Information for families

School Saving Bonus

Dear parents and carers, 

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.    

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

• Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.  
• Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the 

School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers 

or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus. 

Bus Passes

If your student/s require a bus pass ensure a note by the parent/carer is dropped into the office at the commencement of the day. This note must be signed, dated and an explanation as to where your student is going. Please do not come to the office at the end of the day to request a pass as it will not be granted.As most of our busses are full, some passes may not be available. Students are NOT permitted to travel on our busses without a pass.

The Resilience Project

The Resilience Project will be visiting the area in September running workshops for staff, students and families. Please see details below for the parent and carer session. 

Field Days Roster for Rochester Secondary College Parents

This is our major fundraiser for the year and we would love parents to help out. 

If you are interested in volunteering to help at this years Elmore Field Days please put your name down via the link below.

If you have any trouble accessing the above link, please contact Heather on 0439 510 750 or the college on 03 5484 1844. 

Note: The Elmore Field Days are on during the school holidays this year.