Important Information
Term Dates
2026
Term 1: Thursday 29 January (Year 1 - 6) - Thursday 2 April
Term 2: Monday 20 April - Friday 26 June
Term 3: Monday 13 July - Friday 18 September
Term 4: Monday 5 October - Friday 18 December
Student Free Days
2026
Tuesday 9 June - Curriculum Day
Wednesday 4 November - Professional Practice Day
Friday 4 December - Curriculum Day
Early Departure
Could we please request that when parents/carers are collecting students early from school that where possible, break times be avoided. Break times are 11:15am - 11:55am and 1:35pm - 2:25pm. If these times can't be avoided, could you please arrange with the classroom teacher to have your child's bag brought to the office prior to break time.
Student Messages
If you are needing the office staff to pass a message to your child during the day for after school arrangements, could you please contact the office via phone, not via email, as early as possible, prior to 1:30pm is ideal.
Park Ridge Primary School Policies
The Department of Education’s current policies, as they apply to Park Ridge Primary School, are available on our school website at https://parkridge-ps.vic.edu.au/policies/. These and other school policies are reviewed regularly in line with Department guidelines to ensure they remain up-to-date and relevant.
We welcome constructive feedback from our school community—if you have any suggestions regarding the policies on our website, please contact the school office via email at park.ridge.ps@education.vic.gov.au.
If you are interested in being more actively involved in the ongoing review of these policies, we invite you to join our Education Sub-Committee. To express your interest, please email the school with the subject line: Attention: Brendan Garvey – Education Sub-Committee.
CSEF Information
CSEF Applications for 2026
The department administers the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) to help eligible families with the costs of camps, sporting activities and excursions/incursions.
From 1 January 2026, families eligible for CSEF will see an increase in support to $400 for primary and secondary school children, up from $154 and $256 respectively. Applications for 2026 CSEF support will open from 27 January 2026.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
school camps/trips
swimming extension activities and other school-organised sport programs
outdoor education programs
excursions/incursions that are extracurricular as defined in the Parent Payments policy
graduations/valedictories.
Schools can receive applications from families for 2026 until 26 June 2026.
Families can list more than one student in the one application form if they are attending the same school.
Please find the application form below or contact the office to request a form.
