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30 Oct 2025

​Our Lady of Dolour’s School students wear red in remembrance. ©Brisbane Catholic Education, Our Lady of Dolour's School, Mitchelton (2025).

​Our Lady of Dolour’s School, Mitchelton joins two million others this Day for Daniel (Friday 31 October) with one mission: keep kids safe.  

From wearing red for remembrance to teaching personal safety, Our Lady of Dolour’s School empowers its 164 students.  

Our Lady of Dolours School Principal Tricia Howard said it was important to empower students to recognise, react and report unsafe situations.  

“Students need to know what personal safety is, what it means to them, and how unsafe situations make them feel,” she said.   

“Educating children in this way about personal safety empowers them to act (go with their gut feeling), when situations arise.”  

Tricia adds, “this Day for Daniel, our students will also be engaging in lessons about what safety means to them”.  

“Through their artwork and writing, students will explore important topics such as online safety, road safety, and personal safety,” she said. 

“Day for Daniel is an opportunity for us as educators and a school community to reflect, raise awareness, and contribute to Daniel’s enduring legacy.”  

Principal Tricia Howards top tips for keeping your child safe:  

Educate – use the resources available to you. Access the Day for Daniel ‘Keeping Kids Safe’ resources online. Use books from your school or local library to teach your child about safety concepts. 

React – teach your child how to respond in different safety scenarios through role-playing activities.

Report – ensure your child knows who they can report behaviour that feels unsafe (parent, teacher, police, doctor, Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800).

Open communication is essential – most importantly, have frequent and open conversations with your child about personal safety, what it means to them, and why it is important.  

For more information about Our Lady of Dolour’s School, Mitchelton or to enrol click here.  

About Day for Daniel   

Held annually on the last Friday of October, Day for Daniel is Australia’s largest child safety education and awareness event.  

This special day honours the memory of Daniel Morcombe and reinforces the vital message that keeping kids safe is a responsibility we all share—parents, carers, educators, businesses…the entire community.