School Saving Bonus 

The Victorian Government is providing a one-off $400 School Saving Bonus which can be used towards 2025 school costs.  

 

What you need to do:  The only thing families need to do right now, is to check that your contact information is up to date with the school.  To help with this, we sent every Kalinda family a copy of their enrolment information on Monday 9th September, to the email address we have on file for you. If you didn’t receive this email, please contact the office on kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au so that we can correct this and resend it to you.

 

More Information From Victorian Government: 

 

Dear parents and carers, 

 

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

 

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

 

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.    

 

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

  • Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.  
  • Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

 

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

  • in October, to verify your email address
  • in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email. 

 

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus