School Community News
April 2021
- Friday 2nd- Sunday 18th - School Holidays.
- Monday 19th - First Day of Term 2.
2021 Curriculum Days
- Monday 16th August
- Monday 1st November
Cash Payments
Due to COVID-19, JSA has decided to continue NO CASH PAYMENTS for Term 2, 2021. The school currently has Qkr! (pronounced “quicker”), Credit Card facility (either over the phone, payment envelope or over the counter at Reception) BPay (contact Finance if you require your BPay Biller Code and Reference Number) and PayPal Donation on our website.
The first Donation Button can be found under News/Events – Fundraising; this is where you can pay for some fundraising events (i.e. Jacanarama, Virtual Easter Raffle, etc.).
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=FF2V99BYS74WW&source=url
The second Donation button can be found under News/Events – Financial Payments. You can use this function to donate to the Playground Levy or Library Fund.
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=KF3V9H96TT5Y6&source=url
These online payment systems will benefit both us as a school and you as a parent. You will be able to pay for items from the comfort of your own home and not need to worry about sending cash to school with your child.
If you haven’t already done so, you will need to sign up to Qkr! The instructions are in the attachment. The school also uses Qkr! for Secondary Sub School Canteen on a Tuesday. This is the schools preferred method of payment.
We appreciate your cooperation in making our school a safer environment for staff and students.
Parent/Carer Payments 2021
The total cost for essential student learning items per full-time student will be $275 per year and pro-rata for part-time students (see table below).
Essential Student Learning Items
Parents/carers will be invoiced per child for items which may include:
- Bike Education – helmets, repairs, new bikes
- eLearning - iPads, computers, educational software & license
- Curriculum – English, Maths, Personal Learning, Interpersonal Learning, The Arts, PE & Science, including consumables (stationery, laminating, sensory materials, reinforcers, schedules, PECs folders, visuals, personalised readers communication temptations, therapeutic resource etc. )
- Healthy Living Program – breakfast, toast/sandwich making, afternoon tea, tasting different foods, making simple meals, equipment
- Communication – Student Diary & JSA Year Book
2021 School Fee | Discount | Total Payable | |
Full-time Student | $ 275.00 | $ 27.50 | $ 247.50 |
Part-time (4 Days) | $ 220.00 | $ 22.00 | $ 198.00 |
Part-time (3 Days) | $ 165.00 | $ 16.50 | $ 148.50 |
Part-time (2 Days) | $ 110.00 | $ 11.00 | $ 99.00 |
Part-time (1 Day) | $ 55.00 | $ 5.50 | $ 49.50 |
Additional Education Items
Parents/Carers will be invoiced for the various additional programs and items which are based on the user pays basis. These will include the following:
- Excursions/Incursions – including cost of activity and entrance fees
- Bus Travel costs
- 10 - 20km journey - $4.00 per child
- 20 - 30km journey - $8.00 per child
- 30km plus journey - $12.00 per child
- Life Education Van
- TAFE
- Travel Education
Voluntary Financial Contributions
We invite Parents/Carers to contribute towards the Playground Levy which is Tax Deductible.
The schools preferred method of payment is via Qkr! or EFTPOS.
Camps Schools and Excursion Fund 2021.
2021 CSEF New Applications
For families that are new to JSA (Prep parents / recent transfers) if you have a valid Health Care Card and would like to receive the State Government Camps Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF), please fill in the Application Form attached to this newsletter and send it back to the school before 25th June 2021. Forms received after this date will not be accepted.
Families that applied for CSEF at JSA in 2020 do not need to complete another application form, your application for 2021 has been automatically processed.
If you’re unsure if you applied for CSEF at JSA in 2020, please fill in the form and return to the school along with a copy of your Health Care Card.
Student Bus Transport
Due to the high volume of traffic currently on the roads, Mee’s buses can be running up to 10 minutes late. Please call Mee’s on 9459 3000 and they will be able to provide a indication of bus times.
Reporting Absences
A reminder to all parents/carers to please text the absence line if your child is going to be absent from school for any reason. Text their NAME, ROOM NUMBER, and REASON FOR ABSENCE on 0439 114 197. Thank you