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Welcome to Fairholme Junior!
See below a list of Junior School frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help you navigate your first days at Fairholme College.
If you have any further questions, please contact our Head of Enrolments, Mrs Tina Hammond.
T 07 4688 4635
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What are the office hours?
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Where should my daughter go on the first day?
On the first day of Term 1, girls should go to their classroom.
For the commencement of the Prep school year, the girls in Prep must be accompanied to the Prep classroom and collected from the Prep classroom by an adult.
If uncertain, please go to the Junior School office and our administration staff will escort you to your classroom.
New starters during the school year should go to the Junior School office, where you will be met by a buddy and escorted to class.
Kindy students will go directly to their Kindy classroom, which they will be familiar with from their enrolment tour and Kindy entry interview.
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What are the school hours?
Junior School
Monday to Friday 8.25am to 3.10pm
Morning Tea 10.30am to 10.50am
Lunch 12.30pm to 1.15pm
Kindy
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3pm
Girls may arrive at 8am and play in the P&F Courtyard before school. Please make arrangements for Before School Care if your daughter needs to arrive before 8am.
Collection at the end of the school day is from the Rotunda. Please make arrangements for After School Care if your daughter is unable to be collected by 3.30pm.
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Where is the pick up and drop off area?
To reduce congestion at the start and end of the school day, we encourage parents to use the designated drop-off and pick-up zones at the front of the Rotunda adjacent to the front car park accessed from the Wirra Wirra Street car park entrance, and adhere to the staggered pick-up times outlined below.
> Kindy - 3pm
> Junior School - from 3.10pm
> Middle and Senior School - from 3.20pm
The pick up lane has a maximum wait time of five minutes. If you arrive too early, and your daughter is not ready to be picked up, you will be requested to move on.
When utlising on-street parking in the area, please be considerate of our local residents and observe all traffic rules.
Kindy
Kindy parents must park in the car park (not drop and go area) and walk to Kindy to drop off and collect their child.
Prep
For the commencement of the Prep school year, the girls in Prep must be accompanied to the Prep classroom and collected from the Prep classroom by an adult. Please notify the Prep teacher in writing or by email should and adult other than a parent be involved in bringing or collecting your daughter.
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What are the key dates?
Events noted on the Term Dates overview are events which involve all students.
Our term dates are published for the College Community at least 6 months prior to the beginning of the new school year and we thank all families for noting these dates and booking any family holidays or trips during the term breaks so that all students can complete the full learning expectations each year.
You will find the Term Dates document within the myFairholme parent portal and available for download on our Events page.
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Where is the uniform shop?
Located within the College grounds, our HOLMEstore offers professional customer service and expert advice for all your uniform and stationery supplies.
Staff will guide you through the required uniform items for all seasons and occasions. New and secondhand uniforms, hair accessories and swim attire are available for purchase, as well as an extensive range of Fairholme College merchandise and stationery items.
HOLMESTORE CONTACT DETAILS
Opening Hours (Term Time - up to and including Tuesday 9 December 2025)
Monday - Wednesday: 12.30pm - 4pm
Thursday - Friday: 7.30am - 12.30pm
January 2026 Opening Hours (From Monday 12 January)
Monday - Wednesday: 12.30pm - 4pm
Thursday - Friday: 7.30am - 12.30pm
CLOSED - Australia Day Public Holiday (Monday 26 January 2026)
Orientation Program and Boarder Travel Day (Tuesday 27 January 2026) OPEN from 7.30am - 4pm
Term One Commencement Day (Wednesday 28 January 2026) OPEN from 7.30am - 4pm
The HOLMEstore is situated beneath the Gym on the Bridge Street side of the College, with parking entry via Fairholme Street.
Please feel free to visit us when it best suits you within our opening hours. Fitting appointments for new students can be made by contacting the HOLMEstore directly. Making an appointment ensures that we will have a staff member available to offer you the best possible service.
For more information, including uniform details and pricelist, visit our HOLMEstore page.
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How do I order books and stationery?
BACK-TO-SCHOOL STATIONERY
Back-to-school stationery can be purchased from Browns Office Choice and parents (both new and existing) will be notified when booklists are online and ready for ordering. All back to school stationery orders are collected from the HOLMEstore, Browns Office Choice, or delivered to home.
Families may also choose to shop at another location using the list as their guide.
For students commencing during the school year, you will receive an email from our HOLMEstore enclosing your daughter’s booklist prior to commencement.
If you have any questions, Tina Forbes is the HOLMEstore manager and can be contacted via email [email protected] or phone (07) 4688 4666.
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Does my daughter need a laptop?
Girls in Years 4 to 6 use laptops in their daily learning experiences.
Laptops are purchased by, and remain the property of the College. The ICT Acceptable Use Policy is located on myFairholme.
These will be issued by the College and a general purpose levy will be charged to your account. This brings the Junior School in line with Middle and Senior School laptop usage.
Laptops will be supplied by the College, have Microsoft Office suite products installed, with IT support by our College IT staff. Laptops will remain at school, in the classroom.
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How does Fairholme communicate with its families?
My Fairholme
The myFairholme (Parent Portal) is where you will receive Happenings@Holme messages and important documents about school activities, access your child’s reports, book parent teacher interviews, access academic reports, view the parent handbook, and more.
myFairholme can be accessed online or via the mobile app. Upon enrolment, you will receive an email with your family’s personalised myFairholme login information.
For more information about accessing myFairholme, visit myFairholme FAQs.
Social Media
Regular updates are shared on the College’s social media channels.
Fairholme Junior operates year level Facebook pages for parents. These groups can be helpful with reminders and sharing of information, locating of lost property, etc. Membership of these pages is optional and this is not a formal method of communication. Links to access Facebook pages are shared at the beginning of each year.
Junior Jottings / Communique
The Junior School newsletter called Junior Jottings is published to Happenings@Holme on myFairholme on a fortnightly basis. A Friday Communique is published on the alternate Friday to provide any further updates as required.
‘At Holme’
‘At Holme’ is the College's monthly online publication where we share updates, community stories and celebrate the achievements of Fairholme girls. To explore past editions on our website, visit Publications.
‘At Holme’ podcast
Our 'At Holme' podcast is where we share inspiring conversations from within and beyond the school grounds. To access the podcasts, visit Podcasts.
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How do I contact my daughter's teacher?
Due to their teaching commitments during the day, teachers prefer initial contact from parents via email.
Email addresses at Fairholme are [email protected].
Please be aware that we do not expect our teachers to respond to emails out of hours.
You are welcome to email your daughter's teachers to arrange a face-to-face meeting or phone call if necessary.
Parent/Student/Teacher interviews for Prep to Year 6 students are held at the start of Terms 2, 3 and 4. Bookings are made by accessing myFairholme - Parent Teacher Interviews
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Who do I contact if my daughter is upset about something?
We encourage parents to contact their daughter’s class teacher in the first instance. Email is the best method of contact initially and a face-to-face meeting or phone call can be arranged if required.
If the concern is of a more serious nature, please be in contact with the Deputy Head of Junior School.
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What do I do if my daughter is absent from school?
Absence due to illness
We encourage Day student parents to use the Absentee button on the MyFairholme App.
This can be used if your daughter is unwell for a day or two due to illness, or if she needs to arrive late or be collected during the day for a medical appointment.
Absentees can also be emailed to [email protected], or phone the Junior School Office on 4688 4647 before 9am.
Junior School Office staff will phone parents to check on the whereabouts of a student if contact has not been made by the parent.
Extended absences
If your daughter is expected to have an extended absence for family reasons, leave needs to be requested from the Head of Junior. Please email [email protected]
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What Co-Curricular opportunities are available in the Junior School?
Fairholme Junior offers a wide variety of cultural, sporting and academic Co-Curricular activities throughout the year.
Prior to the start of each term, a Co-Curricular Calendar is published on the Junior School Parent Info page of myFairholme, and as a news item.
The calendar will outline the activity, day, date, teacher in charge, and which year level the activity is for.
For specialist Arts tuition in instrumental music, piano, singing and Speech and Drama lessons, please complete the Arts Tuition Application form available on the Junior Arts webpage. Parents are invoiced directly for these activities.
For more information, visit Junior Arts and Junior Sport
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Is there a tuckshop?
Fairholme College does not have a tuckshop, however we do offer a dining room lunch (the same as provided to our boarding students) Monday to Friday, at a cost of $5 per day. This includes morning tea and lunch.
While special dietary requirements can be catered for, e.g. gluten free, individual preferences are not.
In the Junior School, this is known as Fairholme Fare.
Meals are ordered and paid for online via myFairholme. Meals can be ordered in Week 1 for the whole term or alternatively ordered weekly. The menu is updated weekly and posted to Happenings@Holme on a Tuesday.
Fairholme Fare will not be available Week 1 of each term and the final school day of each term.
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When are school camps held?
During the year, Year 3 to 6 students attend a year-level camp. These are hosted off campus (apart from the Year 3 onsite sleepover) and are important undertakings which allow the development of a range of skills important to the students' social and emotional growth.
Any associated costs for these camps are included in the College fees.
> Year 3: overnight 'sleep-in' at the College held in Term 4
> Years 4 and 5: two-night camp at Alexandra Headland in Term 3
> Year 6: Week-long tour of Canberra in Term 3
