GENERAL INFORMATION
WORK AT BHCS
New opportunities to join our enthusiastic team here at BHCS have just been placed on our website! We're currently looking for:
Enrolments & Administration Officer
Casual Relief Kinder Teachers
Maths & Humanities Teacher
If you, or someone you know, is interested in knowing more about these positions, you can read more by visiting: https://www.bhcs.vic.edu.au/careers
Government Money Available for Health Care Card or Pension Card Holders or Foster Carers
CSEF (CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION FUNDING)
CSEF is government funding that is available to families to offset the costs of camps, sporting events and excursions which form part of your school fees. The applicant must be one of the following on the first student day of Term 1 (28 January 2026) or Term 2 (20 April 2026):
a parent or carer who is the beneficiary of a financially means-tested card
a student over 16 years who is considered a mature minor and holds a valid means tested concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card
a parent or carer whose child is 16 or over and the beneficiary of a financially means tested card but are not considered a mature minor.
From 1 January 2026, the Government has increased the CSEF rates as follows:
$400 per year for eligible primary school students (previously $154)
$400 per year for eligible secondary school students (previously $256)
The School Savings Bonus was a one-time program for 2025 only and no longer applies for 2026. More information can be found at the following link: https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund
If you meet the stated criteria, please complete a CSEF Form and return it to the Finance Office as soon as possible.
TRAVEL CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE 2026
The travel Conveyance Allowance is Government funding available to school families to subside the cost of travel to School by both bus and car. The eligibility criteria for the Conveyance Allowance are set by the Department of Education, including; you must betraveling further than 4.8km by the most practical route to get to and from School and you must live closer to BHCS than to any other similar School. For BHCS, this is St Andrew’s Christian College in Wantirna South. If circumstances remain unchanged from year to year, there is no need to reapply, however if the following changes have occurred it will be necessary for you to complete a new Application in order to qualify for ongoing Conveyance Allowance in 2026:
A change from car travel to bus travel, or vice versa
Your family has moved and changed address
You have a child who has commenced at BHCS in 2026 who was not listed on your previous Application
New families to BHCS are encouraged to complete a form and submit their applications if they have not already done so
Payment of the funding is made directly to BHCS at the end of each term and is applied as a credit to families' school fee account. If you have any queries or to obtain a copy of the necessary form(s) please email your request to schoolfees@bhcs.vic.edu.au by the end of February 2026.
TERM DATES 2026
