Every member of the Geelong High School community has a right to fully participate in an educational environment that is safe, supportive and inclusive. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
Students, staff and families are supported by a qualified wellbeing coordinator who works with teams within the school to develop a school culture where all individual students are valued, accepted and able to develop to their full potential.

Types of support:

• Individual counselling of a student or parent/s
• Issues relating to transition from primary to secondary school or post-compulsory schooling
• Relationship issues (peers, family, teachers) and mediation for concerns eg. bullying, self-esteem, attendance, resiliency, grief or loss, family breakdown, etc.
• Academic progress and appropriate educational pathways
• Financial support and full participation in the school program (books, uniform, year 7 camp, excursions, etc)
• Referrals to outside agencies, Department of Human Services, Bellarine Network staff, etc for assessment and specialised support/counselling 

Accessing Wellbeing Support:

Students and parents are able access wellbeing support by:

• Self referral by calling by the wellbeing office for an appointment (student) or a phone-call to the school office (parent)
• Referral by teachers or House Leaders: staff may contact the wellbeing coordinator to raise concerns about a student and seek assistance or request their attendance/support at a parent meeting
• Referral by outside agencies: contact to the school comes from agencies such as clockwork, headspace, CASA, DHS, paediatricians, etc. seeking a team approach to supporting a young person

Wellbeing Support Programs:

The wellbeing coordinator from time to time runs small group programs and invites students to participate. Recent programs conducted include ESP (Enhancing Student Participation) for year 7 boys, Girls Go Extreme for year 7 and 8 girls, and referrals to Operation Newstart and St. A’s “EMU”, “Newstreet” and “the School”

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Useful websites for parents, guardians and kids.