From the Office 

School Saving Bonus reminder and allocation to school activities

The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus (SSB) – a one-off support of $400 for eligible government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.

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 become a 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 cover the cost of school activities in July, please refer 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 our administration team for any SSB related questions.

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. You only need to complete an application form if you are new to GEC in 2025 or you did not apply in 2024.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $256 for secondary school students. 

If you applied for the CSEF here at GEC in 2024, you do not need to complete an application form in 2025 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances (such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2025). 

Applications for 2025 close at the end of term 2, Friday 4th July 2025.

Please contact the General Office on 9571 7838 if you have any questions. 

Please find attached the CSEF application form. 

Update Your Details

Have you recently changed, or are about to change address, home, mobile or work phone number or email address? Please remember to ring the College on 9571 7838 or update your details on XUNO to keep us informed.

XUNO Portal

Need your login details for the XUNO portal? Contact the College on 9571 7838 or email glen.eira.co@education.vic.gov.au

Student Absences

Student absences should be reported to the school on or before the day of the absence. Both past and future absences can be added on XUNO. Parents are reminded that the College also has a designated telephone line for notification of student absence – 9571 4178.

There is also an absence proforma in the student planner that parents can complete for the student to return to the General Office on their return to school.

Early Leavers

If your child needs to leave school early parents / carers are required to provide a signed note for them to show their year level coordinator and bring down to the General Office when they sign out. Students are not permitted to leave the school early without signing out at the General Office.

Newsletter Advertisements

This newsletter is emailed home to all families three times per term. If you have any items of interest to the college community or would like to advertise your business, please contact Penny Marks on 9571 7838.

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Please contact the General Office on 9571 7838 if you have any questions.

Gabrielle Darvell

Business Manager