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Mount Compass Area School

Mount Compass Area School is a Reception to Year 12 community oriented school where excellent teaching in a safe, motivating environment develops confident, resilient and socially responsible citizens

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Our School

Mount Compass is located 59 kms from Adelaide GPO is centrally placed on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Our school is the regional focus school in agriculture. Junior school students regularly experience farm life in all aspects of their curriculum and are engaged in a quality environmental program linked to the adjacent swamp and forest.

A WORD FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Teaching and learning within the Mount Compass Area School community is underpinned by our school values of integrity, respect, and kindness.

We are dedicated to the learning and growth of every student through providing a safe and inspiring learning environment where students build their confidence, knowledge and connection to each other and the community.

-Lucie Walker

LOCATION

School Road,
Mount Compass SA 5210

Telephone:  (08) 8556 8219

Email:  dl.0289.info@schools.sa.edu.au

School Hours: 

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:45am – 3:15pm

Wed 8:45am – 2:20pm (Early finish time)

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Early Finish – Friday December 13th 2024  

End of Year Awards and Graduation Ceremony Time: 9.30am – 11am Venue: MCAS School Gym All families are welcome to attend. There will be a morning tea for Year 12 parents, sponsors and students at 11am in the Food and Hospitality Centre. All students attending need to...

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Our Upcoming Notable Events

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Dec 2024

Last Day of Term 4

Early Finish| 1:00pm

Event Info

End of Year Awards and Graduation Ceremony

Time: 9.30am – 11am

Venue: MCAS School Gym

All families are welcome to attend.

There will be a morning tea for Year 12 parents, sponsors and students at 11am in the Food and Hospitality Centre.

All students attending need to be in full school uniform.

 

School finishes at 1:00pm on Friday 13th December (the last day of Term 4).

Buses will depart about 2 hours earlier than normal.

Please contact Cheraleen on 0411 134 701 if you require OSHC services on this day.

28

Jan 2025

First Day of Term 1

Event Info

No further information provided.

29

Jan 2025

Early finish time | 2:20pm

Event Info

The early closure in 2024 on a Wednesday at 2:20pm; will facilitate more curriculum planning time and bring the school into line with the required learning time recommended by the teacher Enterprise Agreement.

R-12 year levels

Schools

Junior School R-5

View our Junior School information here, including Learning to Read (WRAP) program, Student Leaders, Agriculture and STEM programs.

Middle School 6-9

View our Middle School information here, including Student Leaders, Agriculture and STEM programs.

Senior School 10, 11 & 12

View our Senior School information here, including Student Leaders, Agriculture and STEM programs.

R-12 year levels

Schools

Junior School R-5

View our Junior School information here, including Learning to Read (WRAP) program, Student Leaders, Agriculture and STEM programs.

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Middle School 6-9

View our Middle School information here, including Student Leaders, Agriculture and STEM programs.

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Senior School 10, 11 & 12

View our Senior School information here, including Student Leaders, Agriculture and STEM programs.

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“Our school is great as the relationships in it are strong amongst students and teachers, meaning there is a very healthy environment for children to learn.”

– Nathan, yr 12

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Mount Compass Area School has a really supportive small community that allows everyone to engage with each other without the drama.

– Winter, yr 9

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School Payments

Our school uses the QKR app for school payments. Please download QKR by Mastercard app to your phone and you can pay for  school fees, order school lunches, pay for uniforms and other school items listed in the QKR menu. You can also pay for OSHC fees via this app. If you would like help on how this app works, catch up with us anytime in Student Services.

School Lunches payment

For quicker, hassle-free canteen and school payments, try Qkr! (pronounced ‘quicker’) by Mastercard. The link below is a flyer about the new payment app that will enable you to pay for your canteen orders, uniform orders & other school payments—right from your phone! This is an exciting new process for our school and our canteen, and we want to show you how it works.

Qkr! is the ideal way to pay for your school excursions, order your child’s lunch and even purchase uniforms. For information on Downloading and using the app please view this PDF >

Online OSHC Payments

To pay your OSHC account, click on the link below and follow the prompts.

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Parent Feedback & Complaints

Members of the public (including parents, carers and students) can raise a concern or complaint if they think that the school or a staff member has:

  • done something wrong
  • failed to do something that should have been done
  • acted unfairly, unreasonably or disrespectfully.

View the MCAS Feedback and Complaints Procedure

Go to the Department for Education Feedback and Complaints page >