School Saving Bonus

School Saving Bonus 2024/2025 - Update for Families

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

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. 
• Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us.  This week parents of the Primary Household will receive a Data Collection Form to update details.
• By 13th September: Parents complete and return the attached Data Collection Form to the school office. 
• If your student(s) (current Prep – Year 5) will not be studying at Surfside Primary School in 2025 please complete the section at the end of the Data Collection Form.
• Further changes to contact details MUST be received by Surfside Primary by 18th October.
• November, the rollout of the $400 School Saving Bonus commences.  

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