Parent portal

At Baulkham Hills High School we use parent portal apps to make communication and admin easier for families.

You will need an access key to link your registered accounts with your child's profile. If you have not received this through email, you have lost your key, or if your access key does not work, please send us an email.

Log into Sentral Parent Portal

Sentral allows you to:

• notify the school of your child's absence
• view your child's attendance and timetable
• view academic reports

For more information please see:

• Frequently asked questions
• Sentral app parent user guide

Log into School Bytes Parent Portal

School Bytes allows you to:

• provide permission online for excursions, incursions, and events
• view full details of upcoming excursions, incursions, and events
• make payments quickly and securely
• view your Statement of Account and payment history
• access online forms to apply for Extended Leave (3 or more days) or update your Contact Details or SRE preference.

For more information please see the Parent user guide.

School Attendance

Attendance must be maintained to a high standard and is linked with learning success and social connection. Late arrivals, early departures and absences are monitored by HT Administration.

NSW Government - Compulsory School Attendance

Extended Leave

While an extended period of leave is expected to be taken during school holidays, it is understood that there are times when this may not be possible and an “Application for Extended Leave - Travel” form needs to be completed for leave of 3 days or more. This online form can be found on your School Bytes parent portal. A copy of flight details or itinerary must also to be included.

NOTE: Extended leave is not to be submitted through ‘Future Absences’ on the Sentral parent portal.

Only in extenuating circumstances will these applications be granted. In line with NSW Department of Education policy, where an application is not approved the student’s absence will be noted as “Unjustified”.

If leave falls on/during an assessment this may impact the student's final result in course.

Sick Leave

If your child is away sick, please inform the school on the day using the Sentral Parents Portal or via email. Otherwise these absences can be explained by responding to the school absence text message you will receive mid-morning on the day. Absences must be explained within 7 days of the first absence or will remain as an unjustified/unexplained absence.

Absences of 3 days or more require a medical certificate to be sent into the school for DoE records.

Late Arrivals

All students must sign in at the front office when arriving late. Please provide a medical certificate/attendance note with your child explaining the partial absence.  Otherwise, you can respond to the text message you will receive mid-morning on the day regarding your child’s late arrival. Repeated lateness will be investigated by HT Admin.

Early Departures

If a student needs to leave school early, they must provide a note from their parent or carer giving the reason for the early leave and the time they need to leave. This note needs to be signed by a Deputy Principal before school and handed in to the office where they will then be issued with an early leave pass. This pass is to be presented to the teacher at the time of departure and the student can leave the school.

Need help with our parent portal apps?

Our friendly office staff will be happy to give you a hand.

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