The HEPS 'Aim High' Newsletter

News & Reminders

from the Office

EXCURSION/INCURSION/CAMP/SPORT ACTIVITIES AND DEADLINES

Please log into Compass to consent and make payment for your child’s upcoming events.

Please ensure that you consent/pay for your child's events by the due date to avoid disappointment.

 

Selected Level 5 & 6 2025 Somers Camp 

DateActivityCostDue Date
06.05.25Somers Camp$35028.02.25

School Savings Bonus

 

Thank you to those families that have allocated their $400 School Savings Bonus in the Portal. There is a very large number of families that have not yet completed this step. You will not be able to access these funds for payment of school activities and/or uniforms until this is done. A guide for parents is attached on how to complete this process in the portal or you can watch the video link.Parent Guide Video 

 

At HEPS the $400 can be allocated on either:

  • online or instore purchases at Spartans; and/or
  • school activities (limited to camps, excursions, incursions)

When making your allocation to either school activities, school uniform or both please remember that this allocation cannot be changed.  Any unused portion of the school uniform allocation will come back to the school as activities after 30th June, 2025.  

The activities allocation does not need to be used in 2025, it will remain on the student account until used, similar to CSEF.

 

If you haven’t received an email regarding your children, please contact the SSB team at school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au or on 1800 338 663.

 

More information about the SSB is available here: https://www.vic.gov.au/receiving-school-saving-bonus

 

Support your child's education with free internet at home until December 2025. 

 

The School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) is a Federal Government initiative offering free home internet to 30,000 unconnected households with school-aged students. Households have until Tuesday 31 December 2024 to apply. Free services will continue until 31 December 2025.

 

The initiative seeks to boost educational opportunities and narrow the digital divide.

 

To be eligible, households must: 

  • have a child living at home that is enrolled in an Australian school (up to year 12 including Prep)

  • not have an active NBN Co. network internet service at home (excludes mobile internet services)

  • live in a premises that can access the NBN Co. network via a standard connection

  • not have had an active NBN Co. connection during the previous 14 days.

To be assessed, please contact the NBN National Referral Centre on 1800 954 610 or visit anglicarevic.org.au/student-internet to request a call back. Please note:

  • NBN will check your nominated home address for an active NBN connection. 
  • You do not need to provide financial information. 
  • Translation and interpretation services are available. 

Some families might also be contacted via their school with information about how to apply. The Victorian Department of Education has been working with the NBN to review Victorian school student home addresses. Only home addresses have been provided to NBN to check. No other personal information has been shared with NBN. NBN handles this data in accordance with privacy law.

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