School Saving Bonus

Important reminder – Please log in to the School Saving Bonus portal and allocate funds if you wish to use any portion of the $400 bonus for school-related activities.

Before allocating funds

Decide how much of your $400 bonus you wish to use for uniforms (if any). Then, allocate the remaining amount to “Activities.” This will allow you to use the funds for future school activities, excursions, or camps.

On 1 July 2025, any unspent funds will be transferred to your school account for use on activities. After this happens, you won't be able to use the bonus to buy school uniform.

How to allocate your bonus

If you would like to use some or all of your $400 School Saving Bonus for school-related activities (including excursions or camps), please follow these steps:

1. Log in to the School Saving Bonus portal using the code emailed to you by the Department of Education.
2. Allocate funds to “Activities.”

At this stage, you are not selecting a specific activity but rather setting aside an amount to be available for use at the school. We cannot apply your bonus to any school activities unless you have first allocated the funds in the SSB Portal.

Using SSB for events in Compass

After you've allocated your bonus, please allow a few days for the changes to reflect in your Compass balance. If your balance has not been updated, please email us at port.melbourne.ps@education.vic.gov.au . Please be aware that fund allocation is not an automated process.