School Facilities & Laundry

Use of School Facilities

Boarders at Guildford Grammar School are welcome to use the School’s facilities, provided they are appropriately supervised and it is during designated times.

Boarders may use both swimming pools, but only with supervision by boarding staff and only when the pool is not being used for other purposes. Appropriate swimwear is required at all times.

The School Gym is available for boarders to use before and after school and on weekends, provided appropriate supervision is available by boarding staff. Training times will be allocated for male, female and mixed sessions throughout the terms.

The music rooms are available by negotiation with the Director of Music and boarding supervisors outside of school hours. Boarders who are studying an instrument or are involved with school bands may arrange access to these rooms.

Laundry Services

All sheets, towels and pillowcases are washed within the School’s laundry facility. All boarders are expected to put these out for washing once a week in order to maintain good hygiene.

All personal items of clothing are washed at the School’s onsite laundry. All clothing and other items should be clearly labelled. Cotton labels can be purchased from the Clothing Shop and sewn in by parents prior to term commencing. For purchases made during the school year, the Boarding House Coordinators can facilitate labelling in-house; no nametag purchases are required.

Each student is provided with a laundry bag to contain their small items including underwear and socks, uniforms should not be included in these bags.

Bicycles and equipment

Parents are asked to take full responsibility for their child’s use of a bicycle, skateboard, ripstick, scooter or rollerblades and, in the case of injury or accident, indemnify the School against any injury or accident to their child. Parents must supply their child with safety equipment and a security chain as requested. Bicycles will be kept in the storeroom at the base of Burt Hall or in the storage shed outside Malcolm Hall accessible for those boarders. The School takes no responsibility for the loss of bicycles/scooters which are left outside the locked area provided.

Breakages and damage

Each family is asked to pay a $800 bond while their child is in boarding. All breakages must be reported to the staff on duty. For all wilful damage caused by irregular activity (e.g inside ball activities, abuse of recreational equipment) boarders will be held responsible and charges may be made against that bond. Boarders are asked to exercise reasonable care when using Boarding House equipment and furniture. At the end of each term an inspection will take place and the cost of any wilful damage will be charged to the parent. Any maintenance requirements need to be reported immediately so they can be attended to as soon as possible.

Storage

On the eastern side of Burt Hall, adjacent to the Medical Centre, there is a large storage room. This space may be used for bikes, scooters, luggage or large sports bags. There is also a storage container at Malcolm Hall for storage of bikes and scooters. Access to this area may be obtained by asking a boarding staff member. It is expected that this area is maintained in an orderly manner so that other boarders can access their belongings when required.

Fire alarms

The Boarding House is fitted with government regulated smoke detectors and alarms and are monitored by a fire security company which passes all calls on to the Fire Brigade.
The Fire Brigade attends every time a fire alarm is triggered on the School premises. Fire drills are carried out to ensure students know the procedure and designated evacuation points to assemble.