School Attendance

Children should not be dropped off to school before 8.20am as school supervision begins at 8.20am. This is a legal requirement. Children will need to be booked into Beyond Educare, an out of school hours care program run at the school if an early drop off is required. Information and enrolment details for Beyond Educare can be found here

School Photos

Parents are asked to keep Tuesday 30th March free as all children will be involved in school photos.

School Fees

The deadline for the payment of the first term tuition fee was Friday 19th February. Levies are now overdue. If you wish to pay the school fees in full please do not pay for any camps or swimming program in case they get cancelled due to Covid. It would be preferable to pay for these closer to the date.

See the flyer below for the schedule of fees due for 2021.

Families that have a regular payment plan with credit card have been sent home a new form to be signed and returned to the office. New families wanting to go onto the payment plan can download the form below and return the completed form to the office.

Families are asked to make payment either via

direct bank transfer to St Simon's School Account BSB - 083347 Account Number - 648897965 Please include your Surname and Family Code ( can be found on your fee statement) as the reference.
credit card payment via the phone or by instalments. See form below which can be emailed to office@ssrowville.catholic.edu.au

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $125 for primary school students and $225 for secondary school students.

If you have previously applied for the CSEF in 2020, you do not need to complete an application form in 2021 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.

You only need to complete an application form if your child has started or changed schools, a new sibling commencing school or you did not apply in 2020.

Check with the school office if you are unsure or need to collect a form. Forms can be downloaded from school website under Parents/ Forms or go to the Victorian Education website https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx

Recycle Batteries

There is a small container in the office foyer to put batteries in which will be sent overseas to be recycled and the metal to be reused.

Help us do our part in taking care of our planet by reducing the amount of toxic chemicals that leak from batteries that end up in landfill and pollute our land and water!

Only AA, AAA, C, D & 9V batteries. Let's see how many we can collect!

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