From our Principal

Back to School

It's great to be back at Croydon SDS to see happy students and start the new school year. This year we welcome Foundation students, Dopti, Heaven, Lucas, Zack, Nyangong, Oliver, Jenny and Jasper.  We also welcome Sehaj to Primary 2.  Staff are pleased with the way students are settling into their class and daily routines.    

Meet the Classroom Team / Welcome BBQ

Wednesday,11 February, 3-5pm 

We invite you all to attend our Meet the Classroom Team community event.  You are welcome come for all or part of this time.

This will be an opportunity for you to visit your child's classroom and meet our specialist team, Allied Health staff and Family Support staff.

There will also be a Sausage Sizzle and icy-poles for everyone to enjoy in the primary play space, while also meeting other families. 

Mother's and Father's Day Stall - Parent Help 

The Mother's and Father's Day Stalls are highly valued school activities for our students as they shop and choose a gift and then give it to a parent or other special person.  The stalls also provide many applied learning opportunities in a supported experience.

This year we will be organising the stalls differently to previous years, our Senior Secondary students will be involved in ordering and selling the items as part of their VPC program.  We are seeking parent support with this activity, to assist staff and students to prepare and run the stalls.  If you are interested, please contact Christine or Judith on 9725 4933.    

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund, (CSEF)

The department administers the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) to help eligible families with the costs of camps, sporting activities and excursions/incursions.

From 1 January 2026, families eligible for CSEF will see an increase in support to $400 for primary and secondary school children, up from $154 and $256 respectively. Applications for 2026 CSEF support will open from 27 January 2026.

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:

• school camps/trips
• swimming extension activities and other school-organised sport programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions/incursions that are extracurricular as defined in the Parent Payments policy
• graduations/valedictories.

CSEF forms have been sent home this week, please complete these and send back to school as soon as possible.

Annual Privacy Reminder for our School Community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ privacy policy and the Schools’ privacy collection notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students policy, describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn. 

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education], please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ privacy policy: information for parents. This information is also available in eleven community languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Dari
• Gujarati
• Mandarin
• Somali
• Sudanese
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese