Announcements/Events

Remembrance Day 2024

MEBS celebrated Remembrance Day with prayers and reflection before Dinner on Monday 11 November 2024. Mary M and  Tessa C produced a very fitting display that was hung in the MEBS Foyer for the week of the 11th to 15 November 2024, to remember the fallen.

Boarding Supervisor Vicki crocheted the poppies in traditional red for the fallen men and women who gave their lives but also purple for the fallen animals during the conflict of war.

Welcome to New Students and Families for 2025

New 7 Boarders will arrive in Boarding from 4.00 pm for a sleep-over orientation on Thursday 5 December in readiness for the Colleges' "O" Days on December 6.

New Yera 7 Boarders will have a Buddy to guide them through the evening routine including Dinner, Study, and Lights Out during the evening, Wake up/ Breakfast, and heading off to school the next morning. A full Boarding orientation programme will occur at the start of Term 1 2025 - details to be shared by email later in Term 4.

Kildare - check with the College regarding its arrangements for the day.

Mater Dei - check with the College regarding its arrangements for the day.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCES

Boarding families looking for boarding fee support, we recommend that you investigate the following allowances - you may be eligible.

• Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Allowance:
• https://guides.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/671-october-2024-aic-0.pdf
• Additional Boarding Allowance
• Second Home Allowance

NEW SOUTH WALES ALLOWANCES

• Living Away From Home Allowance (LAFHA)
• School Drive Subsidy

The Bush Children's Education Foundation was founded more than 50 years ago, and over that time they have helped thousands of families living in remote and inaccessible areas of the bush to gain access to educational opportunities for their children and help them to achieve their career goals.

BCEF bursaries are structured to bridge the gap between the cost of rural boarding and funding received through NSW and Commonwealth Government allowances. These include Assistance for Isolated Children, Living Away From Home Allowance, Assistance for Isolated Students, Youth Allowance, and Boarding Scholarship for Isolated Students.

Link: https://www.bcef.org.au/

MEBS - BOARDERS' HOODIES

MEBS hoodie is a great way to keep warm in the cooler months - $48.95 ea.

Available online from the KCC Shop:

For students to purchase they need to access via the link and enter the password:

Note the site only accepts card payments.