BOARDING HOUSE GENERAL RULES
CHURCH UNIFORM
On Sabbath (Saturday) all learners are taken to Seventh-day Adventist church with their educators in the following uniform:
Boys = Turquoise blue shirts, black trousers
Girls = Turquoise blue blouses and black skirts
NB: King James Version Bible, hymnal and lesson study
UTENSILS AND TOILETIES
Each learner brings from home: branded plate, bowel, fork, knife, cup and toiletries. In addition, per term 6 pack tissues is brought and handed over to the Boarding master for recording and keeping.1. Meal Time
- All food must be consumed within the dining area.
- All meals are compulsory all the times.
- Clear up whatever mess you make.
- Appropriate dress and footwear must be worn. NO vests, pyjamas or slippers may be worn to any meal.
- Grace is said before meals during which students must be silent and show respect.
- No crockery or cutlery may leave dining areas.
2. Communications
All boarders, parents and guardians acknowledge that:- Students must feel free to discuss anything that happens in boarding with their parents, a teacher or the housemaster as the Boarding House should never have anything to hide.
- The school is required to deal swiftly and seriously with those who do not live up to these expectations, particularly when it comes to any form of bullying.
- They carry a responsibility to uphold the highest standards of TCC
- They understand these expectations and regard them as binding
- They will communicate, using the official channels of communication, if there are any concerns that need addressing.
3. Study session rules
- Group work is only allowed in the recreation room during the first study session with the permission of the house master.
- I-pods, MP3 players, radios, sound systems, may not be used during prep – even with phones!
- Late study is only allowed if the house master gives permission. It is a privilege, not a right.
- Misconduct during this time will not be tolerated.
- The study session is a time to study and do homework.
- There will be silence during study sessions.
4. Boarding House out of bounds
- Boarders are not allowed to leave the Boarding House without prior permission.
- Boarding House is out of bounds during the school day, no student is permitted to be there.
- Hitch hiking is forbidden. The school and Boarding House will not be held responsible for any mishaps that might occur as a result of breaking this rule.
- Home time : Friday 14:30 – Sunday 18:30
- Lights out – No student is allowed to leave their bed after lights out without permission they are only allowed going to bathroom.
- Monthly boarders’ leave must be requested by parents in writing by the Wednesday of that week.
- Noise – Running, shouting and unnecessary noises are not allowed indoors. Radios may be played softly. Radios may not be used during prep.
- Parents will be given a calendar at the start of each term to inform them of important dates. It remains the students’ duty to inform his/her parents/ guardians of these dates and times.
- Students may only leave the Boarding House with related family or by consent of the respective parents/guardians sent by email. Failure to adhere to this will have strict consequences as well as TCC and the Boarding House will not be held liable for any mishaps.
- Weekend leave starts after the last sport/cultural event takes place on the Friday.
- You are not allowed off the school property unsupervised or without the express permission of your parent or house master/mistress if you are signing out for any reason.
- You must be in the Boarding House from 18:45 (18:30 in winter) every evening. You may not be outside after this time unless you have the specific permission of the house master/mistress.
4. Boarding House out of bounds
5. Laundry
- All laundry is to be clearly marked with the student’s name.
- Each student is responsible for sending and collecting their laundry and accurately accounting for each piece.
- Each student need to get a marked laundry bag & sock bag.
- Students are responsible for their own bedding.
- Laundry days are Mondays & Thursdays weekly.
- Laundry items which are not marked will not be washed!
- Laundry service is washing and ironing x 2 days per week.
- The laundry services cost is R800per month.
6. Clothes and clothing
- All clothing MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED.
- Casual dress consists of a TCC sport t-shirt, blue sport shorts and casual footwear.
- After 17:00 you may change into civvies.
- Full school uniform must be worn to school and all school functions.
- No bangles or bracelets, except Medic-Alert.
- No chains; only religious emblems are allowed.
- No nose rings, tongue studs or other body piercing may be worn, not even with civvies. Piercings may not be kept open with bristles.
- On leaving and returning to the Boarding House, full school uniform must be worn. (Or a school tracksuit, when leaving directly to or from a sport’s practice or fixture)
- Sport must be played in the correct kit.
- Watches must be respectable size and of a neutral colour. No bracelet or charm watches allowed.
7. Recreation Room
- Look after any equipment in the common room. You will be charged for repairs if you are found to have caused any damage.
- The DVD player may only be used with approved DVDs and with the Boarding House mistress/master’s permission.
- The TV may only be watched or used at the designated times.
- This is your area and use of it is a privilege not a right. Abusing it will result in it being placed out-of-bounds.
8. Sick report
- If you are ill at school and have to leave class the Boarding House master/mistress will be informed and arrangements made to take you back to the Boarding House.
- If you are sick please inform the Boarding House master/mistress at the morning inspection.
- If you do not attend class you may not attend extramural activities.
- The house master/mistress will then decide if you need to see the nurse/doctor.
- You may not make private arrangements to be taken home when ill. These arrangements must be made through the nurse and house master/mistress.
- You may not stay in bed if you are sick unless you have been specifically instructed to do so.
9. Valuables & Money
- All students are responsible for their own pocket money. Rather let them use their bank cards.
- Students will be advised to hand over their weekly allowances to the housemaster/mistress, who will keep record thereof.
- Try not to bring any valuables into the Boarding House.
- You may not borrow anything from anyone without their express permission.
- You may not buy or sell anything from/to anyone without the house master’s consent.