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School Saving Bonus 

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home-schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.   

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

• Complete enrolment: If your child or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School. 
• Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number are up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus. 

2025 Year 4 to 6 Camp

Parents of current Year 3 to 5 students have recently been informed of the 2025 Year 4, 5, and 6 Camp scheduled for April 2025.  To secure your child's booking, a deposit of $50 needs to be paid by the last day of Term 3 (September 20th).  Payments can be made at the School Office or by direct baking using the details provided on the invoices recently sent home.

Parents can also make payments against the invoices from Term 4 onwards to pay the full invoice before camp. Statements will be sent home at the end of each month. If families pay $50.00 each month from October – the invoice will be paid in full before camp.

Suggested payment plan :

DEPOSIT PAID 20/9/24                 $50.00

OCTOBER                                           $50.00

NOVEMBER                                       $50.00

DECEMBER                                       $50.00

JANUARY/FEBRUARY                     $50.00

MARCH                                               $50.00

APRIL                                                   $30.00

                                                             $330.00

Parents with CSEF funds must contact the office to permit us to use the funds—including the deposit payment — for their child’s camp.

If you have any questions please get in touch with your child's teacher or the school office.