Welcome

A very warm welcome to The Lakes College. Please bookmark this page for ease in accessing important information relating to your child's commencement at TLC.

UNIFORMS

Please book a fitting time with the Uniform Shop. Booking a fitting time means that you do not have to queue and also means that our Uniform Staff are available to adequately assist you with your uniform requirements. Information including price lists and contact details are available here. There is a Second Hand Uniform Shop available at the College and you can read more information and see current stock here.You will find both of these services located in the Uniform Shop Building, located at the top carpark near the Secondary School.

Please note Prep students are required to carry a spare uniform (including socks and underwear) in their school bags. Prep students are allowed to purchase velcro formal shoes and sports shoes. All other year levels should be wearing black leather lace-up formal shoes and predominantly white sports shoes (with white shoe laces). Please refer to the Parent Handbook for more information.

Blazers are compulsory for Secondary students.

FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2018

The Fee Schedule for 2018 is available here. Please download and complete the 2018 College Payment Advice and return this to the Finance Office prior to your child's commencement at the College. If you have any questions please contact the Finance Office directly on 3491 5508.

COLLEGE CARE

It is College policy that all Primary aged children are registered for College Care.

Please click on the link here to download registration forms and the College Care handbook.

HEALTH CENTRE

The College Health Centre is located in the Primary undercover area. It is a College requirement that a Medical Form be completed for each child commencing at the College. If a management plan or alert exists for your child, you are requested to contact the College Nurse to complete a handover prior to your child's commencement at the College.

Medical Forms are available for completion and download here. Please return completed forms prior to commencement to the College Nurse - healthcentre@thelakes.qld.edu.au.

PRIMARY

Primary families - All of your books and stationery are provided in the classroom.

SECONDARY

Secondary Families - Please click on the links to access the book lists for 2018: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11-12. You can purchase these items from any stationery store.

COLLEGE COMMUNICATION

Please download our app to stay up to date with all of the College activities and events. The app gives you access to many portals relating to the College, including our Parent Handbook. Please read more information here. Please note the Bus timetable is available on the College app.

Email is our main method of communication, please ensure your contact details are kept up to date. You can update your contact details anytime by logging into Parent Lounge. When you log into Parent Lounge for the first time, please check that your contact details are correct and up-to-date.

Once you commence at TLC, your login details to the parent portals will be emailed to you by the Primary and Secondary offices. This will give you access to the two parent portals - Parent Lounge, Seqta Engage and the online payment portal Flexischools. For any questions please speak to your Primary or Secondary Offices.

We are on facebook, instagram, twitter and linkedin. Interact with us here.

FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES

If there are additional parents and carers involved with your child, please provide further information on your family circumstances by completing this form and returning it to the Primary or Secondary office.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For any other queries please do not hesitate to contact:

Primary Office: Mrs Kerri Nelson on 3491 5510 (knelson@thelakes.qld.edu.au) - located near the Primary entrance gate.

Secondary Office: Mrs Hellen Crane, on 3491 5522 (hcrane@thelakes.qld.edu.au) - located upstairs in the Secondary staffroom (CIS Building, near the Cafe).

Bus and Student Services: Mrs Barbara Manning on 3491 5501 (reception@thelakes.qld.edu.au) - located in the under-covered area in the primary school.

Extra-Curricular: Mrs Tina Batson on 3491 5500 (tbatson@thelakes.qld.edu.au) - located in the main reception.

We look forward to welcoming your family to The Lakes College in 2018.