Student Wellbeing

St Albans Secondary College provides a range of supports to students. These include:

Counselling and individual support

Referral to external agencies including:

• Mental health services;
• Counselling services; and
• Family service organisations.

Health promotion programs such as:

• Sexual health information classes;
• Drug and alcohol information classes;
• Puberty information classes;
• Party Safe Sessions for VCAL students;
• Body Image guest speakers; and
• Anti-Smoking guest speakers.

Programs and group activities including:

• Breakfast Club every Friday;
• GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) Group;
• Pridentity in Action, including class sessions for year 9;
• Headsmart Sessions for year 10;
• African Girls Group;
• ‘R U OK’ Day activities;
• IDAHO Day activities;
• ‘Wear it Purple’ Day activities; and
• Relaxation sessions.

Other supports include:

• Text book borrowing system;
• Support to apply for funding for text books and uniforms; and
• Referral to alternative settings

 

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

Please find below a list of useful contacts for support during this period of online learning.

If you have an immediate concern about student wellbeing, contact:

• Emergency Services: 000
• Lifeline: 13 11 44
• Kids Help Line: https://kidshelpline.com.au  or 1800 55 1800 or Web Chat: https://kidshelpline.com.au/get-help/webchat-counselling  
• E –Headspace online counselling: https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/   
• Reach out: information on managing Covid19 related stress/anxiety https://au.reachout.com/collections/coping-during-coronavirus  
• Headspace: information on managing Covid19 related stress/anxiety https://headspace.org.au/young-people/how-to-cope-with-stress-related-to-covid-19/  

School Contacts

• ICT support: st.albans.sc@education.vic.gov.au
• Junior School inquiries: junior@stalbanssc.vic.edu.au
• Middle School inquiries: middle@stalbanssc.vic.edu.au
• Senior School inquiries: senior@stalbanssc.vic.edu.au
• All other inquiries: st.albans.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

 

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