OCTOBER

Mon 5th - First day Term 4

Wed 7th - Fri 9th - Year 9 Melbourne Camp

Mon 12th - School Captain Speeches & Voting

Thurs 15th - VCE Art Show

Mon 19th - Last day Yr 12 classes and drive out

Tues 20th - Yr12 Assembly and Morning Tea

Mon19th - Wed 21st - Year 9 Outdoor Ed Camp

Tues 27th - Year 12 Exams begin

NOVEMBER

Tues 3rd - Melbourne Cup Day

Thurs 19th - Valedictory Evening

Fri 20th - Student Free Day

Mon 23rd - Headstart begins

Wed 25th - Thurs 10th Dec - 16 Days of Activism

Thurs 26th - Like Minds Celebration day

DECEMBER

Tues 8th - State wide orientation day

Tues 15th - Presentation Night

Fri 18th - Last day Term 4

Term Dates - 2026

Term 1

January 28th - April 2nd

Term 2

April 20th - June 26th

Term 3

July 13th - September 18th

Term 4

October 5th - December 18th

Term Dates - 2027

Term 1

January 28th - March 25th

Term 2

April 12th - June 25th

Term 3

July 12th - September 17th

Term 4

October 4th - December 17th

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2026

Monday 26th Jan - Australia Day

Monday 9th March - Labour Day

Friday 3rd April - Good Friday

Monday 6th April - Easter Monday

Saturday 25th April - ANZAC Day

Monday 8th June - Kings Birthday

Friday 25th Sept - AFL Grand Final (day before)

Tuesday 3rd November - Melbourne Cup Day

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION PARENT NOTIFICATION

PARENT'S CONTRIBUTIONS GUIDE AT KSC FOR COMPASS

COMPASS PARENT PORTAL

The Compass Parent Portal is an online portal that allows you to access up-to-date information about our school and your child’s progress. The portal is accessible via the web and also via the Compass School Manager App (available for download via the App store on your device).

Within the parent portal are many different features including the ability to:

Add Attendance Notes
Communicate with your child’s teachers
Monitor your child’s homework and assessment tasks
View Semester and Progress Reports
Book Parent Teacher Conferences
Consent and Pay for school events
Make school fee payments
View school news items
Parents check and give permission/decline for camps and excursions

GREEN CHRONICLES NOW ON TEXT MESSAGE

Our students do amazing things every day, and we wanted to make it easier for you to hear about it.

Every time we see something amazing from our students, we record it as a Green Chronicle on Compass.

Now, when your child receives a Green Chronicle, you'll receive a text message to let you know. Full details about your child's actions will be available on Compass.

We are very proud of all our students every day, and we are happy that it is now easier for us to share this with you too.

CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND APPLICATIONS

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.

Payment amounts are approx $225 for eligible secondary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.

If you would like to apply for the first time, please contact the school office on 5655 1566 and ask for an application form.

You can also download the form, and find out more about the program and eligibility, on the Department of Education and Training’s Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund web page.

Check with the school office if you are unsure, and please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible.

BELEZA SCHOOL UNIFORMS

UNIFORM SUPPLIER FOR KSC

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS TRADING HOURS

CANTEEN

Please find attached, canteen menu.

You can now follow the canteen news on Instagram - ksccanteen where new items and daily specials are on the fridge in canteen.

Lunch orders should be in at recess so as not to miss out on what you want for lunch.

Please write your name and food item ordered on the bag. Paying when you put your lunch order in is preferred, however you can either put your money in the bag or pay at the Canteen. Please do not bring $100 notes to the canteen expecting change as it is not possible.

HELP WITH SCHOOL COSTS AND FEES

Saver Plus is a free program that supports eligible families to save for education expenses and provides matched savings of up to $500, with funds able to be used for items such as uniforms, books, laptops, iPads, and excursions.

Saver Plus is a program developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ, delivered in partnership with Berry Street and The Smith Family. The program is funded by ANZ and the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Families seeking further information can email directly to enquiriessp@berrystreet.org.au, visit saverplus.org.au or contact 1300 610 355.

STUDENT PICK UP AND DROP OFF ZONE

For safety reasons, we have a designated student pick up and drop off zone at KSC. We ask that you respect the safety plan we have in place and only collect or drop off your child/ren within the loop (yellow line). Please take care driving past or into and out of our school and observe the STOP sign at the exit near the bus loop.

Parents are not to drop off or pick up children from the bus loop.

We thank you for your support in helping us to keep our school community safe.

STUDENT DEVICES

To ensure that students come to school prepared for learning, please remind your child/ren to charge their devices overnight. It is important that students have a charger with them at school if their computer does not retain charge.

LOST PROPERTY

Lost property is located in the library. Please come and ask us if you have lost or misplaced an item.

GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF INFECTIONS AND VIRUSES:

Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections. You can spread certain "germs" (a general term for pathogens like viruses and bacteria) casually by touching another person. You can also catch germs when you touch contaminated objects or surfaces and then you touch your face (mouth, eyes, and nose).

Good health habits are important and include:

frequent hand washing with soap and water
using alcohol-based hand sanitizers when soap and water are not available
avoiding close contact with sick people
coughing and sneezing into your elbow or use a tissue (and throw away the tissue immediately)
avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth

BUS PASSES

A bus pass is required if you are intending to catch a bus that you do not normally catch e.g. going to a friends house or sports training. Also a pass is required if you are getting off your normal bus at a different stop which includes getting off at the primary schools.

In order to get a bus pass, the bus coordinator must receive a note or a phone call from a parent/carer. Text messages are no longer accepted as notes. The Bus Coordinator (Ms Jenkin) is situated in the library and passes can be collected before school, recess and lunchtimes.

PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU ARE NOT A REGISTERED BUS TRAVELLER ON THE POOWONG, McDONALDS TRACK OR THE NYORA BUSES, NO BUS PASSES ARE AVAILABLE.

RYDA

YEAR 10