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Term 2: Update 1

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TERM DATES 2024

  • Term1
    29 January to 12 April

  • Term2
    29 April to 5 July

  • Term3
    22 July to 27 September

  • Term4
    14 October to 13 December

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EMBRACING YOUNG PEOPLE’S CURIOSITY

Update from the Principal

Exciting Times

The extension to Adelaide Botanic High School has been an ambitious project, both in terms of what it will provide for our students and the timeline for its construction. We are incredibly excited to announce that the building will be fully handed over to the school over the next few weeks. Initially, we have access to floors 2, 3, and 4 while the rest of the building is being completed.

Over the next few weeks, our staff will be setting up spaces and ensuring that all equipment and resources are in place, as there is still a lot of work to do before we can start running classes. Already, students are being taken on tours through the new spaces, with excited ‘wows’ frequently heard. Some senior classes will begin using the spaces soon, followed by a gradual introduction of other classes so that by Term 3, it will be a fully timetabled part of our school.

I thought it would be beneficial to share some photos and explain what will be available. The ground floor features a new café space with a self-serve approach, a Student Services Reception for senior students, an ICT support centre, and open study spaces.

As we move through the building, there are amazing STEM labs, a large fitness studio, a bike workshop, music and performing arts spaces, quiet study areas, a stunning food technology kitchen, technology workshops, a digital media studio, a rooftop sports centre, and some of the best learning spaces you will find in Australia.

My intention is to provide an evening early next term when families can come in and explore the spaces. I think you will be amazed at what has been built, and I am sure it won’t be long before you wish you could enrol back in school, as it is absolutely stunning.

Alistair on behalf of our whole team

Upcoming Dates - Term 2

Monday 27 May - Monday 3 June WEEK 5
National Reconciliation Week		Tuesday-Friday 18-21 June WEEK 8
YASTA Camp
Wednesday 29 May WEEK 5
Yr7 Canberra Trip Information Evening		Monday-Friday 1-5 July WEEK 10
Yr11 Exams
Wednesday-Friday 5-7 June WEEK 6
Yr11 Outdoor Education Kayaking Camp		Monday 1 July WEEK 10
Governing Council
Monday 10 June WEEK 7
Kings Birthday Public Holiday		Thursday 4 July WEEK 10
Yr10 Immunisations
Wednesday-Friday 12-14 June WEEK 7
Yr10 Outdoor Education Camp		Friday 5 July WEEK 10
Last Day Term 2

Culture Connect Studio

As we draw ever closer to the opening of our new building, a small group of students were invited to attend the offices of COX Architecture to leave their mark. A selection of students from the 2023 Culture Connect Studio joined a group consisting of representatives from the Department for Education, the builders of our third tower, and the architects to produce a piece of artwork that will be located at the new reception desk. The group was lucky to be led by Carly Tarkari Dodd, a Kaurna, Narungga and Ngarrindjeri artist, over two sessions. Carly taught the group traditional weaving, and participants created small circular and oval shaped weaves that will form the basis of Carly’s art, inspired by the Karrawirraparri, ‘Red gum forest river’, that sits alongside our school. While there we also got to glimpse some of the earliest design sketches from the before the school opened. Over two great days, our students produced a great range of pieces, that will place Aboriginal culture front and centre in our expansion. It was an extremely rewarding experience for all, and the artwork is eagerly anticipated by our students, as reflected by Celestina K:

“I like the idea of the weaving that we were doing for the foyer. The shape of the design is of the bend of the Torrens and I think that that coordinates really well with the design of the school. The colour of the raffia we used also suits the rest of the school’s colour palette.”

We’re excited to share the final product when it’s ready, so stay tuned!

Nick Kimber
Aboriginal Education Teacher

Changes to Annual Excellence Awards for Year 11

Adelaide Botanic High School is writing to inform you of an important update regarding our annual awards ceremony. As an institution committed to recognising and nurturing student achievements, we continually review our awards program to ensure it reflects the diverse talents and hard work of our students.

After careful consideration, we have decided to make a change to the way we allocate our Excellence Awards in Year 11. Until now, these awards have been based on overall Grade Point Average (GPA) and the number of A grades achieved by students. While these metrics are important, we believe that recognising excellence should also be subject-specific to highlight the unique strengths and efforts of our students in each area of study.

What’s Changing?

Starting this year, we will be transitioning to a system similar to that used in Year 12. Instead of general excellence awards, we will introduce Subject Awards. These awards will be given to students who are the highest achievers in individual subjects.

How Will Students Be Nominated?

Teachers will nominate students for these awards based on their academic performance, for the subject. This approach allows us to celebrate not only academic excellence but also the commitment and enthusiasm that students bring to their subjects.

Why This Change?

This change is designed to:

  • Recognise and celebrate individual subject deep skill and mastery;
  • Encourage students to strive for excellence in their areas of passion;
  • Provide a more comprehensive recognition system that values different aspects of student achievement.

What You Need to Know:

  • The new Subject Awards will replace the previous GPA-based excellence awards;
  • Each teacher will identify if there will be an award for their subjects as well as nominate a student who has achieved at the highest level;
  • The awards will be presented at our end-of-year Award’s Ceremony, and all students receiving an award and parents will be invited to attend and celebrate their achievements.

We believe that this new approach to the ABHS awards system will be more inclusive and reflective of the hard work and dedication of all our students. It also has a greater alignment to how awards are nominated and awarded in Year 12. We encourage our students to continue to engage with their studies with enthusiasm and persistence.

We understand that change can bring questions. Please feel free to reach out to us with any queries or concerns you may have regarding this update. We are here to support you through this transition.

Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our school community. We look forward to celebrating our students’ achievements with you.

Theo Papazoglov
Assistant Principal- Innovation in Data, Systems and Communication

Global Perspectives / Languages

Term 1 was a fun start for our Year 7’s who were beginning their language learning at Adelaide Botanic High School. Here you can see the Japanese students in an end of term hiragana challenge to test their retention skills under pressure, along with some physical challenges.

Amy Waters
Global Perspectives Teacher

Au Cinéma!

As part of Year 9 French, students visited Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas to participate in the 2024 Alliance Française French Film Festival. Students attended a private screening of Les Têtes Givrées (The Snow Must Go On), which highlighted the importance of resilience, teamwork, and embracing challenges in the face of adversity. Prior to the film, Alliance Française provided a booklet with French activities that correspond with the film which assisted students with French listening and reading comprehension skills.

Here are some testimonials of what one of our French students thought of the film:

“We enjoyed watching a film that was at the French Film Festival as it was very intriguing with the plot being a class of students who have their own problems, from social to psychological, or family problems that improves throughout the film as they become more enthusiastic about saving the glacier from melting. Having the opportunity to be able to watch a full movie in French was really valuable. Although it was a little bit hard to understand them speaking at times, having English subtitles helped with understanding the film’s context. We have learnt many new French words including, la neige (the snow), le sac à dos (the backpack) and jeune homme (young man) etc. We would recommend it to those who know a bit of French as you would understand more of the story!” – Jonathan et Nithin

“Travelling to the Palace Nova Cinemas to view Les Têtes Givrées (The Snow Must Go On!) was an educational and enjoyable experience. While viewing the film, we had the opportunity to practice our listening comprehension and be exposed to spoken French in a variety of voices. The highly developed characters gave the plot more depth and interest, immersing us in the film. We also enjoyed the witty jokes that were included in the film. The film directed a clear, impact message to encourage us to conserve our planet as global warming takes effect. It also allowed us to realise that no matter who we are, we can all make a difference if we commit. Some French phrases we identified included les montagnes (mountains), le sac à dos (backpack), la glace (ice), couvrer avec les bâches (to cover with tarps) and un aventure (an adventure).” – Abigail et Tessa

Matilde Wiese and Tania Zebian
Global Perspectives Teachers

ABHS South Tower

The new South Tower building is looking stunning and we now have access to Levels 2, 3, and 4. Over the next few weeks all students and staff will be invited to visit the spaces, to learn how they can be used and how to look after them. Later this term we will open up these levels for some classes, and in Term 3 we will have access to the whole the building. How exciting! Here are some photos of our Synergy Leaders visiting and giving a thumbs up to the great design and features of these new learning spaces.

Donna Mason
Assistant Principal –  Innovation in Teaching & Learning, People Development & Culture

 

Generations in Jazz Festival 2024

Held over a single weekend in Mount Gambier, Generations in Jazz (GIJ) attracts around 6,000 young musicians who perform in bands and choirs from across Australia.

This year, 35 ABHS students attended GIJ to compete in three divisions. Our vocal ensembles, directed by Sarah Bradley, rose to the occasion in their first major performance, presenting a range of jazz choir and a cappella pieces that highlighted the depth of talent at our school. The ABHS Big Band, directed by Josh Cowley, performed in Division 4.1 and was extremely excited to have placed 5th in this year’s national competition.

Throughout the weekend, students attended a series of evening concerts featuring performances from world-class artists. On Friday, the Hot Potato Band opened the event with a high-energy performance that had nearly 6,000 students dancing the evening away. Saturday was a real treat with Migiwa Miyajima, an American jazz composer, leading the GIJ Big Band through her creative jazz compositions. Finally, backed by the 20-piece GIJ Big Band, Kate Ceberano and Budjerah shared the stage, presenting an outstanding range of Pop, R&B, and classic Jazz pieces to a captivated audience.

We are extremely proud of our ABHS students who have demonstrated incredible resilience, bravery, discipline, and creative passion for their craft over the weekend and in preparation for GIJ 2024. We would like to encourage all students who have a passion for singing or playing an instrument to get involved in our ensembles and vocal groups as we look to expand opportunities for GIJ 2025.

 

Josh Cowley
Arts Teacher and Music Manager

Open Boys & Girls Touch Football

A group of ABHS Senior School students participated in an Open Boys & Girls Touch Football Knockout carnival, competing against other schools in our area. The carnival was highly competitive, with most teams comprising Year 12 students who were participating in Touch Football as part of their Year 12 Physical Education studies. The two ABHS teams were new to the sport, but they quickly picked up the rules, skills, and tactics, becoming highly competitive throughout the day. The Open Girls team managed to win three of their games despite playing the whole carnival with one less player on the field. The carnival organisers and referees commented on the great effort and behaviour of the ABHS students during the event.

Callan Hammond
Lifestyle Choices Teacher

Learning Conversations

 

Week 2 saw the ABHS Community come together for the Learning Conversations. Across two evenings and three mornings, students led conversations around their learning with their parents and Connect teachers. Students shared evidence of learning they were proud of from Term 1 as well as the Behaviours for Learning that support their success in the Middle Years. Students in the Senior Years gave their parents and Connect teachers updates around the progress they are making with their Research Project and the EIF. It was a wonderful week to see how far the students have come in their learning and how well they were able to articulate what their future goals are. Thank you to all the staff and parents that supported a wonderful couple of evenings.

Feedback regarding the sessions has been requested, you can provide feedback HERE

Justin Kentish
Assistant Principal- Innovation and Equity in Conditions for Learner Success and Agency

Senior Melbourne Arts Trip

Over 65,000 steps during a whirlwind 2.5-day adventure in Melbourne saw 19 of ABHS’s senior Arts students’ minds expanding!

Straight off the plane and onto the SkyBus on Day 1, the students were already feeling immersed in Melbourne’s art scene with an extensive amount of street art on the short bus trip to the CBD. After dropping off our bags, there was no time to waste; we started on those 65,000 steps and made our way to the National Gallery of Victoria for a look through the gallery’s more than 75,000 artworks. The entry to the gallery is a highlight in its own right, with the waterfall feature at the entrance being truly mesmerising. The group enjoyed dinner in one of Melbourne’s famous laneways, which provided a great spot for some night photography.

Day 2 saw the group up early and ready to roll! Our first destination was Top Arts at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV, Fed Square. Top Arts 2024 features the most exceptional work from students who completed the VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) study designs of Art Making and Exhibiting and Art Creative Practice in 2023. Here, students had the opportunity to attend a folio viewing session. Lying on the huge tables were the original folios of the Top Arts 2024 students. After our facilitator provided us with art handling advice, students were asked to put on cotton gloves and take a seat in front of any of the many folios on offer to view. The students were amazed at the difference in styles and the many ways the folios demonstrated different expressions of learning. The biggest take away for most students was the sheer volume of research, practice, and investigation this talented group of artists put into their folios to get to their final pieces of work. The group could have quite easily stayed and explored the folios for the rest of the day had they been allowed! After the folio viewing, students were able to attend the Top Arts Exhibition to see the final pieces. They ranged from ceramics to sculptures, paintings, and photography. A reminder of the diverse work that can be achieved by students of similar ages was certainly “food for thought” for our Year 12’s. After Top Arts, there was a visit to the Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI). ACMI is a highly interactive museum dedicated to everything moving image, from iconic Australian Television and movies to a huge array of recording equipment from the past and the evolution of Video Games. The museum allowed students to explore new ideas around different ways of exhibiting their artwork, thinking ahead to their Senior Art Showcase.

After dinner and some night photography, we jumped on the tram and headed to an exceptionally positioned restaurant in Fitzroy, Easey’s. Five stories up in a rooftop train carriage overlooking Melbourne, students got to enjoy some burgers in a truly unique venue.

With tired legs but still eager to see more, our final day in Melbourne began at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). The exhibition was an eye-opening experience and a true encapsulation of what is “Contemporary Art” in Australia. “Oui Move In You,” a major solo exhibition by French artist Laure Prouvost, spread across three different rooms, demonstrating three different stages in the artist’s life. It included glasswork, moving image, sound, sculpture, and a huge hanging “junk” installation.

After ACCA, we made our way to the South Wharf for some lunch before visiting our final exhibition of the trip at the LUME. The exhibition, “Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years Of Genius,” was an immersive experience like no other. Set in a vast 3,000m² multi-sensory gallery, students found a comfy space in the gallery and watched as the walls, ceiling, and floors lit up with digital video projections of Da Vinci’s life story, his greatest accomplishments, disasters, and his most famous artworks. Students left with a profound understanding of the inspirations, innovations, and enduring impact of the maestro.

Our Year 12 students conducted themselves in a mature manner throughout the entire trip, a true snapshot of the future adults who will be graduating later this year. Well done to all.

Hannah Darling, Jim De Gregorio and Grace Weber
Senior Arts Trip Team

SplashOut!

Year 7-9 students attended Marion Outdoor Pool for the revamped ‘ABHS SplashOut’ carnival. Traditionally, Swimming Carnivals are a way for schools to obtain times for high performing swimmers to enter them in the State Interschool competitions, however, the new and improved SplashOut placed a major emphasis on whole school community connection, with a picnic like atmosphere felt across the whole day. Although students were still able to engage in 25m and 50m races for freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke, non-swimmers were also presented with a range of activities during the day including grass activity games (eg cricket/soccer), a FINSKA tournament, picnics on the rugs provided, access to the splash park, water slides, a rubber duck collection for House points, and a tyre-tube relay, to name a few.
A big congratulations goes out to the Orange House, who trailed by 7pts prior to the end of day House Chants, where they collected all 10pts to leave SplashOut as champions. Another special congratulations to the six year level swimming champions for the day – Dhairya P, Ruby L, Deklyn A, Milla B, Phoenix T, and Saanvi M. As a result of the range of activities presented during the day, attendance, participation, and behaviour were at a high, and future SplashOuts at ABHS will only continue to grow and develop. A special shout out goes to the 24 Senior House Leaders who arrived early to ABHS to catch the early train to help staff set up at Marion, while also giving themselves time to decorate their House tents to promote House culture.

We are proud of all the staff and students who participated in the 2024 ABHS SplashOut, and we are looking forward to 2025 already!

Peter Bouzalas, Andrea West, Amelia Redman, and Rachael Mazurczak
SplashOut Team

AFL Max - Overnight Experience

Our Year 8’s embarked on an energetic start to Term 2 with an overnight excursion to AFL Max. The well-equipped facility and experienced instructors delivered an action-packed educational experience.

The overnight experience was structured into four quarters, and the learning delivered in these quarters focused on promoting holistic health. For instance, students engaged in relaxation activities, team sports, personal challenges, and mindfulness exercises. These activities allowed the students to engage in practices supporting physical and mental health.

In the intervals, students enjoyed bonding and socialising, making the most of the facility’s slides, trampolines, and interactive inflatables. On our return, we spent the afternoon at Botanic Park, where the students continued group challenges and even had the opportunity to play unlimited hide-and-seek.

Andrea West
Assistant Principal – Conditions for Learning (Middle School)

Social and Emotional Learning Groups

As part of ABHS’s Wellbeing program, select groups of students have been engaging in a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) project. These weekly 30 minute sessions are facilitated by a member of the Wellbeing team and comprise of no more than six students per group. The sessions consist of tailored activities and discussion points that aim to develop students’ social and emotional skills. A key focus for some groups has been on identifying, unpacking and reflecting on personal character strengths such as forgiveness, self-regulation and hope. These intimate SEL groups provide students with a safe space for rich discussion and aims to empower students with the social and emotional skills required to navigate their young adolescent lives.

Kaylene Klimatsakis
Student Engagement & Wellbeing

YASTSA Congress Roadshow

In Term 1, ABHS students Celestina K and Samson TS participated in a dynamic half-day workshop as part of the Young Aboriginal STEM Thinkers of South Australia (YASTSA) program. Facilitated by Jacky Smith and Chloe Allen from the Department for Education, the workshop marked the commencement of an enriching three-term journey aimed at enhancing the students’ capabilities in STEM and leadership. At the centre of the YASTSA program is the STEM Aboriginal Learner Congress, a three-day event in Term 3 attended by schools from across South Australia. Celestina and Samson were members of the design team in 2023 and conducted a workshop for peers from other schools to great success. This year, they are once again collaborating with fellow students Jaylah C and Monica J to develop an engaging workshop for the 2024 Congress. The Congress Roadshow offered a comprehensive preview of this year’s program, coupled with exercises designed to refine the students’ public speaking prowess, and perhaps most importantly, snacks! A highlight of the workshop was a session that drew inspiration from Corey Tutt’s ‘The First Forensic Scientists’, which explored the profound connections between Indigenous heritage and contemporary forensic science, highlighting the application of traditional knowledge in scenarios where modern technology falls short. During this workshop participants used chromatography to determine which pen was used to write a note and catch the dastardly thief who stole the Freddo Frog’s (it was Celestina)! It was a great day, and there’s much more to come for our YASTSA team. Planning for their Congress workshop is well underway, and their idea will be shared with other participating schools at a camp in later in Term 2. We eagerly anticipate sharing more updates and extend our encouragement to these promising young STEM thinkers as they continue their exciting journey.

Nick Kimber
Aboriginal Education Teacher

Potatolympics - Statistics and Data

Following a successful Term 1 where our Year 7’s were introduced to the new routines of high school, and learned what it looks like to be working like a scientist, engineer, and mathematician, they were ready for more! Our Year 7’s “spud” into action in the first week back from holidays. Using potatoes as a learning tool, they competed in a ‘Potatolympics’ to collect data and learn how to use it for analysis. Through the Spud Roll (think downhill skiing), the Spud Jump (a little like high diving), and the Spud Put (making lawn bowls cool for teenagers), we were able to learn about the measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode), and well as how to make simple graphs that could tell us about the spread (or distribution) of the results. These are important skills that are used in maths beyond Year 7, and in many jobs and life situations where data can help you to make a decision, convince others, or pitch ideas. Congratulations to every Year 7 student for having fun with your learning, and gaining s(mashing) maths skills that will help you in the future.

Russell Taylor
STEM Teacher

Photography Studios - Botanic Adventure

Our Middle School Photography students hit the Adelaide Botanic Gardens with their cameras in search of photos that met a challenging brief! Co-designed within the class in the prior session, students worked within different constraints including that their photos must have something moving within them, that the camera lens needed to remain at maximum zoom and that their client for these works would be the world-famous David Attenborough! Students will be jumping into Photoshop in the coming weeks to explore the opportunities and challenges photo manipulation has within the new world of Generative AI. We are really excited to see how our students tackled this creative, yet challenging brief!

James Almond
The Arts Leader

DNA Achievements Beyond the school

This section celebrates our student achievements beyond the school. If you know of someone achieving beyond ABHS, please tell us about it! You can submit your story below. This form is also accessible on the Frog Parent and Student portals.

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Playford Trust/Andy Thomas Space Foundation Scholarship

DNA Achievements Beyond the school

Former ABHS Student Chloe H has been awarded the prestigious Playford Trust/Andy Thomas Space Foundation Scholarship for her studies in a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical). The scholarship is designed to assist high-achieving students who are studying in areas that are of strategic importance to the state which includes the space sector. Considerations within her application included Chloe’s winning of the University of Adelaide Space Society’s Hackathon as the best in space mining in 2023 and her aims to become an astronaut.

Chloe became interested in space science while studying at ABHS where she studied Rocket Science and Space at Yr10 and followed this with Physics and high level Maths subjects at Yr11-12. She also took every opportunity she could to get involved in excursions that were space related by attending the Australian Space Forum and South Australian Space school under the recommendations of her teachers in 2021. We are very proud of her achievements and excited to see where Chloe’s passion for space will take her in the future.

Lauren Scarfe
STEM Teacher

Tyler and the team win Bronze in Canberra

DNA Achievements Beyond the school

Congratulations to Tyler D for his outstanding achievement in baseball at the South Australian School Sport competition in Canberra. Tyler participated in the 18 years and under division and triumphantly returned with a bronze medal. Well done, Tyler!

Alston and Jasmine head to Hong Kong

DNA Achievements Beyond the school

Alston M and Jasmine C were selected to represent Australia in the Australian Drop Bears Ice Hockey team that recently went to Hong Kong. The Australian Drop Bears teams played two tournaments one was the biggest Asian tournament for Hong Kong Ice Hockey Mega Ice 5s, the other was called East West Spring Classic both played in Hong Kong with the highest skilled competitors from around the world including over 112 teams. Alston played U13 and U15 age divisions, Jasmine played U15, The Drop Bears made it into the finals for U15 in the first tournament and got knocked out by the eventual winners of the tournament Hong Kong IHA in a hard-fought battle. In the second tournament, the U13 team went undefeated in a clean sweep winning the gold medal in style and the U15 team only had one loss by 1 goal in a nail-biting game that went right down to the wire. The U15 team regrouped to charge ahead making it all the way to the grand final game winning convincingly 5-0 against the one team who beat them earlier in the tournament.
The Australian team also got training with an ex-NHL super star Rob Schremp from the New York Islanders and participated in an NHL type skills competition and emersed themselves into the Hong Kong culture and made new friends from around the world. Australia also took an under 11 team who won bronze in the second tournament. Furthermore, Jasmine and Alston also represented their state at the National Championships last year for U13 Ginsberg tournament. Jasmine awarded the best U13 defense player and Alston the best goalie in the country for their age bracket of 2023. They then travelled to NSW in January this year as they both were selected into the Ice Hockey Australia National Development program for 2024. Jasmine has now been selected into the U15 South Australian team for the National Championships and Alston has made it into the U13 South Australian team for the National Championships coming up in two months’ time.
The pair are a lethal combination at the defensive end of the ice and are turning heads worldwide with their achievements in the sport of Ice Hockey.

Well done Alston and Jasmine!

Photos: Drop Bears Ice Hockey Facebook page

Aryan's success at the Hamman Maths Competition

DNA Achievements Beyond the school

Congratulations Aryan on your Distinction in the Hamman Maths Competition run by MASA (Mathematics Association of South Australia).

“The competition was a fun test to do and wasn’t difficult to do. After doing the competition, I was expecting to get a credit, distinction or high distinction. I was happy with my result however I believe I could have done better if I did the Hammann Maths Competition next year. I believe our school should encourage more students to do this as I was the only one from our school and I want more people from our school getting awards especially one of the top 10 positions.” – Aryan P

Congratulations Aryan on your success!

Free home internet access

Students and families who have inadequate or no access to internet at home are eligible to apply for a free internet connection to support learning.

There are 2 options available to eligible families:

  • wireless internet access from the Department for Education through the student home internet program
  • NBN broadband internet access until December 2025 from the Australian Government through the School Student Broadband Initiative.

You might be eligible if you:

  • have a school aged child
  • don’t have reliable home internet access or have no active NBN broadband connection.

Find out more about what options are available and how parents and carers can apply by visiting the department’s website.

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New smoke-free and vape-free outdoor area laws

From 1 March 2024, new laws will ban smoking and vaping in a variety of public outdoor areas in South Australia. Regulations under the South Australian Tobacco and E-Cigarette Products Act 1997  are being introduced to address risks associated with passive tobacco smoking and passive inhalation of e-cigarette aerosol. This will occur through the creation of smoke-free and vape-free areas in the following areas:

  • at early childhood services premises, and education and children’s services facilities (including schools), and within ten (10) metres of their boundaries
  • at and within ten (10) metres of non-residential building entrances, such as entrances to shopping centres, government and commercial buildings
  • at public hospitals and health facilities, private hospitals and residential aged care facilities, and within ten (10) metres of their boundaries
    (note: the regulation for residential aged care facilities will come into operation 12 months after the day on which the other regulations are made)
  • within outdoor public swimming facilities
  • at major events venues declared under the Major Events Act 2013
  • at and within ten (10) metres of a sporting venue during an organised underage sporting event, training or practice session
    on beaches between and within fifty (50) metres of red and yellow patrol flags, and under (and within five (5) metres of) jetties.

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