2026 start dates
Tuesday 27 January – Year 7, 9 and 11 are at school on this day
- Year 7 meet in the Student Activity Centre (SAC) at 8:30am
- Years 9 and 11 proceed straight to Home Rooms
- New students in years 9 and 11 will be collected from Administration by their year level Student Success Teacher and taken to Home Rooms.
Wednesday 28 January - Years 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12 are all at school this day.
- All students proceed straight to Home Room.
- New students in years 8, 10 and 12 will be collected from Administration by their year level Student Success Teacher and taken to Home Rooms.
Further information on term dates can be found here:
https://helensvaleshs.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-news/term-dates
School times
School classes start at 8.45am. Please allow for traffic. Please be aware that school finishes at 1:15pm on a Friday, 2:55pm on all other days.
Map of school
A printable version of the school map can be found here:
https://helensvaleshs.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/School%20Website%20Documents/new-school-map.pdf
Finance and Uniform Shop Extended Trading Hours
For further information on the finance and uniform shops please follow this link:
https://helensvaleshs.eq.edu.au/facilities/uniform-shop
Dress Code
Our dress code can be found here:
https://helensvaleshs.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/School%20Website%20Documents/dress-code.pdf
Stationery requirements
Please be aware there are no stationery lists. Students will require a 96 page exercise book, A4 notebook for each subject as well as pens/stationery. All other subject requirements will be relayed to students by their teachers.
Student timetables
When student timetables become available they can be accessed through OneSchool with student login and password. Please be mindful that some minor changes will be made over the coming days. Students will not receive a paper copy of their timetable. Request for subject changes will not be available until after school commences. Students will be able to request subject changes via the change of subject form available to collect from Student Hub.
Contacts
Staff members can be contacted by email. A list of staff emails can be found at:
https://helensvaleshs.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/School%20Website%20Documents/staff-contact-list.pdf
Computer Requirements
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and computer information can all be located at the following link:
https://helensvaleshs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/bring-your-own-device
Students are entitled to a free version of Microsoft Office on up to 5 devices per student, using student's school login credentials. Follow the steps in this document (PDF, 829KB) to download and install the free copy of Microsoft Office 365.