Update from our Principal

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.

Parent Publication: The Perfectly Imperfect Family

I am pleased to share that one of our school parents, Sandy King, is a contributing author in the newly released book The Perfectly Imperfect Family. Sandy’s chapter, You are part of the Equation, explores how parents can break generational patterns and reshape family dynamics with purpose and care. The book features contributions from nearly 60 authors worldwide and includes a foreword by Dr Shefali Tsabary, renowned author of The Conscious Parent.

I’ve not yet had the chance to read it myself, but I look forward to doing so after purchasing a copy today.

The Perfectly Imperfect Family covers topics such as mental wellness, neurodivergence, communication, and family transitions. It is currently available as an e-book for a limited-time price of $3.10 AUD.

More information and purchase link: Amazon AU – The Perfectly Imperfect Family

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund Applications

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, 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). 

A student aged 16 years and over who is considered a mature minor and holds a valid concession card is also eligible to apply.

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 for the first time, please contact the school office on 57230500 and ask for an application form or access on our website. Please return completed application forms to the school office as soon as possible. 

Dave Armstrong

Executive Principal