Hungry Heights Canteen

Our canteen is operated by the P&C Canteen Committee, a sub-group of the P&C. Hungry Heights is staffed by parents and the Canteen Supervisor, Janice Chu, who has training in Hospitality.

Our school canteen offers healthy, affordable food options for students. Learn about our canteen opening hours, our menu and how to order lunch.

The P&C Canteen Committee is committed to developing a menu that is convenient, sustainable and healthy; and it is reviewed often.  Our Menu has an array of healthy options for children as required by the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy. Our Canteen Committee has avoided external providers of convenience foods opting for Janice to create meals that are brimming with nutritional value.

Hungry Heights is inspected annually, without notice, by the Newcastle City Council. Our last review was very successful with Hungry Heights awarded 5/5 stars.

Volunteer! Our canteen does have a part-time Canteen Supervisor, but our regular volunteers ensure we can stay open. We need volunteers to open on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to help prep orders, and assist serving the kids over the counter. Sign up here to volunteer! Fridays are our busiest time and volunteers helping Janice have been known to pack over 100 lunches!

Canteen opening times

Hungry Heights is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for lunch. At MHPS our lunch break is before recess so children are welcome to order additional snacks in their lunch order and keep hold of them to eat during their recess break.

Order from our canteen

Ordering is online through QuickCliq and closes each day at 8:30 am. Online ordering allows for much easier staffing, stock control, recording of the more popular food choices and our accountants love it too! Cash is welcome for over the counter sales like healthy slushies (made predominantly from apple juice), ice blocks and our beloved and very popular Brownie Balls.

Our menu is rotating and seasonal. Don’t be stressed if a favourite menu item of your child is discontinued the following term; encourage them to try something new, they may find a new favourite! Most children order a meal, a snack and a drink. The drinks are at room temperature, due to condensation destroying the paper bag, however, children are welcome to return unopened drinks on the day to the canteen and collect a cold one.

Download the QuickCliq app today.

Want to volunteer?

Visit Community involvement to learn how you can volunteer at our canteen.

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