2025 Macleod College Music Academy

Payments for 2025 Music Academy are now overdue.

Please make payment in full or have a Compass payment plan in place by the end of term 1 (Friday 04 April 2025).

Otherwise, music lessons will cease.

Should you require any assistance, please contact Accounts on accounts@macleod.vic.edu.au

or Emma on wag@macleod.vic.edu.au

SSB (School Saving Bonus)

School Saving Bonus is a one-off support of $400 for families of Victorian government school students to help with 2025 school costs.

To use your SSB for a school activity (i.e. camp and excursions):

go to SSB Parent Portal and allocate an amount to be used for school activities. This may take up to 48 hours to process.
then tick the CSEF/Credit box when paying for an event through your Compass Parent Portal. If you do not have that option, please contact accounts@macleod.vic.edu.au for assistance.

The School Saving Bonus cannot be used for school fees or resources or music academy fees.

Once you allocate your bonus to an in-store or online purchase or to school activities, it cannot be reversed.

However, if you have unspent funds or don’t use the funds you allocated to purchases, these funds will automatically be available on your child’s school account as an activities credit on 01 July 2025.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, visit

A step-by-step user guide is available on the webpage.

The School Saving Bonus team is prioritising support for schools.

We recommend using the webform to contact us.

You can also contact by email: school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au

2025 CSEF (Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund)

CSEF applications are still open and can be submitted to Reception.

Any new students to Macleod College will need to submit the application form and a copy of current concession card.

A new CSEF Application Form has been created for Students Over Sixteen Years of Age, who hold a valid means tested concession card.

Applications close end of Term 2, 04 July 2025.

2025 CSEF Prep AUTUMN / WINTER Uniform Package

Applications for the 2025 Prep CSEF Autumn / Winter Uniform Package are now open and can be submitted to Reception.

Eligibility

Prep students must be a Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) recipient to qualify for this package.

What’s in the package?

The Prep 2025 Autumn / Winter package contains the following items:

Outerwear x 1 pce (i.e., jacket / parka / puffer)
Tops x 2 pcs (i.e., windcheater / polo shirt / rugby top)
Pants x 2 pcs (i.e., trackpants / leggings)
Socks x 2 packs
Pair of Shoes x 1

Please note:

PE items are not included as part of this package
Shoes must be requested in UK sizes (please see SSR shoe size conversion chart or visit Macleod College Reception)
This is a generic form - not all items apply to Macleod College

Cost to families

Where State Schools’ Relief is unable to provide a uniform item directly that contains a logo (due to contractual agreements with uniform retailers) the student will receive a voucher for $85 that subsidises the cost of the items. The voucher can be redeemed at your school uniform shop or independent uniform retailer.

Please note the following:

Vouchers issued have an expiry date and must be used before this date.
Once vouchers have been issued, SSR are unable to exchange items for “change of mind”.

Applications for this package close at the end of Term 3, 2025 (Friday 19 September 2025).

2025 Prep CSEF Autumn / Winter Uniform Package Information for Families

2025 Prep CSEF Autumn / Winter Uniform Package Application

2025 CSEF Year 07 Uniform Package

Applications for the 2025 CSEF Year 07 Uniform Package have now closed.

2025 CSEF Prep SUMMER Uniform Package

Applications for the Prep 2025 Summer CSEF Uniform Package have now closed.

SSBI (School Student Broadband Initiative)

The School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) has been extended …

The School Student Broadband Initiative offers eligible families with school-aged students free NBN broadband internet at home. The initiative was due to end on 31 December 2025 but has been extended.

The initiative is capped at 30,000 services connected. Once this number is reached, no further applications to participate in the initiative will be accepted.

Households already connected through the initiative, or with a voucher to do so:

Families and carers currently connected to the NBN network through the initiative will have their connection automatically extended with their participating internet provider until Friday 30 June 2028.

Eligible families and carers who already have a voucher to take part in the initiative should activate their free service with a participating internet provider as soon as possible. This voucher will become invalid once the cap is reached.

For all other households:

Please encourage families and carers who haven’t been assessed and may be eligible for the initiative to contact the NBN’s National Referral Centre for an assessment. If they are eligible, they will be sent a voucher to access free home internet until Friday 30 June 2028. However, this voucher must be activated before the 30,000 cap is reached.

WAG – PLEASE MAKE LINK for National Referral Centre (above)

Find out more:

For more information, refer to

For further enquiries, contact the School Student Broadband Initiative team by email: ssbi@education.vic.gov.au

Parent Payment Arrangements 2025

Parent payment arrangements for 2025 are now available.

Please see your Compass Portal to view and pay College contributions and payments for:

Students’ Educational Resources -- year 07: Education Perfect & Eggion Study Skills subscriptions; Student Learning Planner; Combination lock
Students’ Educational Resources -- year 08: Education Perfect & Eggion Study Skills subscriptions; Student Learning Planner
Students’ Educational Resources -- year 09/10: Education Perfect subscription; Student Learning Planner
Students’ Educational Resources -- years 11/12VM: Education Perfect subscription
Elective classes with additional charges (years 09-12)
Macleod College Music Academy

Thank you once again for your ongoing financial support, assistance through fundraising or volunteering your time. This makes a huge difference to the College, the programs and new resources we can offer in 2025.

All payments for your students’ school contributions or extra-curricular items can be made via your Compass Payments Centre.

Should you require any assistance, please contact Accounts on accounts@macleod.vic.edu.au

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