Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School
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676 Old Cleveland Road
Camp Hill QLD 4152
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Email: admin@camphillipss.eq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3900 9333

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

SUN SAFETY AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL

In Queensland, year-round sun protection is important for all children and young people.

Research shows that high ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure from the sun in childhood and adolescence significantly increases the risk of developing skin cancer.

Parents, families, schools and the community play an important role to model and reinforce the 5 ways to be sun safe  with children and young people.

At Camp Hill State Infants School, we are aware of the important role we play in promoting sun safety and encouraging all school members to be sun smart. Some of the ways we do this is by:

  • Teaching sun safety as part of the implementation of the Australian Curriculum through Health and Physical Education and incidental teaching
  • Providing SPF 30 or higher broad-spectrum water-resistant sunscreen for students to use. Staff will remind students that the sunscreen is available. However, students are responsible to putting on their own sunscreen. Parents/carers can further assist by reminding their child/ren to put on sunscreen before breaks. Parents/carers are encouraged to provide sunscreen for their child if they don’t wish their child to use the school’s sunscreen.
  • Using available shade for outdoor activities and providing additional shade (e.g. temporary shade structures on Sports Day, and applying for grants and fundraising for shade structures over new playground.)
  • Including sun safe options with our school uniform and ensuring swim shirts/rash vests are sworn at swimming lessons. Our uniform has two hats, one our formal all blue hat and the other the sports hat, both are sun safe. However, If you are planning on buying only one hat, please buy the all blue hat as not only is it our main hat, it the best for sun safety. School shirts with long shirts are also available as a special order.

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