Principal's News
Sue Simadri
Dear Clayton North Primary School Community
Welcome to Term 2!
2024 Annual Report
Please see attached our 2024 Annual Report to the School Community.
School Saving Bonus - reminder and allocation to school activities
The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus (SSB) – a one-off support of $400 for eligible government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.
The SSB can be used for uniforms and textbooks until Monday, 30 June 2025.
Any funds remaining after 30 June 2025, including online voucher amounts that have not been redeemed, will become a credit to use for school activities. However, the credit will not be available on your family account at our school until late July. Please note that remaining funds DO NOT get credited to your personal bank account.
To use any remaining SSB funds to cover the cost of school activities in July, please refer to the SSB online system and allocate the funds to school activities before 30 June 2025.
To learn more about the SSB online system, download the step-by-step System guide for parents and carers (DOCX, 945KB) or watch this School Saving Bonus video. System guide translations are also available in 14 languages.
The Department of Education’s SSB contact centre will remain available until 30 June 2025. The contact centre can be reached by:
completing the School Saving Bonus enquiry form
calling 1800 338 663, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm on weekdays.
After this date, please contact our school office for any SSB-related questions.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seekers and refugee families. Means-tested concession cards must be valid on the first day of Term 1, 2025 (Tuesday 28 January 2025) or Term 2, 2025 (Tuesday 22 April 2025).
Eligible families will receive a payment of $154 per year for primary school students. The funds, paid directly to the school, will be used towards camps, sports and excursion costs for the benefit of your child.
If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please contact the school office on 9544 1522 and ask for an application form. Please return completed application forms to the school office as soon as possible.
Early pick-up
As of this term, PA announcements will be limited to emergencies only. As such, we seek parent support with any early pick-ups, and ask that the office be informed earlier in the day so that children can be ready and waiting at the office to be collected. Thank you for your support.
Sue Simadri