College News

Student Safety – School Drop-Off and Pick-Up

The safety and wellbeing of our students is our highest priority. To help ensure a safe environment for all members of our school community, the school car park is reserved for staff use only.

Parents, students, and learner drivers must not enter the school car park for student drop-off or pick-up. Restricting access to the car park helps minimise vehicle movements in areas where students may be walking and reduces the risk of accidents.

Where possible, families are encouraged to drop students off within a short walking distance of the school. This helps reduce traffic congestion around the campus and creates a safer environment for students arriving at and leaving school.

Please avoid stopping on Heath Street for drop-off or pick-up. Parking restrictions apply, and stopping in this area can create visibility and traffic hazards that place students and other road users at risk.

We ask all members of our school community to support student safety by:

• Not parking across driveways.
• Obeying all parking and traffic signage.
• Following local road rules at all times.
• Being mindful of pedestrians and students when driving near the school.

Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and respectful environment for all students, families, staff, and local residents.

Finance Update 

A reminder that 2026 Parent Payments and elective subject payments are posted on compass.

Please continue to email the school if you wish to use CSEF or any remaining school savings bonus. 

Please check with students before paying for an event or committing to a camp.  Our refund policy states that a refund can only occur if the student has been replaced. We do take out Insurance cover for camps however the claims process is quite rigorous and claims for non-attendance on a camp can only be considered if the student has a doctors certificate stating they are unfit to attend for the dates of the camp. 

Robyn Geshev

Business Manager

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2026 

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) and Temporary Foster Parents are eligible to apply.   

A Special Consideration category exists for:  

Refugee and Asylum seeker families and families on temporary protection or Safe Haven Visas who are not permanent residents and do not have access to Centrelink or a have a Health care Card. 

Students in out of home care, including statutory kinship care or foster care. 

Students who are 16 years or older and who hold a valid Concession Card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Disability Pension Card) are eligible to apply for CSEF.   

The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, sports and excursions for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $400 for secondary school students.   

CSEF Application Forms 2026 are attached on Compass Newsfeed or can be downloaded on Compass under School Documentation (Two-person icon on Compass dashboard), CSEF. Application Forms are also available at the General Office.  

Please scan the completed and signed CSEF Application Form and a copy of your Centrelink Card and Email to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au  

CSEF Applications for 2026 are Now Open and will Close for processing at the end of Term Two,  Friday 26 June 2026. 

For more information about CSEF and information in other languages CSEF Information Click Here  

Please note late applications cannot be accepted.   

Please note late applications cannot be accepted.  

If you have any questions, please contact the school. 

Annual Privacy Reminder

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ privacy policy and the Schools’ privacy collection notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students policy describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ privacy policy: information for parents. 

This information is also available in eleven community languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Dari
• Gujarati
• Mandarin
• Somali
• Sudanese
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese