Principal

Jamie Daff

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday 19th from 3.30pm – 7.00pm. More information will be sent via COMPASS next week.

Grampians Camp

Due to recent poor weather and the potential for more strong winds in the coming days it has been decided that the Grampians camp will not run this week. Students will instead do a day trip on Friday.

School Saving Bonus

Dear parents and carers,

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.
Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

in October, to verify your email address
in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus.

School Student Broadband Initiative

The Australian Government's School Student Broadband Initiative is offering a helping hand to 30,000 eligible families with school-aged students across the nation with access to a free NBN internet service. The initiative, designed to enhance educational opportunities and bridge the digital divide, is available to all Victorian families with school aged students.

Key Details:

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Free Services: Continues until 31 December 2025

Eligibility Criteria:

For families and carers to qualify, they must:

Have an active enrolment at school
Not have an active NBN internet service at home (excluding mobile internet services)
Live in an area where NBN can be accessed through a standard connection (NBN Co will confirm this)
Not have had an active NBN connection during the previous 14 days.

Eligible families and carers can contact NBN Co’s National Referral Centre on 1800 954 610 or visit anglicarevic.org.au/student-internet to request a call back to confirm their eligibility.

For more information, please click here

Behaviour Matrix

The SWPBS Focus for this week is:

Book Week Celebrations