Admissions Handbook 2011 - The Southport School

Admissions Handbook 17
• All classrooms and laboratories are also out of bounds except during School hours or at prep times or
under a Master’s supervision or, at his discretion.
• No boy may enter another House or House Area without direct permission from the Housemaster, his
Assistant or the Master on duty.
Motor Vehicles
• The parents of a day boy in Year 11 or 12 may make a written application, on the prescribed form, for
their son to drive a motor vehicle to and from School. The parents and the boy must be aware of, and
abide by, the following rules:
• A day boy driving to and from School must park his vehicle in the area set aside by the School for that
purpose.
• Each vehicle intended to be parked at School must be registered with the School.
• The Dean of Students will maintain an up-to-date record of all boys permitted to bring vehicles to the
School. The record shall include the boy’s licence number, registration number and a description of
the vehicle.
• No student is to travel with any other student unless written permission is received from both parents.
• No boarders are permitted to travel as passengers in day boy driven vehicles unless written
authorisation from boarding parents has been given. (Parents of day boys should be clearly conversant
with this rule, especially in cases where they entertain boarders as house guests).
• The day boy parking area is out of bounds to all boys other than registered users of the vehicles.
• It must be understood that in giving permission for day boys to travel to and from School in motor
vehicles, the Headmaster means just that and no more. Day boys will use such approved vehicles for
the purpose of attending normal School activities and will use the shortest trafficable route between
School and Home.
• No day boy will use a motor vehicle at lunch time or during normal School hours.
• A day boy granted approval to use a motor vehicle may use such a vehicle while attending sports and
other activities conducted at School. However, he must use transport provided by the School when
attending sports and other activities conducted elsewhere.
• Any day boy granted approval to drive a motor vehicle to and from School must observe all the
conditions applying to wearing of School uniform and School conduct.
• The School will not accept responsibility in the event of any accident or misadventure.
• No boarder is permitted to drive on the School campus or to keep a car on the campus.
Student Cafe and Eating Areas
Drinking
• No Cafe property is to be taken out of the Student Cafe.
• Rubbish must be placed in the receptacles provided.
• Boisterous behaviour in the Cafe is strictly forbidden.
• Trading Hours: Recess and lunch time during the week and any other time that is announced.
• Any food or drink purchased at the Cafe is to be consumed within the immediate surrounds of the
Cafe or transported, unconsumed, to the Day House Area.
• No food is to be taken and consumed anywhere on the School Grounds other than the Cafe, Day
House Area, Dining Hall or Boarding Houses without the direct instruction and supervision of a
member of Staff.
• The attitude of the School to the drinking of alcoholic liquor is that boys who are members of the
School must abide by the laws of the State in respect to alcohol consumption. Specifically, no boy is to
consume alcohol on the School premises except in circumstances approved by the Headmaster. Note
also the section in the Record Book on “Social Code”. Boarding students who bring or consume
alcohol on School premises place in jeopardy their place in the Boarding Community.