Parent and Carers Information

State Schools' Relief 2026  Year 7 Uniform Package for CSEF Recipients

Applications for the 2026 Year 7 uniform package for CSEF recipients are now open.

Who is State Schools’ Relief?

State Schools’ Relief (SSR) is a not-for-profit organisation that works closely with all Victorian government schools. Each year, SSR provides material support, including school uniforms, to families experiencing financial hardship.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) was established by the Victorian Government to provide financial support to eligible students to attend camps, sports days and excursions. To find out more, please refer to the Victorian Department of Education website https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund 

Applications for CSEF support should be made via your child’s school in early 2026.

Each year SSR offers CSEF recipients who are moving into Year 7 the following year, a complimentary uniform package.

2026 Uniform package

The 2026 package contains the following

items:

• 1 bottom item (i.e. pants / trackpants /trousers / shorts)

• 1 pair of shoes

• 1X $85 Uniform Voucher

Eligible families are asked to complete the attached application form and return to the general office or email to wheelers.hill.sc@education.vic.gov.au for processing

Paula Moorman 

Assistant Business Manager

2026 School Council Approved Contributions

2026 School Council Approved Contributions will be available to pay via the Payments Centre on Compass in the coming weeks. You will be able to see them in the Payments Centre when you login. You can choose to pay Contributions in full or via a payment plan. Several payment plans will be available including quarterly, monthly over 10 months or fortnightly over 10 months. If you opt for a payment plan after an instalment date, Compass will deduct payment from your credit card on the following day for past instalment dates with remaining payments in line with the advertised dates. Alternatively, 2026 Contributions are open for payment via the Payments Centre for the full school year, so you do have the option of making part payments at any time during the year when it is convenient to you.

Curriculum Contributions for Year 9 – 12 Subjects/Electives which incur additional costs will be available to pay to pay via Compass Events. These will be published on Compass in December. We are pleased to let you know there are no increases to subject/elective contributions for 2026.

All contributions are very much appreciated. Your ongoing support ensures that we can strive to achieve high-quality educational outcomes, excellent facilities and a stimulating learning environment which engages and nurtures all learners to achieve their goals for the future.

In 2025, we furnished the new Learning and Wellbeing Centre, upgraded student toilet blocks with new paint and vape detectors and landscaped our grounds by removing low-lying branches and planting new shrubs and trees. We installed new signage as well water bubblers displaying student artwork. We have also invested in modern furniture, appliances and equipment for our STEM Lab. Additionally, your contributions have allowed us to employ a Registered School Nurse and provide extra administrative support, including in our Wellbeing team. All initiatives are focused on providing better learning and wellbeing outcomes for our students. We thank you for your continued support.

If you have any queries regarding School Council Approved Contributions for 2026, please contact the College Office on 9561 5811 or email  business.manager@whsc.vic.edu.au

Payment Process and Closing Dates for Excursions and Activities via Compass, including payment via CSEF, SSB and credit balances.

Camps, excursions, and other school-based activities that have a financial charge associated with them fall under the Extra-Curricular Items and Activities category of fees and are offered to students on a ‘user pays’ basis. They are offered in addition to the standard curriculum.

The school sets cut-off dates for payment and consent on Compass to assist us in meeting our financial and duty of care requirements for each event. In support of meeting these obligations, we are not able to extend due dates for events or take late payments. 

 An email is sent to families when the event is published as well as reminder emails. Students are also reminded by their classroom teachers about events and when payment and consent must be received. If payment or consent is not received by the due date, your child will be excluded from the activity and will be supervised by teachers at school.

Our Middle School students have been offered several excursions to celebrate the end of year. To ensure they don’t miss out on some fun activities, please log in to Compass to consent and pay before the cut-off date.

 If you have received CSEF or SSB funding and would like to allocate it towards a Compass Event or have credit on your family statement that you would like to use, please contact the College office to arrange for the allocation to be processed.  

 As Compass now has the functionality to 'Pay with CSEF or credit balance' for Events, if you have insufficient funds on your family account to cover the cost of that event we will allocate the amount that is available and then update the event to show the amount that is still required to be paid. Payment of the balance will need to be completed before the event cut-off date for your child to be eligible to attend.  If you select to use CSEF, SSB or credit to pay for an Event on Compass, please check the Event again before the closing date to make sure that any outstanding balance is paid.  

 Please ensure that if payment is made via the office with CSEF, SSB or credit allocation, credit card or cash, that you log on to Compass prior to the closing date to provide Consent for your child to attend the event.

 If you are having issues accessing Compass, please contact the relevant sub school for assistance. 

Financial Support for Families

Wheelers Hill Secondary College understands that some families may experience financial difficulty and offers a range of support options, including:

 • the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund 

• State Schools Relief (SSR)

 • Payment plans for curriculum contributions, other contribution and Extra-Curricular Items and Activities 

• Centrepay - if you have a health care card you may organise a regular payment through Centrelink

For a confidential discussion about accessing these services, or if you would like to discuss alternative payment arrangements, contact: Paula Moorman, Assistant Business Manager on 9561 5811 or email, paula-jayne.moorman@education.vic.gov.au

Judith Walsh

Business Manager

Lowes 20% off sale 

Lowes 20% off sale runs from this Wednesday the 12th, through to Friday the 14th. We’ve just been informed that it will now be extended until this Sunday the 16th. As this is Lowes’ final sale for the year, it’s important that all families — especially those joining us next year — are aware so they can take advantage of the uniform discount.

School Uniform Update

As part of a State Government review of public school uniform codes to ensure affordability, schools  can no longer offer clothing items with logos below the waist. For WHSC this will have minimal impact. We have only have 2 items that have logos below the waist, our sports shorts and navy tracksuit pants. 

Our uniform supplier, Lowes, will still provide the same items but without the logos. The new policy will come into effect at the end of Term Four, 2025. All other items remain in place. Students who currently wear  plain, navy tracksuit pants or shorts, without the logo on their Sport or PE days are within our current WHSC uniform dress code. Black tracksuit pants, black shorts, hoodies and leggings are not permitted within the policy approved by School Council.

If you would like any additional information about our uniform policy or the Government policy changes, please do not hesitate to contact the College.

Sustainable School Shop

Families and students can buy and sell second hand text books, uniforms, calculators and musical instruments via the Sustainable School Shop.  To find out more information or to register to buy and sell please visit their website here

Transport Victoria

From 1 January 2026, people aged under 18 can travel free on all Victorian public transport services using a new youth myki card. This includes trams, trains, buses and coach services.

To access free travel, they must tap the myki card on and off each time they travel. For areas that do not use myki cards, they must show their myki card to travel free.

More information about the youth myki card will be available later in Term 4, 2025 – refer to the myki types webpage on the Transport Victoria website.

For more information about other travel options to school, and support for eligible students, refer to the Travelling to school webpage on the Victorian Government website.

Learn more 

Parking Information

Please find attached a map of the parking restrictions on Raphael Drive as provided by City of Monash Council. The safety of our students at drop offs and collections is a genuine concern for us all and we ask that you  respect the parking signage and speed limits so that everyone is safe.

Container Deposit Scheme 

Wheelers Hill Secondary College are now registered with Return It. You can help us fundraise for student-led projects by donating your refund to us when you recycle your eligible containers.

There are several local Return It depots. Locations can be found at: https://www.returnit.com.au/vic/recycling-locations-return-it-vic/

To donate your refund to Wheelers Hill Secondary College, please use our donation partner ID C2000065374

Thank you for your support! We will let you know what exciting student-led projects our CDS funds are being put towards.