A consistent understanding and support of behaviour and school-based procedures creates safe, respectful learning environments.
Clear expectations help students thrive, support wellbeing, and build positive relationships. When staff, students, and families work together, schools foster accountability, inclusion, and improved learning outcomes lasting beyond the classroom.
To enable a consistent understanding, the following documents communicate Holy Name’s Behaviour Management Procedures.
Student Code of Conduct
Holy Name School’s Student Code of Conduct clearly describes the behaviours expected of all students through the core values of Belonging, Learning and Serving. It helps parents understand how positive behaviour is taught and reinforced to create a safe, caring and supportive environment where every student can grow and succeed.
What is meanness and bullying?
This document explains the difference between conflict, meanness and bullying, helping parents understand how behaviours are identified and addressed at Holy Name School. It reinforces the school’s commitment to student safety by clearly defining unacceptable behaviours and encouraging students to speak up and seek help when concerns arise.
What happens when?
This document explains what the school does when behavioural expectations are not met, outlining the clear, stepped responses teachers use to support and guide students. It helps parents understand how issues are managed in a fair, restorative way that prioritises safety, learning and repairing relationships.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
This Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) Behaviour Matrix for Holy Name Primary School, which clearly explains the expected behaviours for students across all school settings, including classrooms, playgrounds, eating times, gatherings and toilets. It helps parents understand how the school teaches and reinforces values of Belonging, Learning and Serving, so children know what positive, respectful behaviour looks like every day.
Community Code of Conduct
This Community Code of Conduct outlines the behaviours parents and carers are expected to demonstrate as members of the school community, including respectful communication, adherence to school and diocesan policies, and active support of staff in maintaining a safe, orderly learning environment. Parents are expected to model positive behaviour at all times, engage constructively with the school, and interact with staff, students and the wider community in a calm, respectful and responsible manner, including online.