Office Updates
Lunch Orders
Bocca Foods will not be operation on June 12th and 16th. On these days, families will only be able to order through Classroom Cuisine.
A friendly reminder about ordering lunch orders through Classroom Cuisine and/or Bocca Foods.
Orders must be placed directly online with your chosen provider and are typically required to be submitted in advance by the cut-off time listed on their website. Late orders cannot be accepted, so please ensure you allow enough time when ordering for your child.
When placing an order, please:
- Select your child’s correct class and delivery day
- Check order cut-off times carefully
Ensure all items are finalised before submitting payment
Orders are then delivered to the school and distributed to students at lunchtime.
For your convenience, you can order via:
Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2026 - Closing Soon
CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) and Temporary Foster Parents are eligible to apply.
A Special Consideration category exists for:
Refugee and Asylum seeker families and families on temporary protection or Safe Haven Visas who are not permanent residents and do not have access to Centrelink or a have a Health care Card.
Students in out of home care, including statutory kinship care or foster care.
Students who are 16 years or older and who hold a valid Concession Card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Disability Pension Card) are eligible to apply for CSEF.
The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, sports and excursions for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $400 for primary school students.
Please scan the completed and signed CSEF Application Form and a copy of your Centrelink Card and Email to parkhill.ps@education.vic.gov.au.
CSEF Applications for 2026 are Now Open and will Close for processing at the end of Term Two, Friday 26 June 2026.
For more information about CSEF and information in other languages CSEF Information Click Here
Please note late applications cannot be accepted.
If you have any questions, please contact the school.
Foundation (Prep) Enrolments – 2027 Now Open
Enrolments for Foundation (Prep) 2027 are now open.
If you have a child or sibling starting school in 2027 or know of friends or family within the community who are considering our school, we encourage you to reach out to the office for enrolment information. Detailed information, including enrolment forms and key dates, is also available on our school website.
We recommend submitting enrolment applications as early as possible to support planning for the 2027 school year.
If you have any questions regarding either process, please contact the office on
9807 2239 or via email at parkhill.ps@education.vic.gov.au, we are here to assist!
Volunteering in School
We are fortunate to have many parents volunteering their time to support our school community, whether it be with helping in classrooms, attending excursions and camps, or assisting at whole-school events such as the Colour Fun Run and our working bees. We truly value and appreciate the wonderful support of our families, and many of these opportunities would not be possible without your generosity and involvement.
To volunteer at Parkhill everyone requires a valid Working With Children Check and has to attend a Volunteer OH&S Induction. We will keep a record of those who have fulfilled these important requirements.
If you need to apply or update your Working with Children check, click here and complete the required information. There is no charge for a Volunteer Working with Children Check.
We appreciate your understanding and compliance with the Department requirements for volunteers working in schools. Together we can ensure that processes are in place to provide a safe environment for everyone.
Emergency Drills
The safety and security of our students and staff are an important part of everyday school life, and safety drills are run each term to maintain a safe and secure environment for all members of the school community.
The school’s emergency and evacuation procedures are reviewed regularly, and our students participate in appropriate safety drills e.g. evacuation, lockdown. Practice drills are run to prepare the students for what to do in the event of an emergency.
There will be a practice drill this Friday 5 June, and we will evacuate to our primary meeting point in the oval. If you are in school volunteering during this time, you will also need to evacuate to the meeting point.
Teachers will discuss the scenarios and talk through what happens in class:
- what the alarm sounds like
- listening for announcement
- following your teacher’s instruction
- location of meeting point
You can help by speaking with your child about emergency drills to promote their safety at school. Please talk about the importance of these drills by reinforcing our messages “listen to the teacher in charge” and “follow instructions”.
If you have any questions regarding the safety drills or other safety concerns, please contact the school office.