Boarders' physical well-being
Boarders' physical well-being and development are provided for and monitored.
Evidence of compliance
A registered non-government school must have in place policies and procedures to provide for and monitor boarders' physical well-being and development that include:
- supplying food that meets the Australian Dietary Guidelines
- catering that complies with the requirements of the NSW Food Act 1989
- facilities, personnel and programs for physical activity.
The school must also have in place policies and procedures for health care including:
- twenty-four (24) hour access to emergency medical assistance
- training of all staff directly involved in the supervision of boarders to the equivalent of Level 2 Senior First Aid Certificate
- monitoring the physical health of boarders
- consent from and notification of parents/guardians regarding the administering of first aid and medical care
- managing communicable and infectious diseases
- managing immunisation and screening
- distribution and monitoring of medication
- care of ill boarders
- ancillary health services, including facilities and personnel available on-site and offsite and how to access these services.