SCHOOL OFFICE COMMUNICATION
Attendance: At SMDS, students’ attendance and safety are high priorities. If your child is absent or late, please let us know by:
- Phoning the school office - 63723900
- Absentee Form on our Schoolzine app
- Absentee Form on our Website
- Texting 0419 487 425
- Emailing st.marys.district.school@decyp.tas.gov.au
All lateness and absences must be explained. This is a legal requirement by the Department for Education Children and Young People. Each day your child is absent without explanation, a message from EdSmart platform will be automatically sent to the mobile phones of parents/carers.
Entering School Grounds: All visitors must sign in at the school admin office. You will be required to show your Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) card EVERY time you enter the school grounds or volunteer at the school, please make sure you have it with you.
Parents who wish to drop off or collect their children from their classrooms, are asked to come into the school grounds and access classrooms by walking up the driveway and entering through the Administration Foyer or via the yellow boom gate.
Please observe the 10kmh speed limit and use caution in the driveway and car parks.
Uniform: At SMDS we require all students to wear full school uniform. We believe that wearing our school uniform reinforces the notion of school identity, belonging and pride. Our uniform also assists staff to provide a secure and safe school environment. If you need any assistance with school uniform please let us know. Please name your child's uniform - we have a number of unnamed/unclaimed items at the school office.
Uniforms can be ordered from our Uniform Supplier:
Online: St Marys District School - St Marys | Lowes Menswear Australia // Lowes
Telephone: (03) 62726142
In Store: Lowes Glenorchy 387-393 Main Road, Glenorchy
Parent Help and Volunteering: It is a Department of Education, Children and Young People requirement that anyone helping with our children must have a Working with Vulnerable People (RWVP) volunteer card and they must complete Safeguarding Training before they start working with children. Please contact the office to discuss if you wish to apply for RWVP, this will enable you to have the opportunities to help with excursions, at carnivals, events or in the classroom.
Non-DECYP Employed Workers: Volunteer, trainer, contractor or sub-contractor, external service provider, aged 18 years or over, must complete the Your Obligations – Safeguarding Training 15-minute video each year before engaging with children and young people. Certificates are valid for 12 months from the date of completion.
Apps and Websites:
Website:Home - St Marys District School
To Download Schoolzine App:Installing SZapp - Schoolzine
Facebook: StMarysDistrictSchool
QKR Canteen Ordering App: Download the Qkr App from the App store or Google Play. See the info sheet below for how to set it up.



