From the Office

Office Hours: Normal

Administration Office hours:

• Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri - 8:30 am – 3:30 pm 
• Wednesday - 8:30 am – 1:30 pm 

(Office opens until 1:30pm on Wednesdays)

Please note: Students will be supervised from 8:30am - 3:40pm.

Office Hours: Last Day of Term

Last day of Term Office Hours: 8 am – 3 pm

Contact Us

Telephone: 8762 4600

Email: nossal.hs@education.vic.gov.au  

Student Absence: 8762 4600 and follow the prompts.

Attendance

A reminder for our students:

Please ensure that you are on time and in uniform each day. If for any reason you are late arriving to school, please ensure you check in on the Compass Kiosk outside the Communications Office (located opposite Food Tech) and receive a late pass from the Attendance Officer (located in First Aid).

Absences

If you are contacting the school about an absence, the preferred option is via email as opposed to a phone call.

If you are leaving a phone message, we would be grateful if you could include the student code so that we can be sure that we are updating the record of the correct student. 

Student Entrance to School

A reminder that students are to enter and exit the school building via the canteen and not the front office.  If you are late or leaving early, please sign in or out via the Compass Kiosk outside the Communications Office (located opposite Food Tech). Please do not use the Compass Kiosk at Reception as the Reception Kiosk is for guests only. 

First Aid

If your student feels sick or is generally unwell, please do not send them to school until they are well enough to return. 

Medical Certificate

Please remember to provide a medical certificate for their absence and to enter this on Compass.

Sickbay Triage

If your student is unwell, they are to attend sickbay and our First Aid Officer will contact parents.  Students should not call their parents on their mobiles during school hours to arrange collection.

Asthma Action Plan

If your student is an asthmatic, please provide our school with a new or updated Asthma Action Plan. Please contact Mrs Julie Northey in First Aid.

Change of Details

Mobile, email or address

If you have changed your mobile number, email address or home address, please email your change of details to nossal.hs@education.vic.gov.au. 

Parent Contributions and Instrumental Music Payments

We invite you to visit the Compass Portal under your parent code which outlines the 2026 Parent Contributions relating to your child’s learning.  If your student is attending Instrumental Music Lessons, please log into Compass and make your payment as soon as possible. 

Please view the 'How to Guide's' below:

• Compass Pay Billing - Pay in Full - How to guide
• Compass Pay Billing - Payment by Instalments - How to guide

Please feel free to contact the office if you require any further assistance.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The Department of Education administers the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) system to help eligible families with the costs of camps, sporting activities and excursions/incursions. From 1 January 2026, families eligible for CSEF will see an increase in support to $400 for eligible primary and secondary school children.

Applications for 2026 CSEF support will open from 27 January 2026 for eligible families who hold a valid Health Care Card between 27 January 2026-26 June 2026.

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

• school camps or trips
• swimming extension activities and other school-organised sport programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions and incursions
• graduations/valedictories.

Application forms

Schools can receive applications from families for 2026 until 26 June 2026 by submitting the attached application form and a copy of their current Health Care Card to the office.

Families can list more than one student in the one application form if they are attending the same school.

For more information go to  https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund/guidance/submitting-application

CSEF_Application_form.pdf

Family SSB/CSEF Credit

In the event where a family has a credit on their account from SSB/CSEF or other credits, these credits will not show on your Compass account, however these will be applied to any events published on Compass by our accounts team.  

Please allow up to 48 hours after the event is published for us to undertake this manual task for each student.