at all times. Any form of bullying behaviour will be dealt with harshly. Appropriate language and behaviour is required from everyone. Be polite and sensible, always consider the needs of others, and ensure that your individual contribution as a member of our community sets an example for other pupils to follow.

During interactions between SPN and yourself (parent) disputes may arise. The understanding of SPN is that such disputes should indeed be a factor in helping to facilitate a broad engagement with a view to establishing a common basis that will enable the school to undertake its mandate effectively and efficiently in tandem with the school motto: "Together we achieve the Extraordinary."

Please use good judgment when sending your child to school. Children thrive only when they are well and able to participate in activities. Any child who has upon waking, or is sent home with, a fever of 38°C must remain home for 24 hours. NO EXCEPTIONS.

To avoid the spread of communicable diseases, any child who develops fever, rash, vomiting, or diarrhoea during school hours will be isolated from others and a parent or guardian will be called to collect the child immediately.

According to the Protection Act, 2019 (the "Act"), which came into force on 25th November 2019, St. Philip Neri Primary and Junior School (also referred to as "SPN") and according to section 26 of the Act, SPN provides you the following information about the processing of your data:

Data Controller: St. Philip Neri Primary and Junior School, Joska