Parent & Carers Information

2026 CSEF Applications

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:

• school camps or trips

• swimming and school-organised sport programs

• outdoor education programs

• excursions and incursions

Applications for 2026 are now open, through until the end of term 2, 2026. If you applied for the CSEF at Eltham High School in 2025, you do not need to complete an application form in 2026 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. Eltham High School will apply for the CSEF on your behalf.

You will only need to submit an application form in 2026 if any of the following changes have occurred:

• New student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools in 2026 or you did not apply at the same school in 2025 or

• Changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2026.

Schools are able to accept and process applications up until the end of term two each year. CSEF payments are made to schools from March onwards each year.

To download a copy of the CSEF Application form, please access the applicable form via the following link: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund/resources 

2026 School Council Approved Contributions

2026 School Council Approved Contributions are available to pay via the Payments Centre on Compass. You can choose to pay Contributions in full or via a payment plan option of three or six instalments. If you opt for a payment plan after an instalment date, Compass will deduct payment from your credit card on the following day for past instalment dates with remaining payments in line with the advertised dates. Alternatively, 2026 Contributions and Electives are open for payment via the Payments Centre for the full school year so you do have the option of making part payments at any time during the year when it is convenient to you.

Due to changes in the Parent Payment Policy and functionality within the billing module of Compass, we regret that we are unable to allocate credits on family accounts towards School Contributions. Credits available on your account can either be allocated to outstanding account charges or refunded to a nominated bank account. You can action use of your credits by downloading and completing the 2026 Family Credit Allocation Refund Request Form from the Compass Newsfeed. Completed forms can be returned via email to 7805-AccountsRec@schools.vic.edu.au to allow us to process your request.

If you have any queries regarding School Council Approved Contributions for 2026, please contact the General Office on 9430 5111 or via email, our Accounts team at 

7805-AccountsRec@schools.vic.edu.au.

Payment Process and Closing Dates for Excursions and Activities via Compass

(Including payment via CSEF and credit balances)

Camps, excursions, and other school based activities that have a financial charge associated with them fall under the Extra-Curricular Items and Activities category of fees and are offered to students on a ‘user pays’ basis. They are offered in addition to the standard curriculum.

Cut-off dates for payment and consent on Compass are set by the school to assist us in meeting our financial and duty of care requirements for each event. In support of meeting these obligations, we will not extend due dates for events or take late payments.

Administration staff send an email to families when the event is published and a reminder email five days prior to the event closing date. Students are also reminded by their classroom teachers about events and when payment and consent must be received. If payment or consent is not received by the due date, your child will be excluded from the activity and will be supervised by teachers at school.

If you have received CSEF funding and would like to allocate it towards a Compass Event, or have credit on your family statement that you would like to use, please contact Jacinta D’Avoine (Revenue Administrator) on  9430 5118 or email 

7805-AccountsRec@schools.vic.edu.au to arrange for the allocation to be processed.

As Compass now has the functionality to 'Pay with CSEF or credit balance' for Events, if you have insufficient funds on your family account to cover the cost of that event we will allocate the amount that is available and then update the event to show the amount that is still required to be paid. Payment of the balance will need to be completed before the event cut off date for your child to be eligible to attend. If you select to use CSEF or credit to pay for an Event on Compass, please check the Event again before the closing date to make sure that any outstanding balance is paid.

Please ensure that if payment is made via the office with CSEF, credit allocation, credit card or cash, that you log on to Compass prior to the closing date to provide Consent for your child to attend the event.

If you are having issues accessing Compass, please contact the relevant sub school for assistance.

Thank you for your support with this matter.

CATHERINE ZERNA, Finance Manager

First Aid

Lost Property

A large number of lost property items are currently being held in the First Aid Room.

Please note that any unclaimed items at the end of the term will be donated to those in need, recycled, or disposed of.

If you have misplaced any belongings—such as clothing, hoodies, textbooks, pencil cases, lunchboxes, drink bottles, or shoes—please visit the First Aid Room during lunch or recess to check for your items.

Student Medications

Please ensure we have up to date information regarding any medical conditions your child may have.

Items to provide (if applicable):

• EpiPen auto-injectors, antihistamines, and asthma relievers

• Individual Management Plans – Anaphylaxis – all families have been emailed these

•  Medical Requirements Form

• Action Plans for Asthma, Epilepsy, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, and Allergies

• Medication Authority Form (attached) – required for any medication to be stored in the school First Aid Room

• Notification of any changes to the medical alerts we currently have on record

Please note: All medications stored at school must be in their original packaging (including the box), long expiry dates and must be accompanied by a completed Medication Authority Form and the relevant management plan.

Please provide all required items to the First Aid Room or Admin Office in a clearly labelled zip-lock bag as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call on 9430 5111

FIONA CASEY, First Aid Officer

Canteen Announcements   

Canteen would like to remind students that lunch orders are now can be done through any of the counters inside the Canteen, NOT the side window. 

The side window is for collections only and before school orders. 

We hope this can provide some clarifications for the confusion some students have experiencing during recess.  

Just a reminder that from next term the following items will have a price increase: 

• Shepperd Pie & Curry Pie $7.00 

• Wholemeal Veggie Pastie $7.00 (Vegan) 

• Spinach & Ricotta Roll $6.00 (Vegetarian) 

• Caramel Slice $5.00 

• Hedgehog Slice $5.00 

• Ice Apple Cake $5.50 

These price increases are NOT connected to the current fuel crisis but rather an increase in production cost passed on by suppliers in February 2026. 

The current fuel crisis will likely affect Canteen prices in term 2 but for the time being Canteen is committed to maintain its current affordable menu for as long as possible.  

In the meantime, Canteen has introduced the following new items to its Menu 

• Warm Reuben Sandwiches $7.00 – A Reuben is a corn beef sandwich with melted cheese, sauerkraut and special sauce.  

• Hummus Veggie Wrap $8.00- A wrap with lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber and red pickle onions.  

• Fruit Cups and Jelly Fruit Cups $2.00- an alternative to our Yoghurt cups. 

Next term will be updating our current menu to reflect the change in cold weather but please use our current menu prices included in newsletter for pricing reference. 

Canteen staff wish all students, staff and parents a lovely Easter break!  

CAROLINA CONSTABLE, Canteen Manager

2026 Term Dates

2026 Staff List

2026 Staff Emails and Coordinator List

Clubs and Activities Program

Our 2026 Clubs and Activities Program is off and flying for the year. There are a wide range of clubs for students to explore, engage and take action in. The full offering is attached. 

Students are encouraged to reach out to the facilitating staff members with any questions.

If any students are interested in seeing a club be added to the program, they are encouraged to email Nadia Devlin, or pop into Office 164 during a break time.