Office News / School Information
Office Hours
The School Office hours are 8.30am - 4.30pm
New - School Engagement Survey
Families have been sent an email, containing information and a PIN number, relating to the 2024 Family School Engagement Survey.
About the survey
Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd conducts an annual process for providing feedback, CESSES, the Catholic Education Sandhurst School Engagement Surveys.
Families are invited to participate in this Survey. Although participation is voluntary, we strongly encourage you to participate in this survey.
It is important to note that your individual answers are confidential and will not be shared with the school. All survey responses will be grouped together in the survey report.
How long will the survey take?
This survey is expected to take around 20 minutes. Please submit your responses by Monday 16 September 2024.
Who is conducting the survey?
The CESSES survey platform is operated by an independent supplier, ORIMA Research Pty Ltd. Please click here to view ORIMA Research’s full Privacy Policy. Your responses to this survey are anonymous.
Parents are invited to provide feedback on any aspect of the survey, by return email, at any stage of the process.
Questions?
Please do not hesitate to contact CES or the supplier administering the survey, ORIMA Research.
· Should you wish to further discuss your feedback or have any technical queries, please feel free to contact James Ball on 1800 654 585 or by email cessurveys@orima.com.
· Should you have any participation or survey-related queries, please contact Catholic Education Sandhurst by email: survey_ces@ceosand.catholic.edu.au.
Thank you again for your assistance in this important research.
Reminder - Illnesses
We have a variety of illnesses around the school at the moment, please keep students at home if they are unwell and especially if they present with symptoms.
REMINDER - Students with Gastro are required to be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school.
REMINDER - Late arrival / Early collection
Students who arrive at school after 8.50am must present to the office for students to be signed in.
Students who leave school before 3.20pm will need to be signed out through the office.
Parents are asked to attend the office and sign students in or out via the Office ipad.
If your child is going to be late or leaving early, please notify the office or your teacher direct rather than submitting via PAM as this affects
**UPDATED** - School fees
September Fee Statements will be emailed out shortly. We ask you to view these each month so you are aware of where your account balance is at and also to confirm payments have been recorded.
If you do not receive this, please contact the school office to ensure we have your correct email address.
Please contact the school office or Mr Butts if you have any questions regarding your fees or if you need to discuss payment options.
The successful running of school programs for your child’s education relies on fees being paid. Thank you for your cooperation.
2024 Fee Schedule
Please see the attached 2024 Fees & Levies structure for calculations of family/student fees.
2024 Fees Structure below
Payment options
- Cash, Cheque or EFT at the office,
- Direct Debit/Credit Card - Please see forms & schedule below,
- Centrepay - pay school fees directly from centrelink benefits. Please see authority form below
- Direct Bank Deposit - Bank Details for Direct Deposit below. Please use your child’s name/surname as a reference.
St Mary’s General Account
BSB 083-543 Acc No 457812500
UPDATED - 2024 Direct Debit/Credit Card Payments.
Weekly - next transaction is Friday 23rd August.
Fortnight Schedule 1 - next transaction will be processed Friday 6th September.
Fortnight Schedule 2 - next transaction will be Friday 13gh September.
Monthly - next transaction will be processed Friday 27th September.
Quarterly - next transaction Friday 19th September.
If you wish to use this method for fee payment, please contact the school office or complete the attached authority form and return as soon as possible to enable this to be setup.
Centrepay
If you wish to pay by Centrepay and have not registered before, this can be done direct through Centrelink or with a signed Authorisation Form we are able to register your details on your behalf are and have not registered for this before. This can be submitted to the school office.
Information sheet & application Form are available below.
IMPORTANT - Emergency Contact Details
Please ensure all your family contact details are up to date. These include Home phone, Mobile, residential & postal address & email address.
We also require your nominated emergency contact details to be current & up to date.
If you wish to check your current details, please contact the office.
Working With Children Check
Parents or family members who wish to help out in the classrooms, on excursions or helping with P&F events are required to have an up to date Working With Children's Card.
These can be applied for online and there is no cost if you are a volunteer. A copy of this needs to be passed onto the school office.
Please visit the link below for application details.
https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home
Winter School Uniform
Winter uniform is to be worn during term 2 & 3. Changes to this is at the principals discretion.
Grey bottoms (long length, skort or shorts), school polo (short or long sleeve), OR Girls winter pinafore with navy tights and long sleeved polo or skivvy, school jumper if required, grey socks for boys, white socks for girls, all black shoes. All socks are to be visible and above ankle height.
Please note that tights are not to be worn with the skort or summer dress.
We ask for all items to be clearly named so they can be returned to the student if lost.
PE - black bottoms - no logos or branding, (please ensure shorts are a respectable length and they are not bike shorts or leggings), school polo, school windcheater, white socks and sneakers.
Please see the attached policy to ensure your child has all the required items.
The following locations stock St Mary's Uniform.
The school uniform shop 183 Corio St, 03 5821 3232
Noone Uniforms - Shop 2B, 210-216 Corio St, 03 5177 8747
Quality Teams - Benella Road Shepparton
Second Hand / Spare Uniforms
We have a selection of second hand uniform items in the school office. Please contact the office if you would like to view.
School Information
Contact details
St Mary’s School
121-143 McLennan Street
PO Box 259
Mooroopna 3629
Telephone :(03)5825 2858
Emails
General - office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Newsletter - office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Anthony Butts
abutts@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Deputy Principal: Ann Margaret Carroll
acarroll@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Office Administrator : Amber Feehan
afeehan@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
Administration Assistant: Naomi Egglestone
negglestone@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au
St Mary’s Parish -
Presbytery - 5825 2034 (Office & After Hours)
Parish Priest: Monsignor Peter Jeffery - mons.peterj@bigpond.com
Parish Secretary: Laura Lawn
0437788099
Parish Email: mooroopna@sandhurst.catholic.org.au
2 Toolamba Road, Mooroopna
P.O. Box 365 – Mooroopna –3629
Bus Company: Jacobsons - 5820 3700
Bus Co ordinator: 5825 2344
Out of Hours Care -
'Their Care' - 1300 072 410
OR - (03) 5825 2060
Newsletter- Processed fortnightly from week 2 of each Term. Deadline for inclusions - Tuesday 11am
(office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au)
Subway Orders - Return order and payment Thursday for Friday delivery. Orders can also be placed online via CDFpay
REMINDER - Medication
Families are reminded to please ensure they provide up to date medical plans and the necessary, in date, medications to the office.
A signed authority form is required for staff to administer medications.
Parents are reminded that all medication, including non prescribed, to be administered at school or on camp or excursions, requires a pharmaceutical label detailing student name and dosage, along with a signed authority form is also required, a copy of this is located below.
Acknowledgement To Country
At St Mary’s Primary School Mooroopna we Acknowledge the Traditional people of this land.
The Yorta Yorta Nation are the Traditional Custodians of this area and we remember their elders, past, present and future.
We remember that the Aboriginal people of Australia will always be the traditional owners of the land on which we gather today.
We continue to grow through education and reconciliation to a better future for all Australians.
