New Staff · Refresher

Welcome to Sophia College

A Catholic, co-educational secondary college in the Franciscan tradition — part of the Brisbane Catholic Education network in Plainland, QLD. This is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know as a staff member: routines, maps, expectations, our model of pedagogy, NCCD, and how to use Engage, STARS, SharePoint and Copilot. Bookmark this page.

Start here: Getting Started → Who do I ask?
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Find what you need

Everything is grouped into short, focused pages. Explore in order if you're new, or jump straight to what you need.

🌱 Start here

Getting Started

Your first days and weeks — what to expect, who you'll meet, and a simple checklist.

 ✝️ Identity

Our College

Our mission, vision, what it means to be a Sophian, and our campus.

 🕒 Daily life

Routines & Key Info

Bell times, term dates, sign-in procedures, uniform and everyday essentials.

 🗺️ Getting around

Campus Maps

Find your way around every campus building, car park and key facility.

 🤝 Culture

Staff Expectations

Our values, code of conduct, and what professional behaviour looks like here.

 🧭 Pastoral care

Behaviour & Pastoral Support

The Triple R Process, the Re-Engagement Room, and who to contact.

 📘 Teaching & learning

Model of Pedagogy: Explicit Inquiry

How we teach at Sophia College — our shared instructional model and expectations.

 📝 Teaching & learning

Assessment & Missed Work

What to do when a student misses an exam or assignment checkpoint.

 📋 Compliance

NCCD

What the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data means for you and how to comply.

 💻 System

Engage (BCE)

Behavioural incidents, pastoral concerns, conversations and NCCD — our BCE student support system.

 ⭐ System

STARS

Our quick-logging app for uniform and learning infringements.

 🧰 Digital skills

Digital Tools

SharePoint, Microsoft Copilot, Teams and Outlook — the essentials, explained simply.

 🎬 Library

Videos & Resources

Short how-to videos, forms and downloadable documents in one place.

 ❓ Help

FAQs & Contacts

Common questions answered, and who to contact for what.
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