Administration Updates
Office Hours For 2026
The office is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm every day. Our admin staff are part-time and work the following days:
Tina Clark: All day, Monday-Wednesday
Mel Murphy: 8.30am–12.30pm on Tuesday, and all day Thursday and Friday.
Payments And Permissions Now Due
2026 School Levies
All families
Payment Due: 20/02/2026 (unless payment plan put in place with office)
Foundation to Year 4 Swimming Program (23rd March - 2nd April 2026)
All Foundation - Year 4 students
Payment and Permission Due: 4/03/2026
GRIP Student Leadership Conference (26th March 2026)
Year 6 student leaders
Payment and Permission Due: 20/03/2026
Department of Education and Training Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) Applications
The CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of eligible students. It is paid directly to the school and allocated by the school towards camps sports and/or excursion costs. If you are new to the school, or your circumstances have changed, and you wish to apply for CSEF, please call at the office to collect a form.
Key 2026 CSEF Details
Payment amount: $400 per student (Primary & Secondary)
Eligibility: Valid Health Care card, Pension Concession card, Veterans Affairs Gold card holders, as well as temporary foster parents.
Application process: Applications open 27th January 2026. Forms must be submitted to the school with a deadline of 26th June 2026.
Previous Applicants: If you received CSEF in 2025, you generally do not need to reapply unless your child changed schools or a new child is starting Foundation in 2026.
Usage: Funds are paid to the school for camps, sports and excursions.
For further information, please visit www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund
Student Absences/Attendance
We urge you to be sure that your child's information is always kept up to date (this can be updated via the Compass app).
If sickness or injury occurs at school, every effort is made to contact a parent. If this is not possible, we will contact the emergency person or call an ambulance if necessary. We strongly recommend that you have ambulance cover.
If your child is unwell it is recommended to keep them home from school until they recover.
The school expects children to be punctual and attend regularly. If your child is absent from school, we ask that you record the absence on Compass or contact the school. If no absence has been recorded on Compass, or we have not heard from you by 9.30am on the day of absence, we will contact you to confirm your child is with you. If your child is late to school they must report to the office to be given a late pass.
If your family is going on a family holiday, please advise your child's teacher prior to the trip taking place, as well as updating on the Compass app.
School Photos
This is an early "save the date" notice that our School Photos will be held on Wednesday 29th April. More details will come home with your child later in the term.
TINA CLARK & MEL MURPHY
Administration Staff