General Information

School Saving Bonus - Government schools

For government school students, the $400 School Saving Bonus will be provided directly to the school.

Families will receive an email from the department with their $400 School Saving Bonus information and access to an online system. Families can choose how to use and allocate the $400 bonus – on school activities, to purchase uniforms or textbooks, or a mixture of all three. *(Please see below)

If families choose to allocate funds to school activities, they will do so via the online system. Families will determine the amount to allocate, and the funds will then be available for the family to use at the school for activities.

The parent/carer can advise the school of their intention to use the School Saving Bonus when giving permission for their child to attend or participate in an activity.

Some common examples of school activities for which the School Saving Bonus may be used include:

• school camps, trips, excursions and incursions
• swimming and sporting programs
• outdoor education programs
• graduations
• school uniforms
• textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus cannot be used towards:

• activities required for the school’s delivery of the curriculum
• before/after school care
• locker hire
• classroom and homework materials including stationery
• formals or debutante balls.
• BYO Devices (Laptops etc)

Alternatively, the parent/carer can purchase uniforms and/or textbooks via an in-store or online purchase, with an approved supplier.

The bonus cannot be used for purchases at general retailers (for example, Kmart, Big W, Best&Less) or to support transactions between individuals.

Online access to the School Saving Bonus will expire on 30 June 2025. Any balance remaining at this time will automatically transfer to family accounts at the school for families to use toward school activities. 

Funds will rollover for use in future years if not all spent in 2025.

Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine their School Saving Bonus to use on one child or for a specific activity (for example, a camp). The School Saving Bonus cannot be combined across different schools and cannot be transferred between government and non-government schools.

Unused money from the School Saving Bonus will follow students transferring between government schools. Where a student leaves the government school system any unused money can be transferred to a sibling at the same school. If there is no sibling, the funds can be retained by the school to support other students with educational costs.

*Please note: vouchers will be available in ‘bundles’ of $50 only. Please think carefully before nominating vouchers as that amount will be ‘locked’ to that supplier until July 2025. (we will send you clear examples of this as soon as they have been made available)

School Bus Information  

Term 4 Bus Fares are now due. These payments can be made by calling the general office or by direct credit. Bank Details are: 

Diamond Valley College

BSB: 063 594

Acc: 1010 4663

Families have now been notified of bus travel for 2025. There is waitlists for some of our buses and families will be notified as soon as a spot becomes available. If your student, no longer requires their spot on the bus please advise us as soon as possible so we can offer it to students on the waiting lists. 

A placement on the Diamond Valley College bus network is subject to the strict adherence to the College Code of Conduct and to the Bus Travel Behaviour and Consequences agreement. School bus travel is a privilege and not a right and consequences will follow a breach of these conditions. Parents of students whose child is suspended from the bus will need to make alternative travel arrangements.

If your student requires a different bus home from their allocated bus. Permission has to be sought from their parents/guardians by recess of the day of travel. Please call the general office to organise. No bus passes can be organised at the end of the day. 

Booklist 2025

Books will be supplied by Lilydale Books for 2025. Orders will be able to be placed from the 6th of November. Please see information below.  

Lost Property

We have a large amount of lost property currently at the general office in the lost property tub. If your child is missing something, in particular a wet weather jacket, please get them to come and have look in the tub. If the item of clothing is labelled, we will make sure it gets returned to the student.  There is also jewellery, pencil cases and glasses that are also here waiting to be reunited with their owners.