CSEF & SSB

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps eligible families to cover the costs of school excursions, camps and sporting activities.  If you have a valid means-tested concession card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. Means-tested concession cards must be valid on the first day of Term 1, 2025 (Tuesday 28 January 2025) or Term 2, 2025 (Tuesday 22 April 2025).

Eligible families will receive a payment of $256 per year for secondary school students. The funds will be paid directly to the school to be used towards camps, sports and excursion costs for the benefit of your child.

If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. If you would like to apply at this school for the first time, please contact our office to ask for an application form. Please return completed application forms to the College Office as soon as possible, but no later than 4th July 2025 (end of Term 2).

School Start Bonus (SSB)

The Victorian Government’s $400 School Saving Bonus (SSB) is aimed at supporting families with education costs.    The SSB can be used for uniforms and textbooks until Monday 30 June 2025.  Any funds remaining after 30 June 2025, including online voucher amounts that have not been redeemed, will transfer to the school as credit to use on school activities. However, the credit will not be available on your family account at our school until late July.

To use any remaining SSB funds to pay for school activities in July, please go to the SSB online system and allocate the funds to school activities before 30 June 2025.

To learn more about the SSB online system, download the step-by-step System guide for parents and carers (DOCX, 945KB) or watch this School Saving Bonus video. System guide translations are also available in 14 languages.

The Department of Education’s SSB contact centre will remain available until 30 June 2025. The contact centre can be reached by:

• completing the School Saving Bonus enquiry form 

• calling 1800 338 663, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm on weekdays.

After this date, please contact the General Office on 9735 1133 or by emailing SSB@lilydaleheights.vic.edu.au for any SSB related questions.