Beaufort Primary School is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and would like to advise you of our school’s voluntary financial contributions for 2026.

Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard curriculum requirements, and we want to assure you that all contributions are voluntary.

Nevertheless, the ongoing support of our families ensures that our school can offer the best possible education and support for our students. We want to thank you for all your support, whether that is through fundraising or volunteering your time. This has made a huge difference to our school and the programs we can offer.

Within our school, parent supports with the student contribution and purchase of student booklists has allowed us to provide an enriched learning and teaching program for every student and is highly valued by our school community. The commitment from parents to contribute benefits students and results in improved achievement outcomes, wellbeing and engagement in learning. At Beaufort Primary School, we design and develop learning and teaching programs drawing on the best educational knowledge and practices and strive to offer broad and enriched opportunities to students that are above and beyond what is required in the standard curriculum and what is provided for by Government funding.

Below is the breakdown of Curriculum Contributions, and extra-curriculum activities.

Tameeka Rush Mark Hutchings

Principal School Council President

Curriculum Contributions - items and activities that students use, or participate in, to access the Curriculum.

Amount

Foundation to Year 6 classroom consumables, materials & equipment

Shared classroom stationery
Paper
Poster/Charts
Craft Items
Additional White Board Markers
Glue Sticks

$45.00

Foundation to Year 6

Provisions for photocopying
Provision and upkeep for school owned technology

$15.00

$10.00

Foundation

DRA Online Decodable Readers (Reading)

$25.00

Year 1 and 2

DRA Online Decodable Readers (Reading)

$25.00

Years 3 to Year 6

Essential Assessments (base and Numeracy platform)

$14.00

Foundation to Year 2 Total Amount

$95.00

Years 3 to Year 6 Total Amount

$84.00

ADDITIONAL (if required)

Foundation to Year 6

Headphones

If previous years headphones are still in working order, please remove this item from your list

$13.50

Extra-Curricular Items and Activities – Camps, Excursions and Extra-Curriculum Activities.

Beaufort Primary School will continue to offer a range of activities that enhance or broaden the schooling experience of students and are above and beyond what the school provides in order to deliver the Curriculum. These are provided on a user-pays basis.

Camps, excursions and extra-curriculum activity details will be provided in 2024, providing parents/guardians with ample time to consider and make payments.

Financial Support for Families

Beaufort Primary School understands that some families may experience financial difficulty and offers a range of support options, including:

the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
putting in place financial hardship arrangements to support families who cannot pay for items or activities so that their child doesn’t miss out.
having a nominated parent payment contact person(s) that parents can have a confidential discussion with regarding financial hardship arrangements.

Should families choose to only pay for some of the Curriculum Consumables or would like to space payments out throughout the year, this can be arranged by the principal and/or business manager. All money coming in from curriculum contributions goes to supporting your child with their learning.

For a confidential discussion about accessing these services, or if you would like to discuss alternative payment arrangements, contact:

Tameeka Rush: Ph: 03 5349 2490 | Email: beaufort.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Payment methods

We offer a variety of payment methods to assist our families, including:

XUNO - Voluntary and Extra-Curriculum charges will be visible on XUNO for parents to access and pay.
BPAY - Individual family account details will be sent out at the beginning of each school years and are available upon request.
Cash

** Please note - we do not have EFTPOS facilities at the school

Refunds

Parent requests for refunds are subject to the discretion of the school and made on a case-by-case basis. Refunds will be provided where the school deems it is reasonable and fair to do so, taking into consideration whether a cost has been incurred, the Department’s Parent Payment Policy and Guidance, Financial Help for Families Policy and any other relevant information.

SWPBS

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support