From the Office
Please contact 9876 3289 if you have any questions.
ICAS, family support and more information.
Can we Help your Family?
From knowing about different types of funding and support; what is going on in the school; access to food, uniform and stationery items; being able to offer different payment methods; there are many ways the school office team can assist, link you in with other staff and offer support to you and your family. Please contact Melissa, Jen or Annie for an informal, confidential chat on 9876 3289 or kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au.
Free Dress Day
Our Junior School Council raised $434 on the last day of term for our 'Future Selves' dress-up day. Well done to all !
Getting ready for swimming
Foundation, Grade 1 and 2 are going swimming from Monday, 1 September.
It's a great idea to practise getting dressed, because the students will need to dry and dress themselves after their lessons.
It's a great idea to dress the students in their swimming costumes.
Practice rolling up items in a towel - and they will need a bag to put the items in.
Do you have enough underwear for them? They will need 5 pairs and towels.
Pack googles if they are used; please ensure they have a labelled case.
Parents must have a pass from the office to attend and help. We remind families and helpers that no photos are permitted in the swimming pool area.
Working with children's checks is now going cardless.
You will be able to upload it to your digital wallet or print a paper copy. You will not receive a plastic card in the mail anymore. A reminder that you will need it every time you come to assist at Kalinda.
30-day free travel passes for students
Travel passes can also be used for other reasons, such as travelling to:
a medical or rehabilitation appointment
a counselling session; or
temporary or crisis accommodation.
These passes can be used on any of the following:
bus, train and tram trips in metropolitan Melbourne (Zone1 and 2)
all regional town buses
PTV inter-town buses
V/Line coaches; and
V/Line trains.
Spartan Uniform
Please see the new price list for 2025 -26
Do you need an interpreter?
School Student Broadband Initiative
Families and carers currently connected to the NBN network through the initiative will have their connection automatically extended with their participating internet provider until Friday 30 June 2028.
Eligible families and carers who already have a voucher to take part in the initiative should activate their free service with a participating internet provider as soon as possible.
This voucher will become invalid once the cap is reached.
For all other households
Families and carers who haven’t been assessed and may be eligible for the initiative should contact the NBN’s National Referral Centre for an assessment. If they are eligible, they will be sent a voucher to access free home internet until Friday 30 June 2028. However, this voucher must be activated before the 30,000 cap is reached.
Find out more
For more information, refer to:
Details to save in your phone
Kalinda Primary School's main number is 9876 3289. Kalinda Primary School's mobile is 0429 871 758 (this number is only monitored in the event of a phone outage or excursions/camps).
You can also save the email address to ensure emails do not enter your junk folder -
kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au
You can email teachers directly through Compass, under your child's profile.
Payment plans and different payment options
Do you ever find that Compass doesn’t cater for the payment option that would suit your family? If this is the case, please get in touch with us and let us know via a confidential email to kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au.
There are lots of different payment options available, but Compass limits us to offering one option to all families. If paying for an event over several weeks, or in smaller payments, suits your circumstances better, we are happy to make this available to you.
For further information please feel free to contact the office on 9876 3289, or by email to kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au asking to speak to Jen or Melissa in Finance. All finance and administration matters are strictly confidential, and we are happy to help in any way we can.
Scholarship details
Scholarships support students and families to assist with the cost of education and engagement in further study at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Scholarships are available for students:
studying in Victoria and who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia
enrolled in Years 4 -11
enrolled in Year 12 who plan on undertaking tertiary studies.
Scholarships are awarded to students who can demonstrate:
excellent academic achievement
Participation in school and local community activities
financial need as determined by the parent or carer receiving a Centrelink income support payment, or the student themselves receiving the Youth Allowance.
For more information including how to apply please go to this link: https://www.vic.gov.au/student-scholarships
Authority for another person to pick up your child
Occasionally families will have the need for someone else to pick up their child. For the safety of your child, please complete the attached letter, and contact the office so we can let staff be aware. The form used is a template from the Department of Education and will remain in the school archives.
Primary school children are unable to leave the grounds before 3.30 pm by themselves.