Administration News

Dear Parents,

Please see the below information in regards to some administration requirements for the 2026 School Year.  Please ensure these things are actioned for the beginning of Term One. 

Medical Policies and Forms 2026

MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools) have issued new policies and guidelines for schools to follow in regards to medical administration within Catholic Schools.  Please note it is now a requirement that all medication even over the counter medicine has to have a form completed by a Medical Practitioner or a Pharmacist.  All Medication must be presented to the school in its original packaging.  Please find the forms attached here for completion over the holidays, these need to be done alongside any asthma management plans and or anaphylaxis plans and any other medication required to be administered at school  (including any antihistamines or antibiotics).

Please ensure the Medical Management Plan and Medication Authority as well as a Anaphylaxis and or Asthma plan (if applicable) have been completed and returned to me via: office@smhampton.catholic.edu.au as well as uploaded to the Medical Section of your child's nForma app. 

nForma

We are now well into using the new nForma Parent App,  there are still a number of parents who are yet to update all the relevant details on the parent portal.  This needs to be completed prior to the start of 2026 year please and make sure all relevant medical information is uploaded to the portal.  

Updating Student absences via the App, is a quick and easy way to update your child's absence from school, which updates the class roll automatically, and eliminates the need to call the office.  If all parents could really aim to be doing this in 2026 that would be extremely helpful.

All first aid incidents are now being recorded via the app and will continue to be in 2026. All incidents will be sent with a notification to let parents know, if your child has had an injury during the day at school.  

Fee Payments via Edstart in 2026. 

As we head into the end of the year St Mary’s Primary School would like to remind you of our ongoing partnership with Edstart, who manages all of your school fee payments,and what the fee payment process is families can continue to use their existing Edstart account for 2026 School fees and there is no need to create a new one.

A copy of your fee statement will be sent to you from the School; which will also be provided to Edstart to facilitate the fee payment process. Fee Statements are securely stored by Edstart to ensure your repayments are accurate. While kept in their system, it will not be visible in the customer portal. Paying weekly, fortnightly or monthly. If you are paying your school fees in instalments; You should have received an email from Edstart from mid-November with information about your account and the process for your school fee payments for next year. Once the school has issued our fee statements a copy of this will be provided to Edstart to facilitate the fee payment process and they will be contact with you to confirm the details of your payment plan for 2026. Edstart will make monthly payments to the school on your behalf in line with our agreed payment schedule, so you don’t need to organise anything further. Paying your school fees Annually or Termly. If you have opted to pay your fees Annually or Termly Edstart will contact you, via email, prior to the due dates with details on how to make payment and when payment is due. You can also make a payment at any time via the Edstart Customer Portal. 

To access the portal, please log into https://app.edstart.com.au/login with the email address you provided Edstart when you set up your account. If you would like to make any changes to your repayment frequencies now, or have any questions; please feel free to reach out to Edstart on 1300 139 445 or contact@edstart.com.au and they can assist you with anything you might need. If you have not set up your Edstart Account, please do so by visitingedstart.com.au/smhampton as soon as possible for payment of the 2026 fees.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and joyous Christmas and Holiday period and look forward to seeing you all in 2026. 

Renae