From the office
2024 Parent Voluntary Financial Contributions
Please find attached the 2024 Parent Voluntary Financial Contribution letter to parents. The covering letter from School Council gives a summary of how the Parent Voluntary Financial Contribution gives our students the best support to enhance their education while at Ringwood North Primary School
Our Parent Voluntary Financial Contributions are sent out to all families of students annually at the end of Term 4. We would like to encourage all our families to consider contributing at the start of the year (Term 1).
Payment is made through the Compass Portal and will be open for payments at the end of this term. Parents can submit payment this way, or there is the option to pay at the office by cash, card or cheque if preferred from Term 1.
School activities, incursions, excursions, and sports that require permission and payment for students are communicated as events through the Compass Portal leading up to the date of the event. Parents will receive communications each time an event is posted.
The Camps Sports and Excursion fund is available to eligible parents to assist with payments of school activities. Please complete an application form and return it to the office with a copy of your Centrelink Card. If you are an existing family new students need to be added to your application. Further information has been included in the newsletter.
Families requiring assistance with payment of activities are encouraged to speak to Ricarda Lillis (Business Manager) as the school can offer families different support options, including with the purchase of uniforms.
CSEF (Camps, Sport & Excursions Fund)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
- school camps or trips
- swimming and school-organised sports programs
- outdoor education programs
- excursions and incursions.
Please note that if you applied for CSEF for an older sibling last year you do not need to reapply this year.
Eligibility
On the first day of term one (30 January 2024 or the first day of term two 24 April 2024), a parent or legal guardian of a student must:
- be an eligible beneficiary of one of these cards:
- Veterans Affairs Gold Card
- Centrelink Health Care Card
- Pensioner Concession Card
- OR they must be a temporary foster parent
- OR the student is 16 years or older and holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card)
- AND the parent or legal guardian must submit an application by the due date.
Parents who receive a carer allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with the above.
Eligibility will be determined when the parent’s concession card successfully validates with Centrelink on either the first day of term one or term two.
If the eligible card is in the name of the student, the fund is only granted to that student, not their siblings.
Compass Log Ins
Compass Parent Portal logons were issued last transition day. Hopefully you have been able to logon to the Portal. If you have any queries or concerns regarding logons, please contact us at the office on 9876 3411.
Second Hand Uniform
The school office has a limited number of second hand uniform items for sale. Please feel free to come and have a look. All items are $5 each.