Clubs and Activities Program

Our 2026 Clubs and Activities Program is off and flying for the year. There are a wide range of clubs for students to explore, engage and take action in. The full offering is attached.

Students are encouraged to reach out to the facilitating staff members with any questions.

If any students are interested in seeing a club be added to the program, they are encouraged to email Nadia Devlin, or pop into Office 164 during a break time.

Tournament of Minds

Tournament of Minds is Starting!

Tournament of Minds will kick off for this year in Week 7. If you are keen to be involved our first meeting is on Thursday 4th June at lunch in 154. You can also see Mrs Hughes in 303 or Ms Clarke in 164 at any time before the first meeting.

Community Enviro Expo Wednesday June 10 - SAVE THE DATE!

Learn about environmental volunteering opportunities in your local area
Guest speaker presenting on the importance of indigenous plants
Learn what Local Primary Schools are doing to nurture our environment
A showcase of local environmental agencies
Eltham High School STEAM building, 3.10 - 4.30 pm

Upcoming events, programs, and opportunities with Nillumbik Youth, including

Nillumbeats Battle Of The Bands;
Winter School Holiday Activities;
Paid Opportunity - to participate in a Consultation on Affirmative Consent;
Nillumbik Youth Hub drop-in;
Join the Nillumbik Rainbow Social Group;
Barista Basics Course;
Climate Cafe;
Basic Car Maintenance Workshop.

For further details and registrations, go to https://mailchi.mp/8602c2633721/nillumbik-youth-school-wrap-up-monthly-edition-17442712?e=5ebb1b4d45

National Reconciliation Week at EHS

National Reconciliation Week takes place annually from 27 May to 3 June. This year, the theme is All In. This theme, All In, a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day. It is a call for Australians to be active participants in advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples rights.

On Monday, 1 June, we will host a whole-school assembly, marking National Reconciliation Week. We are fortunate enough to be joined by Sara Terry from Wurundjeri Council, and members of the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group. We warmly invite our school community to join us for this event. The assembly will take place in the Stadium, beginning at 11:30am.

The Student Voice and Leadership Team are also supporting Children's Ground again this year by hosting 'Wear it Yellow' day on 1 June. On this day, all members of our school community are asked to wear yellow in support of Children's Ground.

Anyone wishing to support this fundraising effort can also do so by donating online here: https://wearityellow.org.au/elthamhigh

We also encourage our community to consider attending the NRG event 'Walk for Truth Solidarity Event'. Details attached.

Pizza and PJ Day - 23 June!

On 23 June 23 the Student Voice and Leadership Team will be hosting Pizza and PJ Day!

This will support for fundraising for the Indigenous Garden in the 400s courtyard.

To help the team plan, we are asking students and staff to complete the following preferences form by Wednesday, 27 May. This will help us decide on what flavour pizzas to order and to help the set up pre-order options.

Pizza preferences

Join us for the Push-Up Challenge in 2026

The PushUp Challenge 2026 is right around the corner.

It’s time to consider joining Eltham High School’s Team in the push up challenge to raise

awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.

What’s involved?

It’s simple – 3307 push-ups (or measurable single unit exercise, such as a squat)! You can also register to do half the amount, 1153 push-ups.

Have your family, friends and community members sponsor your efforts through the online portal.

Why get involved?

The Push Up Challenge is to raise awareness and funds for mental health and suicide prevention. Each day you will be asked to complete a certain number of push-ups depending of the number of Australian lives lost each day of June in 2024. Funds raised by our team will go towards supporting Headspace Greensborough; a space many in our school community access regularly.

When?

Starts the 3rd of June, and ends June the 26th. BUT registrations begin now. Join our team using the link below.

During the challenge period, we will be running activities and push-up stations at school. This way we can all work together to support our goals!

https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/fundraiser/elthamhighschool

If you have any questions, speak to Archie Ribaric (our EHS Push-Up Challenge Student Ambassador), or a House Leader.

2026 CSEF Applications

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

school camps or trips
swimming and school-organised sport programs
outdoor education programs
excursions and incursions

Applications for 2026 are now open, through until the end of term 2, 2026. If you applied for the CSEF at Eltham High School in 2025, you do not need to complete an application form in 2026 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. Eltham High School will apply for the CSEF on your behalf.

You will only need to submit an application form in 2026 if any of the following changes have occurred:

New student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools in 2026 or you did not apply at the same school in 2025 or
Changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2026.

Schools are able to accept and process applications up until the end of term two each year. CSEF payments are made to schools from March onwards each year.

To download a copy of the CSEF Application form, please access the applicable form via the following link: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund/resources

2026 School Council Approved Contributions

2026 School Council Approved Contributions are available to pay via the Payments Centre on Compass. You can choose to pay Contributions in full or via a payment plan option of three or six instalments. If you opt for a payment plan after an instalment date, Compass will deduct payment from your credit card on the following day for past instalment dates with remaining payments in line with the advertised dates. Alternatively, 2026 Contributions and Electives are open for payment via the Payments Centre for the full school year so you do have the option of making part payments at any time during the year when it is convenient to you.

Due to changes in the Parent Payment Policy and functionality within the billing module of Compass, we regret that we are unable to allocate credits on family accounts towards School Contributions. Credits available on your account can either be allocated to outstanding account charges or refunded to a nominated bank account. You can action use of your credits by downloading and completing the 2026 Family Credit Allocation Refund Request Form from the Compass Newsfeed. Completed forms can be returned via email to 7805-AccountsRec@schools.vic.edu.au to allow us to process your request.

If you have any queries regarding School Council Approved Contributions for 2026, please contact the General Office on 9430 5111 or via email, our Accounts team at

7805-AccountsRec@schools.vic.edu.au.

Payment Process and Closing Dates for Excursions and Activities via Compass

(Including payment via CSEF and credit balances)

Camps, excursions, and other school based activities that have a financial charge associated with them fall under the Extra-Curricular Items and Activities category of fees and are offered to students on a ‘user pays’ basis. They are offered in addition to the standard curriculum.

Cut-off dates for payment and consent on Compass are set by the school to assist us in meeting our financial and duty of care requirements for each event. In support of meeting these obligations, we will not extend due dates for events or take late payments.

Administration staff send an email to families when the event is published and a reminder email five days prior to the event closing date. Students are also reminded by their classroom teachers about events and when payment and consent must be received. If payment or consent is not received by the due date, your child will be excluded from the activity and will be supervised by teachers at school.

If you have received CSEF funding and would like to allocate it towards a Compass Event, or have credit on your family statement that you would like to use, please contact Jacinta D’Avoine (Revenue Administrator) on 9430 5118 or email

7805-AccountsRec@schools.vic.edu.au to arrange for the allocation to be processed.

As Compass now has the functionality to 'Pay with CSEF or credit balance' for Events, if you have insufficient funds on your family account to cover the cost of that event we will allocate the amount that is available and then update the event to show the amount that is still required to be paid. Payment of the balance will need to be completed before the event cut off date for your child to be eligible to attend. If you select to use CSEF or credit to pay for an Event on Compass, please check the Event again before the closing date to make sure that any outstanding balance is paid.

Please ensure that if payment is made via the office with CSEF, credit allocation, credit card or cash, that you log on to Compass prior to the closing date to provide Consent for your child to attend the event.

If you are having issues accessing Compass, please contact the relevant sub school for assistance.

Thank you for your support with this matter.

CATHERINE ZERNA, Finance Manager

First Aid

Lost Property

A large number of lost property items are currently being held in the First Aid Room.

Please note that any unclaimed items at the end of the term will be donated to those in need, recycled, or disposed of.

If you have misplaced any belongings—such as clothing, hoodies, textbooks, pencil cases, lunchboxes, drink bottles, or shoes—please visit the First Aid Room during lunch or recess to check for your items.

Friendly Reminder: Please ensure all items brought to school are clearly labelled so they can be returned to their owners.

Student Medications

Please ensure we have up to date information regarding any medical conditions your child may have.

Items to provide (if applicable):

EpiPen auto-injectors, antihistamines, and asthma relievers
Individual Management Plans – Anaphylaxis – all families have been emailed these
Medical Requirements Form
Action Plans for Asthma, Epilepsy, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, and Allergies
Medication Authority Form (attached) – required for any medication to be stored in the school First Aid Room
Notification of any changes to the medical alerts we currently have on record

Please note: All medications stored at school must be in their original packaging (including the box), long expiry dates and must be accompanied by a completed Medication Authority Form and the relevant management plan.

Please provide all required items to the First Aid Room or Admin Office in a clearly labelled zip-lock bag as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call on 9430 5120

FIONA CASEY, First Aid Officer

Canteen Announcements

Canteen would like to remind students that lunch orders can now can be placed through any of the counters inside the Canteen, not the side window. The side window is for collections only and before school orders. We hope this can provide some clarifications for the confusion some students have experiencing during recess.

Following student feedback, Canteen will be trialling a new Special Lunch Menu from Monday 4 May:

Mondays - Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings (3 pieces) - $5
Tuesday to Thursday - Special of the Week*
Friday - Burgers - $8

*Special of the week: these will be advertised via the school newsletter, and via Compass each Friday and will run for three consecutive days to provide lots of opportunity for students and staff to try.

Tuesday 5 May - Thursday 7 May: Chicken Parmigiana Rolls - $8
Tuesday 12 May - Thursday 14 May: Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice) - $8

A reminder that a number of new selections have been added to our regular menu and are available for lunch orders:

Warm Reuben Sandwiches $7.00 – corn beef sandwich with melted cheese, sauerkraut and special sauce.
Hummus Veggie Wrap $8.00- lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber, hummus and pickled red onions.
Fruit Cups and Jelly Fruit Cups $2.00- an alternative to our Yoghurt cups.

CAROLINA CONSTABLE, Canteen Manager

2026 Term Dates

Term 1	29 January - 2 April
Term 2	20 April - 26 June
Term 3	13 July - 18 September
Term 4	5 October - 18 December

2026 Staff List

2026 Staff Emails and Coordinator List

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