Parents should access Danebank’s online calendar regularly throughout the year to check event dates and information. The calendar can be accessed through iDanenet or the Danebank School App. It has extensive information including venues and starting times, term dates, assessments and excursions.

Parents will be contacted by phone in the event of any emergency. SMS messages and emails may be sent as friendly reminders about events, important information about changes to sporting arrangements, as well as links to the fortnightly school newsletter. A notification about the publication of the newsletter is also posted on the Danebank School App.

Student diaries are issued at the beginning of the year to all students from Years 3 to 12. The front section of the student diary contains important information relevant to students. Parents are requested to read this with their daughters and sign the parent/carer/student permissions page, acknowledging they and their daughters have read this section. Relevant school policies are also published in the diary and on the Parent Policy Portal.

Many other updates can be viewed by parents and students via: 

• Email Letters ‘From The Principal’: Important updates and information are regularly communicated to parents via these ‘From The Principal’ emails.
• Newsletter: A link to the Danebank News is emailed to parents and senior students fortnightly during term time. This is a vital means of communication containing important updates and reports.

Many other updates can be viewed by parents and students via:

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/DanebankSchool
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/danebank
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/school/danebank-anglican-school-for-girls/
• Website: www.danebank.nsw.edu.au
• Seesaw: Junior School families and Class Communication
• Danebank App: Once downloaded, open and sign in, using your Danebank Edumate login.

Danebank Parent Portal

Danebank uses Edumate as the Parent Portal through which we communicate with parents and keep student records.

Note: Your Parent Portal access is not activated until your daughters first day at Danebank.

How it works

• Parents/carers are issued with individual usernames and passwords, giving them access to their daughter’s specific information.
• Please log into the system as soon as possible to update and check that all contact information and your daughter’s medical information are correct.
  It is important that you keep this information up-to-date so that the school can easily contact you in an emergency.
• On logging in for the first time:
• You will be asked to change your password. Follow the prompts to comply. Once you've changed it, you will have to immediately logon again with your new password.
• Confirm your email address is correct: click on your name on the right-hand side in the blue bar at the top on your screen.
• From the drop down menu that appears, choose 'update personal details'.
• Once you've changed any personal details, remember to click the orange 'submit changes' button in the top right-hand corner.

Future use

• Verify student absences upon receipt of relevant email from the school.
• Access your daughter’s results throughout the year.
• Upcoming tasks are listed with dates
• See results of each task, feedback about each result and archived reports from previous reporting periods.

A Help Guide is available in the News Feed column, upon logging into the Portal.

Please contact the school with any queries on 9580 1415.

Junior School

Senior School

Pre-Kindergarten

• Monday-Tuesday (2-day program)
• Wednesday-Friday (3-day program)

Junior School

• Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten)
• Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
• Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4)
• Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6)

Senior School

• Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8)
• Stage 5 (Year 9 and 10)
• Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12)

Stationery requirements: Senior School

• Pencil case (with pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, pencil sharpener, highlighter etc.)

• Sturdy A4 ring binder with dividers for each subject. 

• The School will provide students in Year 7 with A4 exercise books for English, Geography, Languages, Mathematics, PDHPE and Science.

• USB stick and a USB adaptor if your device doesn’t have a standard USB port.

• Visual Arts diary 11” x 14” for Years 8 to 11 Visual Arts students, to be purchased from the Senior Office. A Visual Arts diary will be supplied to Year 7 students by the School. 

• Mathematics geometry set (details provided by Mathematics teachers in Week 1).

• Mathematics: Purchase a CASIO fx-8200 AU calculator.

• Headphones compatible with her BYO Device.

• Technology: 1 x A4 Display Folder.

• Apron: A requirement of the Technology course is that students wear a food safe apron during all practical cooking lessons. To meet this requirement, we ask that each student purchase a school approved apron from the uniform shop. The apron will be used in the Food Technologies unit in Year 8 Technology and throughout Stage 5 and 6.

• Science: Apron and safety goggles (optional - for purchase from the uniform shop.) If individual PPE is not purchased, shared items are available in class. 

• Teachers will notify the girls in class about any other exercise book requirements.  

Roseby Class Note: students enrolled in the Roseby Class are provided with a book pack. 

• Pencil case (with pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, pencil sharpener, highlighter etc.)

• Headphones compatible with her BYO Device.

• Students in the Roseby Class do not need to purchase any textbooks or equipment other than: Visual Arts diary 11” x 14” for Years 8 to 11 Visual Arts students, to be purchased from the Senior Office. A Visual Arts diary will be supplied to Year 7 students by the School.

Different stage students need access to different hardware. Below are the BYOD requirements that will assist you in understanding what provisions are made at school, or should be made by you, for your daughter.

Senior School BYOD requirements

At different stages of their education, students need access to different hardware. The details below will assist you in understanding what provisions are made at school, or should be made by you, for your daughter.

Our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program requires students to own their own device that meets the following minimum requirements:

• Weight: Less than 2kg
• Battery: 8 Hours (sufficient to last the entire school day)
• Screen size: 13” to 15”
• Processor: i5 or equivalent
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Storage: 256GB SSD
• Operating System: Windows 11 or MacOS 15
• A robust carry case

Note: Windows laptops with ARM processors are not supported.

https://byod.danebank.nsw.edu.au/ for more information.

The school will provide students with the following software to meet their core educational needs:

• Google Apps Suite
• Microsoft Office 365
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)
• Google Drive File Stream 
• Sparkvue
• Box of Books (Offline Reader Software)

At Danebank we use the Box of Books (BoB) platform to purchase and deliver digital textbooks and other course content for your daughter. Parents will be emailed details in November/early December with instructions on how to access the website and purchase your daughter’s required textbooks. 

Once purchased, your daughter’s digital textbooks will be accessible immediately via the Box of Books site, with the exception of Year 7 who will have access at the start of Term 1. Edrolo and other digital subscriptions will be available at the start of Term 1. 

It is necessary for you to access the Box of Books platform and place your order in early December so that any physical textbooks arrive in time and your daughter is prepared for the start of the academic year. Late orders of physical textbooks may not be delivered prior to the start of Term 1.

Note: There will be an additional charge made to parents for English novels which is separate to the Box of Books textbook purchases they will be required to make.

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

Stage 5 (Year 9, 2026) Subject Selection Booklet

• Each student is required to take nine subjects in Years 9 and 10.
• English, Mathematics, Science, History, PDHPE and Christian Studies are compulsory. These seven subjects fulfill school and Record of School Achievement (ROSA) requirements.
• Students will also choose two additional subjects to study in Year 9 as electives. The choice of elective options for Year 9 are listed to the right.
• Students will be given a second choice of two additional subjects to study in Year 10. They may choose to continue the subjects that they chose to study in Year 9 on each elective line, or they may choose to select one or two new electives to study in Year 10.
• The only subjects students will not be able to elect to study as a stand alone electives in Year 10 are French, Japanese and iSTEM. They may discontinue these courses after Year 9 but will not be able to pick up these subjects in Year 10 if they have not studied them in Year 9.
• There will be a subject selection process halfway through Year 9 to facilitate the choice of subjects for Year 10. The intention is to offer Danebank students more choice in their pattern of study and facilitate student’s capacity to investigate a range of courses before Stage 6.

This booklet includes short descriptions of each of these subject options.

It should be noted that there will be a limit on class sizes in all subjects.

Generally students should choose on the basis of:

• Their interest in the subject and level of engagement
• Possible career paths
• Subjects they believe they will be equipped to perform well in
• Discussions with parents, teachers or careers facilitator
• Reliable sources of information

Please refer to the last page of this booklet for instructions on how to submit your subject choices online.

Please contact Ms Kate Nunn, Head of Curriculum Innovation with any further questions

Stage 5 (Year 10, 2026) Subject Selection Booklet

• English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, PDHPE and Christian Studies are compulsory. These seven subjects fulfill school and Record of School Achievement (ROSA) requirements.
• Students will also choose two additional subjects to study in Year 10 as electives. The choice of elective options for Year 10 are listed to the right.
• Students may choose to continue the subjects that they chose to study in Year 9 on each elective line, or they may choose to select one or two new electives to study in Year 10.
• The only subjects students will not be able to elect to study as a stand alone electives in Year 10 are French, Japanese and iSTEM. They may discontinue these courses after Year 9 but will not be able to pick up these subjects in Year 10 if they have not studied them in Year 9.
• The intention is to offer Danebank students more choice in their pattern of study and facilitate student’s capacity to investigate a range of courses before Stage 6.

This booklet includes short descriptions of each of these subject options.

It should be noted that there will be a limit on class sizes in all subjects.

Generally students should choose on the basis of:

• Their interest in the subject and level of engagement
• Possible career paths
• Subjects they believe they will be equipped to perform well in
• Discussions with parents, teachers or careers facilitator
• Reliable sources of information

Please refer to the last page of this booklet for instructions on how to submit your subject choices online.

Please contact Ms Kate Nunn, Head of Curriculum Innovation with any further questions

Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12, 2026 - 2027) Subject Selection Booklet

HSC 2027

• The Higher School Certificate recognises 13 years of schooling. In the interests of greater career choices and increased opportunities at universities and TAFE, it offers you a full range of study areas matching individual abilities, interests and goals.
• Courses will be linked to further education and training.
• Extension courses will enable students to undertake more in-depth study in areas of special interest.
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses will count towards the HSC and will also lead to qualifications recognised across a range of industries.
• The HSC includes life skills courses for students with special education needs.
• The HSC will fairly assess each student’s knowledge and skills.
• If you meet the minimum standard expected in a course you will receive a mark of 50.  If you have a higher standard of performance you will receive a higher mark.
• For each course you will receive easy-to-understand reports.  These reports provide clearer indications of what you have demonstrated you know, understand and can do in each course.

Year 11, 2026: The Preliminary Year

• Students must satisfactorily complete the Preliminary Year (Year 11) before commencing the corresponding HSC course. Course completion includes associated practical, oral or project works as well as assessment requirements.
• With most courses carrying a 2 unit value, students must study a minimum of 12 units at Preliminary course level (although the school would recommend 13 or more).
• At a HSC Course level, a minimum of 10 units is required (although we as a school would recommend 11 or more).

Requirements for the award of the HSC

If you wish to be awarded the HSC at Danebank:

You must have satisfactorily completed courses that meet the pattern of study required by the NESA for the award of the Higher School Certificate. This includes the completion of the practical, oral or project works required for specific courses and the assessment requirements for each course.

You must have sat for and made a serious attempt at the Higher School Certificate examinations.

Both the Year 11 and Year 12 pattern of study must include:

• 2 units of compulsory English
• at least 6 units of Board Developed Courses
• at least 3 courses of 2 units value or greater
• at least 4 subjects (including English)
• a maximum of 6 units of Science may be included in the Year 11 pattern of study.
• a maximum of 7 units of Science may be included in the Year 12 pattern of study.

Any questions can be directed to our Head of Curriculum Innovation, Ms Kate Nunn

The school canteen is fully staffed by the school. We have a healthy-food policy and the canteen is open for breakfast, recess and lunch every day, providing a variety of nutritious foods. The canteen is cashless, so all walk-up purchases are made by the green student ID card.

A MunchMonitor account is required for this and must be pre-loaded with funds allocated to the students MunchMonitor account.

All lunch orders are processed online through MunchMonitor on iDanenet or via the school app. Orders can be placed four weeks in advance.

Orders are best placed the night before, or by 7.30am on the day of order. You need to register a login and password at the MunchMonitor website: www.munchmonitor.com

• School ID: danebank
• School Password: munch2220
• Phone: 1300 796 190

Compulsory attendance for ALL students

• Founder’s Day
• Chapel Services
• Assemblies
• Swimming Carnivals
• School Photo Day
• School Cross Country
• School Camps
• House Festival Day
• Athletics Carnivals
• Autumn Fair and Open Day
• Special Assembly
• Carols Service
• Speech Night (held at Sydney Town Hall)
• Subject-specific excursions/incursions

Some other School events:

• Parent/Teacher Meetings
• School Open Mornings (held each term)
• Harmony Day
• School Dance
• Book Week events
• Year 12 HSC Showcase Evening
• Junior School Showcase Evening
• Drama Productions
• Picnic Day
• School Concerts
• Old Girls Association Reunions

This day is for all students in Year 7 as well as students new to Danebank in other Senior year groups.

This is a day where new students have the whole school to themselves. There are no other students on campus, making it a great time for them to familiarise themselves with the school and to setup things such as their laptops. 

We invite you to accompany your daughter and stay for Dr Benn’ welcome address at 9am. Light refreshments will be available for parents from 8am.

Venue

• Danebank Performing Arts Centre (enter via The Colonnade, 97 The Avenue, Hurstville). Please look for our Welcome flags indicating the entrance

Arrive 

• Senior School (Year 7): 8am
• Senior School (Years 8-12): 8.45am

Finish

• Year 7: 2.45pm
• Year 8 to Year 11: 10.30am

What to wear

• Students should wear their full summer uniform (no blazer required)

Payment of fees and charges

The Parents are to pay all Fees and Charges in advance. Payment may be made using a Corporation-approved payment method and paid either at the end of the first week of each term (where no direct debit arrangement is in place), or via a Corporation-approved direct debit arrangement, other than Fees and Charges on amended invoices raised for mid-term enrolments, which the Parents are to pay within seven days from the date of the invoice. If the Parents fail to pay an invoice for Fees and Charges within 21 days of the due date, they will be liable to pay an overdue charge which reflects (among other things) the administrative and financial cost of collecting the outstanding Fees and Charges. The Parents may enquire as to the current amount of the overdue charge at the Group Office of the Corporation.

There are several Corporation-approved payment methods available for Fees and Charges, which include:

• Bpay®
• Online: Log into the Parent Portal (www.edumate.danebank.nsw.edu.au) to pay by credit card or bank account. (Visa, Mastercard or American Express are accepted with a 0.9% surcharge on all transactions.) 
• Direct Debit arrangement, which can be set up by logging into the Parent Portal (www.edumate.danebank.nsw.edu.au). This arrangement will  automatically debit amounts on an agreed schedule from your nominated bank account or credit card, such that full payment is made by the end of November in each calendar year. (Visa, Mastercard or American Express are accepted with a 0.9% surcharge on all transactions.)
• The entire year’s Fees and Charges may also be paid at the commencement of the year.

Notes

The Schedule of Fees and Charges is set each year by the School Council as part of the annual budgetary process. 

The Council reserves the right to vary these at any time by written advice.

The Charges covers student resources, subscriptions, activities, excursions and sport which support and enhance the learning of each student as determined by the School. Application and Acceptance Fees will not be treated as credits towards your Fees account.

These posters can be found around the campus explaining what to do in an emergency.

• 2026 School Handbook
• Uniform Reference Guide
• 2024 Danebank Annual Report
• 2025 Danebank HSC Report
• 2026 Year 7 Handbook

Students and parents should use the following as a guide as to how Danebank expects students to present themselves. 

Hair

• Hair should be neat, tied back and off the face, at all times.
• Fringes are acceptable, but should not cover the eyes.
• Inappropriate hairstyles, colours or beading are not permitted.
• Regulation ribbons: tri-striped ribbon, jade, pink, silver, red, white ribbon or scrunchie. These may be purchased from the Ranier Uniform Shop.
• Small hair clips (plain silver, black or brown) are permitted to keep hair back.
• School hair bands can be worn to keep hair off the face.

Jewellery

• One set of pierced earrings (one in each earlobe only). These may be small studs in gold, silver, pearl or clear stone. No other colours are allowed.
• One fine necklace may be worn with a small pendant in gold or silver that should not be visible and worn under a student's blouse. Medical necklaces may also be worn.
• No bracelets are permitted unless medical.
• A conservative watch may be worn. Should students choose to wear a ‘smart’ watch it should not be used as a communication device. If used in this way then the consequence of using a mobile phone will apply.
• Junior School: No Smart watches or FitBits allowed.
• Senior School: Students may wear one plain ring. 
• Charity jewellery and accessories can only be worn for the period of the promotion. Only one approved charity item may be worn at a time.
• No nose, tongue, eyebrow or ear piercing other than the earlobe (including helix, scapha and tragus of the ear) are permitted.
• No costume jewellery is permitted.

Makeup

• Colourless lip balm, for lip protection, is the only makeup allowed.
• Nails should be kept short and neat and natural in their appearance (clear nail polish only). Due to industry standards, students studying Hospitality are not able to wear nail polish.
• Junior School: Students are not permitted to wear nail polish at school.
• Students who attend school with nail polish on will be sent to the office to have it removed.
• Unobtrusive application of light foundation may be worn by Year 11 and 12 students.
• Unobtrusive application of BB cream or a tinted moisturiser may be worn by students in Years 7-10.
• Junior School: No make-up permitted.
• False eyelashes are not permitted.
• Tattoos of any kind, including henna, are not permitted on students.
• No mascara or blush is permitted.

School Bags

• Green Danebank school bags are compulsory.
• No writing is permitted on the bags.
• School bags, Danebank sports bags or Danebank excursion bags must be used for excursions. No other bag permitted.
• Tote bags are not to be used outside of the school grounds, they are only to be permitted to transport materials within the school grounds.

No chewing gum permitted

• Due to the destructive nature of chewing gum, students found to be chewing gum will receive a lunch reparation.  

Uniform Expectations: Mufti and Dress-up Days

Junior and Senior School

On certain occasions, students will be granted the privilege of wearing casual clothing to school. While this provides students with the opportunity to make some choice, students will still need to adhere to regulations required by WHS policies relating to student safety. Child protection and respectful decision making provide the framework for the schools’ expectations on mufti days.

Students will be required to undertake normal learning activities and their dress must afford them the same protection that their school uniform and school shoes provide. With this in mind, students should ensure that their casual dress abides by the following:

• Shoes should be enclosed
• Hair should be tied back for practical lessons
• Shorts, skirts and dresses should be no shorter than mid-thigh length
• Clothing and dress ups should not be contentious, politicised or controversial in nature. This is inclusive of text, symbols and imagery. 
• Midriffs must not be shown
• Underwear should not be visible
• No singlets, strapless tops or tanks should be worn
• Uniform rules regarding make up and nail polish still apply
• Students may wear additional jewellery, with the exception of ‘dangling’ earrings  or large hoop earrings 

Any student involved in a speciality subject will have additional requirements. In the case that a student has a Science or TAS lesson, leather enclosed shoes are to be worn. If a sport or PDHPE lesson would normally require the student to change to sport uniform, the school sports uniform and shoes are to be worn.

Administration of the Uniform Policy

Senior School

It is the responsibility of all students to follow the school’s uniform policies.

If a student is in breach of a Uniform Policy (school or PDHPE), where possible she will be spoken to and asked to rectify the problem. Infringements for school uniform will be recorded separately to infringements for PDHPE uniform. They will also be administered independently of each other.  

On the second instance of breaching a Uniform Policy (school or PDHPE), the student will be placed on a lunchtime reparation. 

On the third and any subsequent instances of breaching a Uniform Policy, a letter will be sent home to parents informing them of their daughter’s breach of the Uniform Policy and as a consequence, the student will receive a formal afternoon reparation. During this reparation the student may be asked to perform some act of service to the school community. Each term the count is reset and students start afresh.

Students who do not attend the lunchtime reparation for breaching the Uniform Policy will be placed on a formal afternoon reparation.

Students who are asked to lengthen their skirt will be given a weekend to rectify the problem. They will need to obtain a uniform pass, for the remainder of the week, from the Assistant Head of Senior School.

Students will need to remove piercings such as nose, tongue, eyebrow piercing or ear piercing other than the ear lobe immediately. Parents should be aware that if students choose to get these piercings during school holidays they will be required to remove these once the school term commences. Clear studs or band aids covering these piercings will not be permitted.

General

• Black, plain, polished leather lace up style shoes with flat heel and plain sole.
• Danebank grey anorak – if necessary, can be worn as outer garment to and from school over the blazer.
• The jasper green hat is an optional part of the school uniform.

Summer Uniform (Terms One & Four)

• Blazer to be worn as outer garment to and from school, if necessary.
• Regulation white with striped ankle socks.
• Years 7 - 9 Striped tunic worn at knee length. The buttons of the tunic must be done up at all times. Transeasonal beetroot pink cardigan with crest buttons may be worn as the outer garment only at school.
• Years 10 - 12 Striped tunic with white collar. All buttons of the tunic must be done up at all times. Transeasonal jasper green cardigan with crest buttons may be worn as the outer garment only at school.

Winter Uniform (Terms Two & Three)

• Optional: winter pants with winter blouse and winter knee length long socks.
• Winter striped tunic worn at knee length with regulation charcoal stockings or winter knee length long socks, pulled up at all times.
• Years 7 - 9 Winter blouse with green trim.
• Transeasonal beetroot pink cardigan with crest buttons may be worn as the outer garment only at school. Regulation jasper green scarf.
• Years 10 - 12 Winter blouse with no trim.
• Transeasonal jasper green cardigan with crest buttons may be worn as the outer garment only at school. Regulation beetroot pink scarf.
• Cardigans or Year 12 jerseys are not to be worn to and from school, this includes all modes of travel such as car, train or bus.
• Blazer to be worn as outer garment to and from school.

PDHPE Practical Uniform and Equipment

• Danebank shorts and top
• Danebank track pants and jacket
• Senior rugby jersey
• White socks
• Appropriate sports shoes such as joggers/sandshoes
• Danebank sports bag
• Danebank sports cap
• Danebank swimsuit, house cap and goggles
• Drink bottle and optional hat and sunscreen for WHS reasons.

Students who have medical conditions that require medication, such as asthma, are to ensure that they bring this medication to practical lessons.

Students with pre-existing injuries need to come prepared with their own supply of equipment to account for this injury. For example, strapping tape. 

Note: All clothing and equipment must be clearly labelled with the student’s name. Any student not wearing the appropriate clothing, including shoes, will not be allowed to participate in the practical lesson.