Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund (CSEF)

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund eligibility

Applications must be submitted to the school as soon as possible and no later than the end of Term 2.

Where a school or family is unsure if the concession card is eligible, they are encouraged to submit the application into the CSEF system for validation. 

CSEF payments cannot be claimed retrospectively for prior years.

Queries relating to CSEF eligibility and payments should be directed to the school.

Those who are eligible to apply for the CSEF must meet both of the following two criteria or be eligible for special consideration. 

Eligible means-tested cards

Only financially means-tested cards are eligible. 

Eligibility date

Eligibility will be subject to the parent/carer’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink (refer to the department’s policy, Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)), on either the first student day of Term 1 or Term 2.

Criterion 1 – General eligibility

The applicant must be one of the following:

• a parent or carer who is the beneficiary of a financially means-tested card
• a student over 16 years who is considered a mature minor and holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card). Applicant to use the 16 and over application form. For guidance on assessing whether a student is a mature minor, refer to the department’s policy on Mature Minors and Decision Making
• a parent or carer whose child is 16 or over and the beneficiary of a financially means-tested card but are not considered a mature minor. Applicant to use the 16 and over parent consent form.

For students over 16 years of age and where the eligible card is in the name of the student, the fund is only granted to that student, not their siblings.

Criterion 2 – Be of school age and attend a Victorian school

For the purposes of CSEF, students may be eligible for assistance if they attend a registered Victorian school.

CSEF is not payable to a student attending pre-school, kindergarten, TAFE or who are home schooled.

New to CSEF?

Please complete this form. 

Please complete the following form and provide a copy of your corresponding card to Ballarat.ps.dana@education.vic.gov.au