St Columba's School, Ballarat
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Parent Access Module (PAM)


The Parent Access Module(PAM) provides parents with a range of information related to their child/ren including attendance records, daily messages, school calendar and current/past reports. It also allows parents to notify the school of absences and will be used for Parent Teacher Interview booking.
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Open your chosen browser and type in the address. http://pam.scballarat.catholic.edu.au
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​​This will take you to the login screen for St Columba’s School. Enter your PAM username and password found in the letter previously sent to parents.
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Should you have any issues with your login please double check your password and username noting it is case sensitive. If you still have issues please contact the school on 5332 4894 or email office@scballarat.catholic.edu.au
 


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Once logged in you will have a screen that looks similar to this:
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Students – Lists your children at the school, with their current photo (if it has been taken this year) their grade and Learning Group
Daily Messages – lists any general messages related to the school for the day.
Calendar – links to the school calendar and will show upcoming events for the week by default
School links – provides links to relevant websites that the school has added such as the newsletter




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When you click on your child’s name you will be taken to the student profile page, which looks similar to this:
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​You will see your child’s personal details; these are based on what we currently have in our records (should any details be incorrect please inform the school)
Student Timetable – shows the basic timetable for your child – this isn’t used at a primary school level and only exists to allow us to report on these subjects.
Attendance – will give you three options Attendance summary, Attendance Percentage and Period History. Attendance summary gives you a picture of your child’s current attendance to the current date. The other two options are again mostly used in secondary settings.
Assessment Reports – This section will give you access to current and previous reports for your child.
Commendations – St Columba’s does not use this area at this time.
Letters – this section allows you to view any letters related to your child that have been sent home, at this stage we are not making use of this area and diaries remain the preferred form of communication.
Learning areas – This area allows teachers to set specific tasks and grade them; at this stage this is not an area we are intending to use.
Medical profile – This section allows you to update any current medical information related to your child. This section must be filled out prior to attending any camps or excursions.
Excursion activities – This section will replace our current use of CareMonkey and will list any upcoming excursions and permission forms required.

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The top right hand corner of the screen, shown below, is used for all your navigation.
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The house image will take you back to the main page. The bell will let you check any current or past notifications. The three lines (hamburger) allow you to access other areas of the module such as settings and parent notified absences.
Under my Settings you have the ability to change your email contact address for SIMON as well as your password. 
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For separated families with multiple caregivers please note you each have a personal login, also be aware that either parent is able to make changes to a student’s medical details.

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St Columba's School Ballarat        • Engaging • Inspiring • Empowering
306 Howard Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria 3350
Phone: 03 5332 4894   Fax: 03 5331 7196
Email: office@scballarat.catholic.edu.au    Website: www.scballarat.catholic.edu.au