From the office

Compass Log Ins

Compass Parent Portal logons were issued last transition day.  Hopefully you have been able to logon to the Portal.  If you have any queries or concerns regarding logons, please contact us at the office on 9876 3411.

2025 Parent Voluntary Financial Contributions

Please find attached the 2025 Parent Voluntary Financial Contribution letter to parents. The covering letter from School Council gives a summary of how the Parent Voluntary Financial Contribution gives our students the best support to enhance their education while at Ringwood North Primary School

Our Parent Voluntary Financial Contributions are sent out to all families of students annually at the end of Term 4. We would like to encourage all our families to consider contributing at the start of the year (Term 1).

Payment is made through the Compass Portal and will be open for payments at the end of this term. Parents can submit payment this way, or there is the option to pay at the office by cash, card or cheque if preferred from Term 1. 

School activities, incursions, excursions, and sports that require permission and payment for students are communicated as events through the Compass Portal leading up to the date of the event. Parents will receive communications each time an event is posted.

The Camps Sports and Excursion fund is available to eligible parents to assist with payments of school activities. Please complete an application form and return it to the office with a copy of your Centrelink Card. If you are an existing family new students need to be added to your application. Further information has been included in the newsletter.

Families requiring assistance with payment of activities are encouraged to speak to Ricarda Lillis (Business Manager) as the school can offer families different support options, including with the purchase of uniforms.

School Uniform

In accordance with the Department of Education and Training guidelines the School Council of Ringwood North Primary School introduced compulsory school uniform. All students of the school will wear the correct uniform at all times. 

Shoulder length or longer hair (both boys & girls) must be tied back to help restict the spread of lice and for student safety.

Our uniform is unique to our school and helps foster a sense of community and belonging and encourages students to develop pride in their appearance. We ask for parent support in this matter. 

• First Uniform Delivery 2025 – Week 1 2025  -    28th– 31st January 2025
• Orders placed during the break for Delivery to School will be held and sent when school reopens on 28th January.
• Orders for delivery to home will continue to be processed and sent via Australia Post.  (Except during our Christmas Closure period from 20th December to 6th January)
• All stores will close at 5.00 pm on Friday 20th December and reopen at 9.00 am Wednesday 8th January.  Please check the website for each store’s hours.
• All stores will be open on Australia Day Public Holiday 27th January 2025
• For information and assistance please email OnlineOrders@spartass.com.au

Prep Polos

2025 Prep Polos are still  available to purchase from the school office for $35 each. If you have a new Preppy starting next year, pop in and purchase a polo for them ASAP!

Second Hand Uniform

If you are looking for second hand uniforms, we have a few items available at the school office. All items of clothing are $5 a piece.  Feel free to come in and peruse! 

CSEF (Camps, Sport & Excursions Fund)

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

• school camps or trips
• swimming and school-organised sports programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions and incursions.

Please note that if you applied for CSEF for an older sibling last year you do not need to reapply this year.  

Eligibility

For concession card holders, CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on 28 January 2025 and/or 15 April 2025

To be eligible for the fund, a mature minor of sixteen years of age or over, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must: 

• on the first day of Term one, or; 

• on the first day of Term two. 

a) Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is, be a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR 

b) Be a temporary foster parent, and; 

c) Submit an application to the school by the due date

• be an eligible beneficiary of one of these cards:
• Veterans Affairs Gold Card
• Centrelink Health Care Card
• Pensioner Concession Card
• OR they must be a temporary foster parent
• OR the student is 16 years or older and holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card)
• AND the parent or legal guardian must submit an application by the due date.

Parents who receive a carer allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with the above.

Eligibility will be determined when the parent’s concession card successfully validates with Centrelink on either the first day of term one or term two.

If the eligible card is in the name of the student, the fund is only granted to that student, not their siblings.

State Schools' Relief

State Schools’ Relief (SSR) is a not-for-profit organisation that works closely with all government schools across Victoria. They provide assistance to families experiencing financial disadvantage with school uniforms, footwear and range of other essential educational items. Please read the information below for more information. 

We appreciate that this is a lot of information. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our office on 9876 3411.