From the Office
QKR! Camp Instalments
Families wishing to pay ad hoc instalments towards camps for students in Grades 4, 5 & 6 can do so via the Qkr! app. Alternatively, contact the school office to set up another instalment plan.
Grade 4 Adanac Camp | 7th – 9th October | $355
Grade 5 Anglesea Camp | 16th – 18th October | $425
Grade 6 Canberra Camp | 26th – 30th August | $735
Please note: Full payment will be required 4 weeks prior to camps. Further information regarding camp will be provided at a later date.
Prep Sibling Enrolments for 2025
In 2024 our school will be part of a trial of digital enrolments. The new process and timeline will apply for children starting Prep in 2025. All government primary schools in Knox will follow the new timeline and process to support Prep enrolments for the 2025 school year.
You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). Information about the digital enrolment process is not yet available online
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Prep 2025 at Lysterfield Primary School from 15 April 2024 – 26 July 2024.
Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form by Friday 26 July 2024.
You will be notified of the outcome of your application on Monday 29 July. If you receive an offer of placement, you should accept this offer online using the information provided by our school by Friday 23 August 2024.
More Information
The Department of Education has created a Quick Reference Guide to help you get started:
For further assistance please contact the office.
Attendance Requirements
If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of absence, by adding an attendance note to Compass. The easiest way is from the home page on your phone at the bottom of the screen + Attendance Note and follow the prompts. If you require assistance, please contact the school office. Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility. From the end of Term 2, 2018 all Victorian government schools are required to contact parents/carers as soon as practicable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a particular day and you have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained.
This system also promotes daily school attendance. Going to school everyday is the single most important part of your child’s education, they learn new things everyday – missing school puts them behind. The Lysterfield Primary School Attendance Policy which outlines the school’s processes and procedures for monitoring, recording and following up of student absences is available on our school website: https://www.lysterps.vic.edu.au/school-policies
Early Pick Up
If your child is collected early at any point during the year and need someone other than yourself to do this, we do require written consent from you either in an email to the school or a note to the office giving authority for the person specified to collect your child. Details of emergency contacts you have previously provided are only contacts if we cannot contact you in the event your child is unwell.
Lost Property
A reminder to clearly name all clothing items, lunch boxes & drink bottles. If they are lost, they can be easily identified and returned to the correct owner. Lost property is located outside the sickbay.