Welcome to Term 3.

A warm welcome to Term 3. We would like to start by thanking our families for their continued support in meeting their financial obligations over the past two terms. At St Monica's College, we pride ourselves in being a leader of Catholic Education in the northern suburbs. We aim to be more than a school, but to be an Educational Enterprise, and this starts with our valued families and our loving community.

We are looking forward to seeing how we can assist you in meeting your fee commitments in Term 3.

August Statements

Tuition Fee Account Statements will be emailed to all families on Friday, 1 August 2025.

This is a friendly reminder that if you are not on a school administered payment plan, your third quarterly instalment is due Friday, 1 August 2025.

Additional Charges invoices/statements will be emailed to relevant families on Friday, 1 August 2025. Extra-curricular activities do not appear on your Tuition Account Statement, these charges are billed via a separate Tax Invoice as and when they fall due, whereby different terms and conditions apply.

Non-Government Schools Census Collection Notice 2025

The Australian Government Department of Education would like to advise all staff, parents, guardians and students (where applicable) that it will collect certain information about your school, its staff and student body as part of the non-government schools census collection (the census).

The census provides information about St Monica’s College, Epping and the number and characteristics of the school's staff and student body during a specific reference period. Information and characteristics collected through the census include:

• teaching and non-teaching staff

• students' year level and workload

• students' gender and age (as on 1 July 2025)

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students

• students with disability

• students receiving distance education

• day, boarding and overseas students.

You can find the department's privacy policy on the Department of Education website or request a copy from the department at privacy@education.gov.au. The privacy policy includes information about how to access or correct personal information held about you or your child, how to make a complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how the department will deal with such a complaint.

Please review the following link for more information:

https://schools.education.gov.au/schoolshub/help/files/non-government.schools.census.guide

2026 Re-Enrolment

Re-Enrolment 2026 will be open on Monday, 4 August 2025.

Re-Enrolment into Years 8 - 12 must be confirmed by submitting the Re-Enrolment Agreement form together with payment of a $250 deposit per student which will be deducted from your 2026 Tuition Fees. If your child does not return to the College in 2026, this deposit will not be refunded.

Submission of the Re-Enrolment Agreement form, and payment of the Re-Enrolment deposit will be taken as acceptance that you are responsible for payment of the College fees for the forthcoming year as and when they fall due and for the finalisation of any current outstanding fees. Furthermore, College families need to abide by and support the College Ethos and regulations regarding uniform and conduct.

For steps on how to complete the online Re-Enrolment process, please refer to correspondence that will be emailed to all families on Monday, 4 August 2025.

For any queries or concerns relating to the Re-Enrolment process please contact the school via reenrolment@stmonicas-epping.com.

Accessing and Utilizing the Community Portal

The Finance & Business Department provides you with access to the Community Portal which gives you with up-to-date access to your accounts at St Monica’s College. The Community Portal allows you to make online payments directly onto your Fees or Additional Charges account and to pay your Re-Enrolment deposit.

The Community Portal can be accessed using the following link:

https://commportal.stmonicas-epping.com

Alternatively, you can access the Community Portal using the following steps:

1. Go to the St Monica’s College website

2. Choose the MY SMC tab

3. Choose “Community Portal” link

4. Enter in your username and password

If you are having difficulties logging into the Community Portal, select “forgot password” and you will receive an automatically generated email. If this does not work, please contact the school at 9409-8800.

Please note that Community Portal credentials are different to PAM credentials. If you are unsure of your login details please contact us for further assistance.

Latest Principal's Bulletin

Vol 35 No 9 Tuesday, 29 July 2025 · 29 Jul 2025

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