CSEF

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The CSEF provides payments for eligible students to attend school camps, excursions, and sports and outdoor education programs.

Applications are now open and close on 26 June 2026. The payment for eligible families is $400 per student and this sits as a credit on the school family account. Applications are required if the student is new to the school or if family circumstances have changed. Applications from the previous year have been rolled over.

Application forms are available from the school office or the following link:  https://content.sdp.education.vic.gov.au/media/csef-application-form-2879

Please see further detail below.

Eligibility

For the purposes of CSEF, students may be eligible for assistance if they attend a registered Victorian school.

Applications must be submitted to the school by 26 June 2026.

Where a school or family is unsure if the concession card is eligible, they are encouraged to submit the application into the CSEF system for validation.

Eligible means tested cards

Only financially means-tested cards are acceptable.

Disability and Carer’s Cards are not means-tested and therefore not eligible for CSEF. 

For Veterans' Affairs, Gold Cards are the only means-tested cards for this type. This card must be sighted, and a coloured photocopy taken by the school to confirm the expiry date and eligibility.

Cards that are not financially means-tested are not accepted.

Payment amounts

Payments for 2026 are $400 per year for all eligible Victorian school students.

Payments are made directly to the school: from March onwards each year where the parent/carer’s concession card is assessed as valid on the first student day of Term 1 and/or where the parent/carer’s concession card is assessed as valid on the first student day of Term 2.

Use of funds

Schools will need agreement with families before allocating CSEF funds and a credit will stay on the family account until the family advises the school how they want the funds allocated.

Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine (or pool) their CSEF to use on one child or for a specific activity (for example, a camp).