Term Dates

2025

Term 4: Monday 6 October - Friday 19 December (Finishing 1:15pm)

2026

Term 1: Thursday 29 January (Year 1 - 6) - Thursday 2 April

Term 2: Monday 20 April - Friday 26 June

Term 3: Monday 13 July - Friday 18 September

Term 4: Monday 5 October - Friday 18 December

Student Free Days

2026

Tuesday 27 January - Statewide Curriculum Day

Wednesday 28 January - Curriculum Day

Tuesday 9 June - Curriculum Day

Wednesday 4 November - Professional Practice Day

Friday 4 December - Curriculum Day

Payment/Consent Due Dates

Event	Due Date
Year 6 Open Water Learning Experience	Monday, 1 December
State Hoop Time Senior Future Stars	Tuesday, 2 December
Year 6 End Of Year Activities - Graduation and Holey Moley	Thursday, 11 December

Early Departure

Could we please request that when parents/carers are collecting students early from school that where possible, break times be avoided. Break times are 11:25am - 12:05pm and 1:55pm - 2:25pm. If these times can't be avoided, could you please arrange with the classroom teacher to have your child's bag brought to the office prior to break time.

Student Messages

If you are needing the office staff to pass a message to your child during the day for after school arrangements, could you please contact the office via phone, not via email, as early as possible, prior to 1:30pm is ideal.

Last Day for Borrowing

The last day for library borrowing will be Friday, 28 November. We ask that families please begin to return any books they currently have in the following weeks after this date.

Park Ridge Primary School Policies

The Department of Education’s current policies, as they apply to Park Ridge Primary School, are available on our school website at https://parkridge-ps.vic.edu.au/policies/. These and other school policies are reviewed regularly in line with Department guidelines to ensure they remain up-to-date and relevant.

We welcome constructive feedback from our school community—if you have any suggestions regarding the policies on our website, please contact the school office via email at park.ridge.ps@education.vic.gov.au.

If you are interested in being more actively involved in the ongoing review of these policies, we invite you to join our Education Sub-Committee. To express your interest, please email the school with the subject line: Attention: Brendan Garvey – Education Sub-Committee.

Event	Due
Christmas Concert BBQ	Wednesday, 26 November
Christmas Raffle	Monday, 1 December
Baking Spirits Bright with Bakers Delight	Wednesday, 10 December
Pizza Palooza	Wednesday, 10 December

PCA News

All fundraising takings, this year will go to the upgrades of the gym! Volunteers are always needed to ensure the events run smoothly and successfully, even if it is just helping out for an hour or so. Please email parkridgepca@gmail.com if you are able to help.