Boarders - Somerville House

2011 boardERS’ handbook
School Shop
Parents and Friends’ Uniform Shop
Monday - Friday
7. 30 am – 2.00 pm
The Uniform Shop is located in the building adjacent to the
School’s student set-down loop, at the top of Graham Street
and can be contacted on (07) 3248 9253.
The Shop stocks uniforms and school supplies. It is open at
the following times during term time:
Purchases can be paid for either by cheque (made payable
to ‘Somerville House P & F Shop’) or by Visa, MasterCard or
EFTPOS. Parents may open an account against which their
daughters can draw using EFTPOS facilities.
Valuables
A locked facility is available in each house for boarders to
lodge their valuable items (passports, jewellery, wallets,
airline tickets etc). Please encourage your daughter to
leave her wallet/money with staff for safe keeping. Each girl
is provided with a wardrobe which has a locking facility. Girls
are required to meet the cost of a replacement key if the
original is lost.
Girls are discouraged from keeping large sums of money in
their dormitories and are encouraged not to borrow money or
other items, including clothing, from each other.
Prohibited Items
Alcohol, drugs, tobacco, cigarettes, matches and candles are
not allowed anywhere on campus.
Any use of prohibited items (alcohol, drugs etc as previously
listed) is looked upon as an extremely serious breach of
Boarding House rules and will be dealt with by the Principal
or Head of Boarding in consultation with the parents.
Penalties can include:
1. Confinement to the school grounds for a set period
(gating)
2. Suspension
3. Expulsion
The School reserves the right to choose whichever penalty is
appropriate at the time.
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