Lockers

All lockers are the property of St Clair High School.
Lockers are hired on a yearly basis.
The school assumes NO responsibility for loss or damage of any item in a locker, locked or unlocked.
Teachers will not allow students to access lockers during lessons.
Lockers are made available for student use to store school supplies and personal items necessary for use at school.
Lockers are not to be used to store items which cause, or can reasonably be foreseen to cause, an interference with school purposes or an educational function of which are forbidden by school rules, the Department of Education and NSW law.
The Principal or a delegate has the right to cancel the locker agreement, access a locker by cutting locks and carry out searches of lockers to ensure safety for the school community as outlined in the Department of Education (DoE) Policy.
A student using a locker, which is the property of the school is presumed to have no expectations of privacy.

Student responsibilities as a locker hirer

Students will maintain their locker in good condition and must report damage immediately to a Deputy Principal.
Students are to use lockers exclusively to store school related materials and appropriate personal items.
Students are solely responsible for the contents of their locker and will not share access to their locker with other students.
Food is not to be left in lockers overnight.
Repeated lateness to class because of locker use will result in the cancellation of the locker agreement.
All lockers must be cleared out and left in a clean state at the end of Week 8 Term 4 or locks will be removed and a locker will not be offered in following years.

Locks

Padlocks will be supplied by the school upon payment of the $25 locker hire fee.
Signing this agreement acknowledges that any lock (excluding those supplied by the school) will be cut off lockers by the principal or a delegate.
Students will be charged the replacement cost of locks if damaged or lost.

Inspection of lockers

An inspection of all lockers may be conducted at any time throughout the year by the Principal or delegate, or police without notice and without parental/carer or student consent.
The Principal or delegate shall respect the privacy of the student regarding any items that are not illegal or against school policy and rules.
Inspections will be done if it is believed that there is a risk of:
1. An interference with school purposes or educational function
2. Safety
3. Physical injury or illness of any person
4. Damage to personal or school property
5. Violation of school rules, DoE rules and/or NSW law such as drugs, alcohol, weapons, etc
6. Loss of school material/equipment.

Seizure of property

The Principal or delegate may seize any illegal or unauthorised items in the locker, or any other items reasonably determined to be of a potential threat to the safety or security of others. Police will be informed of any illegal or dangerous items. This complies with Department of Education policy

Supervision of students accessing lockers

During Lunch, the teacher supervising the IC will observe the locker areas as part of their supervision duties.
Before school supervision will be maintained by all staff moving around the school.
After school supervision will be maintained by all staff moving around the school. Students should access their locker immediately after the 2.40pm bell and leave the school grounds as soon as practicable.
Students who repeatedly loiter around the lockers will have their locker agreement cancelled.

Hire procedure

Complete a hire agreement form and submit at the front office with $25 payment of the hire fee. .
Lock will be issued upon receipt of the $25 fee to the Office
Lockers are allocated to keep year groups in one location and no location changes will be made. Student/parents cannot appeal the decision of the school in the allocation of lockers.

Cost

$25 once only fee.

Refunds

There will be no pro-rata refunds once locker is hired.
Cancellation of the locker agreement by the principal, due to the student not complying with this policy does not entitle the hirer to a refund

StClairHS - School Locker Agreement (v.2026)

St Clair High School