INTRO AND QUICK LINKS

HAPPY PARTNERSHIP

Sacred Heart Parish Primary School offers you and your child a genuinely open and caring learning environment in which;

• each child and family is valued
• resilience and well-being are prioritized
• faith is promoted and lived
• personal growth and responsibility is encouraged
• a variety of talents and abilities are fostered within a safe community atmosphere
• a balance of traditional and contemporary subjects are taught.

At Sacred Heart we warmly welcome parental participation and involvement in the school through the following:

• Sacramental Program and regular family masses
• Classroom Helpers
• Classroom Representatives
• Literacy Program
• Sports Programs
• Support with incursions and excursions
• School Musical
• Family Curriculum Evenings
• School Board (SAC)
• Parents and Friends Association (P&F)
• Social and Fundraising Initiatives
• Working Bees

The following items also form part of our 'School Procedures' but are listed here as they are frequently sought after:

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE

The Village OSHC now operates a Before and After school program on-site.  You can find more information here.

NEWSLETTER

Our newsletters are released every fortnight on a Friday.  You can register to have this sent to you each fortnight when it is released.

You can always access the latest newsletter here.

FEE INFORMATION

Fee information is sent out in late October/early November.  This publication will be updated, once fees for 2025 have been set.

As a guide, 2024 fees were:

If families face any difficulty with fee payments we encourage early and open discussion with Simon Collis.  We can always work together to make a suitable arrangement.

You can pay your fees either in person at the office (EFTPOS), via phone with credit card (VISA or MASTERCARD) or you can direct deposit into our account:

Sacred Heart Sandringham General Account

BSB 083-347  ACC 646750863

Use your family name and eldest child's class for reference

• Please note, this account must not be used for Parents and Friends Association payments - all P&F payments (uniform, social) must be paid via CDFpay  Any payments received to our general account will be assigned to fee payment.

PARENTS and FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

We have a very active P&F which is a crucial part of our community.  It provides social and fundraising opportunities that contribute to continual improvement in our school.  During the year, the P&F will host various fundraising events.  All payments must go through the CDFpay website, and not the school bank account.  New families will be set up soon; we will advise when this is active.  The P&F also run the Uniform Shop (more details below)

The link to CDFpay is https://shsandringham.cdfpay.org.au/MonitorOnline/app/#!/login

UNIFORM SHOP

A very important function of the P&F is our Uniform Shop. It is housed onsite and run by two parent volunteers.  This is a HUGE job and we are so grateful for the time and effort that is given to operate this much needed service to our community.  

Uniform Shop is usually open every second Friday of term from 8:30-9am. Orders can be placed online at the CDFpay site.  Orders will be filled and delivered to your child's classroom usually within a few days.  If you have any uniform questions, please email uniform@shsandringham.catholic.edu.au 

COMMUNICATION & ADMIN PLATFORMS USED AT SACRED HEART

In 2025 we are moving to a more 'all in one' platform for school and parent communication.  :

ICON

Is the main database that all MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools) schools use.  It is important for parents to notify the school when any student information changes (Medical, contact, address etc).  This database is directly linked to nForma Portal (see below), so it is imperative that we have correct details on file.  Parents do not use this directly.

NFORMA Portal 

We are using this portal as our main parent/school communication tool. This is a web based and app based platform.  

(Prep 2025 families new to the school will have access from 28th January 2025)

To login on the web, go to: https://portal.nforma.com.au/login 

User Guide:

App installation:

 CDFpay (as mentioned above in P&F section)

This website can be used to pay P&F items such as Uniforms and to book P&F events.  https://shsandringham.cdfpay.org.au/MonitorOnline/app/#!/login

TUCK SHOP

Our Tuck Shop is open every Friday. We have an external provider, Fun Fresh Foods, who runs this service. 

First Tuck Shop for 2025 will be Friday 7th February.

Orders can be placed online by 10pm every Thursday and you can also set up recurring orders for the term.  

Go to www.flexischools.com.au for more information.