Our Commitment to Students

Avila College is committed to the care, safety and wellbeing of all students while in our care. Our staff have a shared responsibility to provide our students with a safe and secure environment on campus, online and in other locations provided by the school.

Avila College is committed to:

• being a child-safe environment which has zero tolerance for child abuse;
• actively engaging; listening to and empowering all our students;
• open communication with our families and supporting them to promote the wellbeing and safety of their children;
• establishing child-safe relationships within our community;
• developing an organisational culture marked by collaborative, vigilant and proactive approaches across policies, procedures, curriculum and practices;
• supporting and developing all our staff in their roles to educate, care for and protect our students.

Ministerial Order 1359 is a key part of the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-Government Organisations.

Avila College supports the Ministerial Order and Child Safe Standards to ensure protection of all children, believing all young people have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse and neglect.

The College’s current policies can be accessed via the links below:

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS)
Child Safety Policies

• Child Safety Code of Conduct
• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
• Child Safety and Wellbeing Record Keeping Policy
• Engaging Families in Child Safety Policy
• Reportable Conduct Policy
• Recruitment Policy
• PROTECT – Identifying and Responding to Abuse – Reporting Obligations
• PROTECT Procedure – Police or DFFH Child Protection Interviews at School
• PROTECT Procedure – Responding to Police and Child Protection Request for Further Information
• PROTECT Procedure – Informing Staff of Reporting Obligations
• PROTECT Procedure – Responding to Offence Under the Crimes Act 1958 (VIC)
• PROTECT Procedure – Responding to all forms of Child Abuse
• PROTECT Procedure – Responding to Student Sexual Offending 

CECV Child Safety

Information relating to Catholic Education’s commitment to the new Ministerial Standards is also available on the CECV Child Safety website.