Office News / School Information
St Mary's School Mooroopna
Office Hours
Regular School Office hours -
8.30am - 4.30pm
School Holiday Office Closure
4pm Friday 4th July - 8.30am Monday 21st July
REMINDER - Late arrival / Early collection
Students who arrive at school after 8.50am must present to the office for students to be signed in.
Students who leave school before 3.20pm will need to be signed out through the office.
Parents are asked to attend the office and sign students in or out via the Office ipad.
If your child is going to be late or leaving early, please notify the office or your teacher direct rather than submitting via PAM.
Student Absences
Please notify the school by either a phone call to the office or notification via the PAM App if your student is going to be absent.
If you don't notify the school with a reason of absence, you will receive an SMS. If we do not hear from you or an absence note sent through on PAM, you will receive a call from the administration team to verify your students absence.
As per the Victorian Education Department attendance requirements -
'The school must record student attendance twice per day in primary schools and in every class in secondary schools and record, in writing, the reason given for each absence. This is necessary to:
- meet legislative requirements
- discharge schools' duty of care for all students
- assist calculation of the school's funding
- enable the school governing body (school council in government schools) to report on student attendance annually.'
Further Information can be accessed via the following link -
**UPDATED** - School fees
We kindly ask families who are not using a payment schedule, to check your fees balance and make arrangements to finalise any outstanding balance from previous years.
Fee Statements have been recently emailed out, and families who were eligible will notice both CSEF, SSB & CESL School Fee Rebate has been applied to this years fees.
Outstanding balances from previous years remain overdue and payable.
We ask you to check your statement so you are aware of your overall account balance.
Please contact the school Principal, Ms Elaine Vertriest if you need to discuss fees and/or payment options.
The successful running of school programs for your child’s education relies on fees being paid. Thank you for your cooperation.
Updated - 2025 Fee Schedule
Information regarding 2025 fees structure, fee payment intention form and direct debit authorisation form are attached below.
2025 Fees Structure
Payment options
- Cash, Cheque or EFT at the office,
- Direct Debit/Credit Card - Please see forms & schedule below,
- Centrepay - pay school fees directly from centrelink benefits. Please see authority form below
- Direct Bank Deposit - Bank Details for Direct Deposit below. Please use your child’s name/surname as a reference.
St Mary’s General Account
BSB 083-543 Acc No 457812500
2025 Fee Payment Intention Form and Direct Debit Authorisation Information is below.
2025 Direct Debit/Credit Card Payments.
Next scheduled dates are as follows.
Weekly - Friday 27th June;
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th July.
Fortnight Schedule 1 - Friday 27th June;
11th & 25th July.
Fortnight Schedule 2 - Friday 4th, 18th July.
Monthly - Wednesday 28th June.
Quarterly - Thursday 3rd July.
Centrepay
If you wish to pay by Centrepay and have not registered before, this can be done direct through Centrelink or with a signed Authorisation Form, we are able to register on your behalf as long as you have not registered for this before. This filled in & signed form can be submitted to the school office.
Information sheet & application Form are available below.
IMPORTANT - Emergency Contact Details
Please ensure all your family contact details are up to date. These include Home phone, Mobile, residential & postal address & email address.
We also require your nominated emergency contact details to be current & up to date.
If you wish to check your current details, please contact the office.
Working With Children Check
Parents or family members who wish to help out in the classrooms, on excursions or helping with P&F events are required to have an up to date Working With Children's Card.
These can be applied for online and there is no cost if you are a volunteer. A copy of this needs to be passed onto the school office.
Please visit the link below for application details.
https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home
UPDATED - Winter School Uniform
Winter uniform can now be worn during term 2 & 3. Changes to this is at the principals discretion.
Girls to wear grey bottoms (skort, shorts or long pants), school polo (short or long sleeve), and school navy blue windcheater OR Girls winter tunic with navy blue tights & school jumper.
Boys are to wear grey bottoms, school polo (short or long sleeve), school jumper, grey socks and black shoes. All socks are to be visible and above ankle height.
Please note that tights are not to be worn with the skort.
We ask for all items to be clearly named so they can be returned to the student if lost.
PE - black bottoms - no logos or branding, (please ensure shorts are a respectable length and they are not bike shorts or leggings), school polo, school windcheater, white socks and sneakers.
The following locations stock St Mary's Uniform.
The school uniform shop 183 Corio St, 03 5821 3232
Noone Uniforms - Shop 2B, 210-216 Corio St, 03 5177 8747
Quality Teams - Benalla Road Shepparton
Please familiarise yourself with the updated Uniform Policy below and ensure your student is aware of these changes.
Second Hand / Spare Uniforms
We have a selection of second hand uniform items in the school office. Please contact the office if you would like to view.
School Information
Contact details
St Mary’s School
121-143 McLennan Street
PO Box 259
Mooroopna 3629
Telephone :(03)5825 2858
Emails
General - office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Newsletter - office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Elaine Vertirest
principal@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Acting Deputy Principal: Catherine Dyke
cdyke@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Office Administrator : Amber Feehan
afeehan@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Administration Assistant: Naomi Egglestone
negglestone@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
St Mary’s Parish -
Presbytery - 5825 2034 (Office & After Hours)
Parish Priest:
Father Addin Doe will continue in his ministry as Assistant Priest
Acting Parish Administrator -
Fr Joe Taylor
Parish Secretary: Laura Lawn
0437788099
Parish Email: mooroopna@sandhurst.catholic.org.au
2 Toolamba Road, Mooroopna
P.O. Box 365 – Mooroopna –3629
Bus Company: Jacobsons - 5820 3700
Bus Co ordinator: 5825 2344
Out of Hours Care -
'Their Care' - 1300 072 410
OR - (03) 5825 2060
Newsletter- Processed fortnightly from week 2 of each Term. Deadline for inclusions - Tuesday 11am
(office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au)
Subway Orders - Return order and payment Thursday for Friday delivery.
Orders can also be placed online via CDFpay
Medication
Families are reminded to please ensure they provide up to date medical plans and the necessary, in date, medications to the office.
A signed authority form is required for staff to administer medications.
Parents are reminded that all medication, including non prescribed, to be administered at school or on camp or excursions, requires a pharmaceutical label detailing student name and dosage, along with a signed authority form is also required, a copy of this is located below.