Privacy Collection Notice
The Ballarat Steiner School and Kindergarten is aware of and implements the requirements of the State and National Privacy principles and obtains consent for uses and disclosures of personal information that may not be for the primary or secondary related purposes to the collection:
The kindergarten collects personal information, including sensitive information about pupils and parents or guardians before and during the course of the student’s enrolment at the kindergarten. The primary purpose of collecting this information is to enable the kindergarten to provide duty of care to your child.
1. Some of the information we collect is to satisfy the kindergarten’s legal obligations, particularly to enable the kindergarten to discharge its duty of care.
2. Certain laws governing or relating to the operation of the kindergarten require that certain information is collected. These include Public Health and Child Protection laws.
3. Health information about students is sensitive information within the terms of the National Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act. We ask you to provide medical reports about students from time to time.
4. The kindergarten from time to time discloses personal and sensitive information to others for administrative and educational purposes. This includes to other kindergartens, schools, government departments, medical practitioners, and people providing services to the kindergarten, including specialist visiting teachers, sports teachers and volunteers.
5. If we do not obtain the information referred to above, we may not be able to enroll or continue the enrolment of your child.
6. Personal information collected regarding students is regularly disclosed to their parents or guardians. On occasions information such as academic and sporting achievements, student activities and other news is published in the school and kindergarten newsletters, magazines and on our website.
7. Parents may seek access to personal information collected about them and their child by contacting the front office. Students may also seek access to personal information about them. However, there will be occasions when access is denied. Such occasions would include where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others, where access may result in a breach of the kindergarten’s duty of care to the student, or where students have provided information in confidence.
8. As you may know the kindergarten from time to time engages in fundraising activities. Information received from you may be used by the kindergarten or an agent of the kindergarten to make an appeal to you.
We / I, Parents/Guardians of child stated in this application apply for their admission to Ballarat Steiner Kindergarten. We have read the Conditions of Admission and Privacy Information and agree to be bound by them.