10 Days to a New Academic Year: The Parent’s Back-to-School Checklist 🎒

10 days to go!

The new academic year is almost here. This is the perfect time to get everything ready and avoid the last-minute rush.

Use this checklist to make sure your child returns to school prepared, organised and ready to learn.

📚 1. Booklist Purchased

The school booklist package includes all required textbooks and selected notebooks/exercise books, which are paid for and supplied by the school.

• Booklist payment completed

• Textbooks Collected from School Bookshop

• Supplied notebooks received

• Books and notebooks labelled

• Additional stationery purchased where required

• School bag ready

Remember: Where textbooks and notebooks are included in the school booklist, parents do not need to purchase them separately.

👕 2. Uniforms & Appearance

Take time to check all school clothing and personal appearance requirements before reopening.

• Official 20th Anniversary School T-Shirt available

• Anniversary T-shirt checked for correct size

• Approved blue jeans available

• Blue jeans are clean and in good condition

• Regular school uniform checked

• Uniforms washed, ironed and ready

• School shoes checked

• Socks available

• PE/sportswear ready where applicable

• Haircut/hairstyle arranged according to school requirements

Important: Please ensure that the blue jeans worn to school are the approved school colour and style.

✏️ 3. Stationery & Personal Learning Items

• Pens

• Pencils

• Eraser

• Sharpener

• Ruler

• Coloured pencils/crayons where required

• Mathematical set/calculator where applicable

• Other subject-specific materials

  
  

💰 4. School Fees & Financial Planning

• School fees reviewed

• Payment plan decided

• First payment prepared

• Transport arrangements confirmed

• Lunch/feeding arrangements planned

• Other school expenses considered

📱 5. School Information Checklist

• School contact numbers saved

• Parent communication channels checked

• Important school notices read

• Academic calendar reviewed

• Opening date confirmed

• Reporting time confirmed

• Pick-up/drop-off arrangements confirmed

• Emergency contact information updated

• Leaving students officially informed the school

🎒 6. Personal Items

• School bag

• Water bottle

• Lunch Bag

• Handkerchief/tissues

• Personal hygiene items

• Umbrellas / Rain Coats

• Any approved personal care items your child requires

🏠 7. Home Routine Preparation

Start getting children back into the school rhythm now.

• Regular bedtime restored

• Morning routine established

• Study/homework area organised

• Breakfast routine planned

• School-day meals planned

• Late-night screen time reduced

• Morning preparation routine practised

❤️ 8. Preparing Your Child

Back-to-school preparation is about more than books and uniforms.

Talk to your child about the new academic year:

“What are you looking forward to?”

“What would you like to improve?”

“What is one thing you want to achieve?”

Encourage your child to set:

🎯 One academic goal🌱 One personal goal⭐ One character goal

A new academic year is a fresh opportunity to learn, improve, discover and achieve.