Reminders
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSION FUND (CSEF)
The Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) is a Victorian Government program that assists eligible families to cover the cost of school trips, camps and sporting activities. Any parents/carers who hold a valid means-tested concession card, a Gold DVA card or are a temporary foster parent, may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid directly to the school to use towards these items.
The CSEF form is attached to this newsletter. If you did not receive a CSEF payment in 2025, have had a new child start, or are a new family, please fill in and return the application form to the office as soon as possible. If you are unsure whether you are eligible, whether you need to reapply etc, please see the office.
CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE PROGRAM (CAP)
The Conveyance Allowance is a form of financial assistance from the Victorian State Government to assist families in rural and regional Victoria with the cost of transporting their children to their nearest appropriate school. The allowance is available to parents who are required to –
drive their child more than 4.8 kilometres to school (if there is no school bus)
or drive their child more than 4.8 kilometres to meet the nearest school bus to the school
the child must attend their closest government or non-government school (Catholic)
the allowance is based on kilometres travelled and not based on any financial eligibility
Distance is calculated by the shortest practical route from home to the school or from home to meet the nearest school bus to the school. Distance can be calculated by using Bing Maps. Application and Authority to Pay Forms required to be completed by a parent are available from the school office.
Parents who received the Conveyance Allowance in 2025 do not need to complete a new form in 2026 unless their children enrolled at Holy Rosary in 2025 have changed (i.e. Gr 6 student left at the end of 2025 or a Foundation child commenced in 2026). If your family circumstances have changed, a new form needs to be completed in 2026.
If you have recently changed address, please advise the office if you are no longer eligible. Application and Authority to Pay forms need to be completed and returned to the office by 27th February 2026 please.
Further information can be found at: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/conveyance-allowance/policy If you are unsure if you may be eligible, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
UNIFORM SHOP
The uniform shop will be open on Friday mornings between 8.45am and 9.15am. Flexischools App is the place to go if you need to order your children's uniforms. The staff will fill the orders Friday morning, and these orders will come home with your child that afternoon.
ATTENDANCE
