School Office

8:30am - 4pm | 9842 7744

milgate.ps@education.vic.gov.au

www.milgateps.vic.edu.au

School Times

School Hours | 8:50am - 3:30pm

Recess | 10:40 - 11:10am

Lunch | 12:50 - 1:50pm

Absences

All absences, late arrivals and early departures must be approved on Compass, our parent portal and student management system. Please refer to your Compass Parent Handbook for instructions or visit the office.

Late Arrivals | After 9am bell

Students are expected to be entering their classrooms at 8.50am. Students arriving after the 9am bell, must report to the Office to be signed in by an Office staff member and collect an ARRIVAL PASS. Parents are required to enter their approval on Compass to ensure they are aware of the late arrival.

Early Departures | Before 3:30pm

Parents are required to present their photo ID a the office to have an Office staff member record the early departure BEFORE taking a DEPARTURE PASS and collecting your child from their classroom. You will also need to enter an approval in Compass.

Parents Visiting the School

If you will be visiting the school buildings for longer than 15 minutes, it is a requirement that you sign in at the main office. We are required to keep records of all visitors to the school.

You do not need to sign in for school drop offs and pick-ups, unless you intend to be inside the buildings or at the school for longer than 15 minutes.

Uniforms

Primary School Wear

299 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury VIC 3126

9768 0381 www.psw.com.au

Secondhand Uniform Sales | Staffroom

Our second-hand uniform shop is open during the school term.

Dates are published on Compass. Most items are just $5 each. A small amount of higher quality items are available for between $10 and $15. Only card payments are accepted.

Good quality, unwanted Milgate uniforms can be donated at the School Office. Thank you for supporting our school.

Lost Property

Lost property items are located in the tubs outside the staff room. We kindly request that parents label all uniforms, lunchboxes, drink bottles, etc.

Iron On Labels and Vinyl Stick On labels can be purchased from various websites. Here are some to try:

Hippo Blue Bright Star Kids Oz Labels

Valuable lost property items may be located at the school Office.

Before and After School Care Contact Details

Kelly Club

E: milgate@kellyclub.com.au

P: 0413 495 715

W kellyclub.com.au/milgate

Specialist Teachers: Which Classes Do They Teach?

STEM

Ana Kostidis

ana.kostidis@education.vic.gov.au

Foundation, 1MC and 1CR

Stephanie Kim stephanie.kim@education.vic.gov.au

1AD, 1KK and all other year levels

Performing Arts

Warwick Davies warwick.davies@education.vic.gov.au Foundation, 1MC and 1CR

Odette Strickland odette.strickland@education.vic.gov.au - 1AD, 1KK and all other year levels

Physical Education

James Will

james.will@education.vic.gov.au

FJP, 1AD, 1MC, 1CR, 2EW, 2DE, 3SY, 3CT, 4EC, 4SK, 4JC, 5RC, 5AP, 5SB, 6MH, 6JH, 6CW

Emily Collins emily.collins2@education.vic.gov.au

FNS, FLP, 1KK, 2CL, 2CD, 3JL, 3BA, 4LV, 4TC, 5JX, 5KB, 6AL, 6HW

Mandarin

Wendy Yu

tongwendy.yu@education.vic.gov.au

All classes throughout the year

May-Sem Wong maysem.wong@education.vic.gov.au

Tai Chi (Year 3 Term 1, Term 4, Term 2, Year 5 Term 3 and Year 6 Term 4)

Visual Arts

Soo Jin Kim

soojin.kim@education.vic.gov.au

Foundation, 1AD and 1KK

Tamara Zebisch

tamara.zebisch@education.vic.gov.au

1MC, 1CR and all other year levels

2026 School Council

We’re pleased to introduce our 2026 School Council parent members:

Georgette Godbolt – School Council President
Hala Allabadi – Vice President
Ishu Gupta – Treasurer
Rebecca James, Joe Stramandinoli, John Lin, Irene Lee (newly elected) and Phil Liu (newly elected)

School Representatives:

Marcus Wicher – Executive Officer
David Mander, Jayde Williams, Marlena Halkas – Staff Representatives

We thank all members for their time, dedication, and commitment to our school community!

Wellbeing @ Milgate