In the event of a major and/or critical incident which impacts St Augustine’s School, regularly updated information will be posted on the Home page of this and the Cairns Catholic Education website.
Should it be necessary to close the school in the event of an emergency, such as a cyclone, information will also be sent to local media.
The school community should listen to Local Radio after 2pm and between 6.30 and 7.30am for these advices.
ABC local radio | 639 AM |
Radio Port Douglas | 90.9 / 107.1 FM |
4AM | 1422 in Port Douglas |
In the event of an emergency we will communicate with parents via alerts on the Parent Slips via SMS & email as to the course of action we are taking to ensure safety of our students. Notification will also be made on the SAS Closed Community Facebook site and St Augustine’s Open Facebook site.
An outline of procedures during Critical Incidents & School Closures is available on the Cairns Catholic Education website.