Back to School Toolkit

Let’s get ready for the 2025 school year!

All the information you need for the new school year can be found by following the links below. Please be sure to carefully read through the documents provided, as each contains important details.

Term dates

View the term dates for 2025 here.

The College Business Office closes at 12.00pm on Friday 20 December 2024.

The College Business Office opens at 9.00am on Monday 6 January 2025. The office will be open from 9.00am-3.00pm during the school holidays.

Bell times

Click on the link below to view and download our 2025 bell timetable for the Junior and Senior Schools.

The school day for Junior School commences at 8.45am and concludes at 3.00pm for Prep to Year 6 classes. Kinder concludes at 2.45pm.

The school day for the Senior School commences at 8.40am and concludes at 3.15pm.

SMC BELL TIMES 2025

Booklists

St Mary’s College has partnered with Office National Hobart to make ordering back-to-school stationery and books easy for parents and students.

Supplies can be purchased in-store or online from 2 December. Please view the key details in the ordering instructions below:

Kinder-Year 2 Ordering Instructions

Years 3-12 Ordering Instructions

2025 Booklists

A note about sustainability

St Mary’s College values sustainability and therefore encourages families to re-use old stationery items from previous years, where possible.

At St Mary’s College, we are committed to reducing stationery waste and promoting environmental sustainability. We have compiled a list of suggested general stationery requirements for secondary students; however, we encourage students to retain stationery and utilise materials from previous years instead of purchasing new supplies.

ORDER DEADLINES AND DELIVERY INFORMATION

To ensure you receive your book and stationery requirements prior to Term 1, 2025, you must complete your order by 22 January 2025. After this date, every effort will be made by Office National to deliver your order before the start of Term 1, 2025 but this cannot be guaranteed.

Orders can be placed from 2 December 2024 to 22 January 2025, using the code provided below, and paid via Visa, Mastercard, PayPal or ZipPay.

To order online:

Visit: https://booklist.officebrands.com.au/hobart/st-mary-s-college/
Enter the access code: SMC25

Please note: Orders can take up to 15 working days for delivery. Office National is unable to deliver to PO Boxes or Post Offices.

The postage cost is $14.95 (Office National cannot combine orders for multiple schools). Backorders not received prior to the start of the term will be delivered to the College.

Alternatively, families can buy stationery and books independently, but please ensure you purchase exactly what is on the booklist.

Kinder to Year 2 families

This time, we are having the parent orders for K-2 delivered to the school. Once they arrive, they will be distributed to the classrooms.

Years 3-12 families

Orders for years 3-12 will remain the same, and parents and carers will receive orders via home delivery.

Guilford Young College booklists

If your child is taking part in a course at Guilford Young College, back-to-school stationery and book-ordering instructions are below:

GYC Booklist 2025

GYC Ordering Instructions 2025

ICT

The ICT devices required for students differs across the grades. In a significant change for 2025, the College will provide new iPads for Year 3 students and laptops for Year 7 students. Year 5 students will still be required to purchase an iPad and new students entering the Senior School in Years 8-12 will continue the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) program.

For more information on the devices required, including minimum device specifications, please see the device specifications web page here and the links below.

ICT (Senior School)

Year 7

We advise families with students entering Year 7 2025 not to purchase a device for your child for Year 7 2025. We are pleased to confirm that Year 7 2025 will have a school-provided device, a Lenovo 13w Yoga Gen 2.

Learn more about why the College has elected to change to school provided devices for Year 7, along with the key features and specs here: Year 7 Laptop Information 2025

Click here to book your BYOD Enrolment session.

New Year 8-12 students

All new students from Years 8-12 in 2025 will take part in the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. Help sessions are available to assist in enrolling laptops into the BYOD platform, installing Microsoft 365 apps and more in the first few days of Term 1.

The latest information regarding the BYOD program in 2025, especially updates to Device Requirements, FAQs and access to Device Purchasing opportunities, can be found here.

Existing Year 8-12 students who bought a new device in the holidays:

Existing students that are replacing their laptop in 2024 will need to un-enrol or remove their previous device from BYOD management before attempting to enrol a replacement device.

– For guidance, see the guide to remove your device from the Company Portal which is also provided on the school website.
– Alternatively, contact the ICT Help Desk for assistance to un-enrol your previous device.
To complete laptop preparations, guides and instructions such as enrolling your laptop, installing Microsoft 365 apps and setting up the OneDrive app can also be found on the College website here.

Additional support will be made available in the first week of Term 1 for any student having difficulty enrolling and setting up their device.

ICT (Junior School)

Parents and carers are reminded that students in Years 3-6 are not required to attend a Bring Your Own Device enrolment session, as iPads will be enrolled in class in the first few weeks of Term 1, 2025.

Year 3

Students commencing Year 3 in 2025 will no longer be required to purchase an iPad, as it will now be provided by the College.

Year 5

All students commencing Year 5 in 2025 will be required to purchase an iPad.

Please see the following tasks required for the iPad in preparation for Term 1:

Prepare Your iPad – Junior School iPad Readiness Check List

View the BYOD iPad requirements and key device details here.

For additional information on technology at St Mary’s College click here.

Uniform

At St Mary’s College it is important for students to wear the correct school uniform and to wear it with pride, as it reflects the spirit and image of the College community.

Please refer to our uniform guidelines and ordering information by clicking on the link below.

Uniform guidelines, ordering information and operating hours

UNIFORM SHOP INFORMATION

The St Mary’s College Uniform Shop is managed by Midford and is now operating at its new location on the corner of York and Regent Street, Sandy Bay.

All visits to the Uniform Shop, including new students, require an appointment. This can be done using the below link.

https://MidfordBooking.as.me/MidfordSandyBay

Address: Corner of York and Regent Street, Sandy Bay, TAS 7005
Email: [email protected]

Opening hours: Weekdays 8.00am – 4.30pm and Saturday 10.00am – 1.00pm

ORDER YOUR UNIFORM ITEMS ONLINE

www.midford.com.au accepts online orders.

Fee information and debit forms

The Fees Schedule Update for 2025 is available here.

Please be advised that credit card and debit card authorities need to be completed at the beginning of every year. These forms can be accessed here.

If you have any queries regarding any of the above documents, or if you require further assistance, please contact the College Business Office on (03) 6108 2560.

Additional information that may be useful to families

Outside School Hours Care

College Opening Hours

Metro Back to School Services

We wish all families a happy and productive 2025!