Student Welfare encompasses everything the school community does to meet the personal and social needs of students and enhance their well-being. It involves recognising, valuing and developing each student as a total and unique person in the context of society. A caring school community is fundamental to student welfare.
Dapto High School acknowledges that:

• parents and families have the prime responsibility for the welfare of their children;
• the general community shares responsibility for the welfare of young people;
• the Department and other community agencies support the school in this task
• schools, as part of the general community, have a role in student welfare;
• student welfare is basic to education and is a responsibility of all teachers;
• the schools needs a program for student welfare;
• the Principal is responsible to ensure that the program is developed, implemented and regularly evaluated.

Aims
Through its student welfare program, Dapto High School aims to help its students to develop:

• a sense of enjoyment and satisfaction from learning;
• an ability to communicate effectively;
• a set of values to guide behaviour;
• a sense of personal and social responsibility for their actions and decisions;
• a sense of personal dignity and worth;
• self reliance;
• a sense of cultural identity;
• a feeling of belonging to the wider community;
• a caring attitude towards others; and
• an ability to form satisfying and stable relationships.