North East Public School of Distance Education

Learning Together

Telephone02 6584 1118

Emailnortheast-d.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Parents, carers and the community

As a parent or carer, you are an important part of our school community. We offer a range of services to support you and your family.

Information for Parents and carers

The role played by the supervisor as part of a distance education (DE) enrolment is a vital one. The DE teacher works in partnership with the supervisor to design, deliver and support an effective educational program for the student/s.

The teacher/s work in partnership with the supervisor and use a blend of technolgies and resources as appropriate. The DE supervisor is there to support the student's access to the educational opportunites provided. They provide regular comunication with the DE teacher to create 'the link' between the school and the student's learning context. 

Communications

Our school now utilises the NSW Education Parent iPhone and Android app available for free download.

Parents and carers can install our Parent App by searching for NSW Education Parent App in either The Apple Store or Google Play Store. This is a free download and is one way we try to maintain communications with our diverse school community.

Below are PDF documents for download that may provide more specific information about the parent and carer role as well as different communication pathways available within our school.

We welcome enquiries and are happy to answer any questions, please contact the school.

Counselling for families

The school counsellor can assist when families undergo a trauma or big change. Contact us to make an appointment. For information in community languages, see school counselling service.

Outside of the education system, free telephone counselling services are available to support families who may be going through a difficult time.

  • Lifeline – 24-hour telephone counselling service. 13 11 14.
  • Mensline Australia – 24-hour telephone counselling service for men. 1300 789 978.
  • Parent line – 24-hour advice and information service. 1300 1300 52.

Interpreting and translations

We will help you communicate with our school. If you’d like an interpreter for a school meeting, let us know and we will arrange one, if available.

If you don’t speak or understand English well and want to contact us, call TIS National on 131 450 and ask for an interpreter in your language. The operator will call the school and get an interpreter to help. This service is free.

For more information, listen in your language.

Visit the department’s translated documents section for important information that’s relevant for your child’s education in many languages.