IMPORTANT DATES
& INFORMATION
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Term 4 2024 Key Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 18th-21st November | YEAR 11 EXAMS |
| 20th-21st November | YEAR 10 EXAMS |
| 21st November | Year 12 Graduation |
| 22nd November | EXAMS MARKING DAY- NO CLASSES YEARS 10 & 11 |
| 25th-28th November | Early Commencement Program Year 11 and 12 |
| 29th November | Course Change Day 2025 Years 10/11/12 BY APPT ONLY |
| 6th December | YEAR 9 ENG/MATHS EXAM |
| 10th December | State-wide Transition Day Years 6-7 |
| 11th December | Adventure Park End of Year Activity Years 7-9 |
| 12th December | WHC Awards Night |
| 12th-18th December | Domain Based Activities Program Years 7-9 |
| 18th December | LAST DAY OF TERM |
SCHOOL SAVING BONUS
Parents/Carers do not need to apply for the School Saving Bonus.
The Department of Education will email you in November 2024 with your $400 School Saving Bonus.
You will be able to access it via an online system.
You can decide how to best use the School Saving Bonus for your family's needs.
You can choose how to allocate the $400 in the online system.
The bonus can be used towards 2025 school costs, which may include:
- Camps, trips, excursions and incursions
- Sporting programs
- Outdoor education programs
- Graduations
- School uniforms
- Textbooks
The bonus can be used for booklist items or uniform either in-store or online, or through State Schools’ Relief. Any amount that you choose to allocate to textbooks and uniforms will be valid until 30 June 2025. It will then transfer to your child’s school account for future activities. Funds will roll over for use in future years if it is not all spent in 2025.
Families with more than one eligible child:
Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine their School Saving Bonus payments to use on one child, or for a specific activity. So, for example, a family with 3 children who are all government school students would receive support to the value of $1,200 and choose how they spend those funds. The School Saving Bonus cannot be combined across different schools.
More information:
To learn more about the School Saving Bonus visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus.
Translated information will also be available on the School Saving Bonus website in the next few weeks.
Reminder to Parents
A reminder to all parents that when dropping off and collecting students please do not enter any classroom buildings without a prior appointment.
Parents who are wanting to speak with Teachers or make an appointment, can email directly through Compass.
Go to your Compass Parent Portal > Homepage > Send email to Teachers > Select the Teacher.
2024 Daily Structure & Bell Times
