* Participation in RI is not compulsory.
Helensvale State School provides a cooperative arrangement religious instruction program in conjunction with the Firefall Christian Church.
The aims of this program are:
* To teach a bible-centred and life-related curriculum using two seperate programs, these are named "Beginning with god" and "Connect".
* To work cooperatively together as a group of Christian Churches and on behalf of each other as required.
More detailed information can be found here:
https://multifaithsri.org.au/faith-traditions/christian-ri/
Further information regarding Religious Instruction.
Religious instruction (RI) is offered at Helensvale State School and is conducted at various times throughout the week, at a maximum of 30 minutes per lesson, per week.
Parents of child/ren participating in these programs will be advised if a faith group requires funds to cover the
expense of materials used in RI.
Students are allocated to RI based on information provided by parents on the completed "Application for Student Enrolment" unless other written instructions have been provided to the school.
Note: This information remains operational unless the parent informs the school otherwise in writing.
Students who are not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate supervised location.
Other instruction must relate to part of a subject area already covered in class and may include, but is not restricted to:
* personal research and/or assignments
* revision of class work such as creative writing or literacy and/or numeracy activities which could include online programs currently accessed by the students of that school.
* wider reading such as independent reading appropriate to the student
Parents will be advised of any changes to the RI and other instruction programs to ensure they are able to make an informed decision on their child’s participation.