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Parent Contribution Payments for 2025

  • The Parent Contribution Payments for 2025 have been loaded onto compass.

    Please find these under the course confirmation section in compass.

  • The ongoing financial support of our families ensures that our school can offer the best possible education, programs, and support for our students. Within our school this support has allowed us to provide our students with a wide variety of subjects and special curriculum experiences, equip classrooms with modern and comfortable furniture, safe playground surfaces and play equipment. It enables school facilities to be upgraded to ensure that the children have a safe, functional, and pleasant environment in which to learn.

     

  • Remember that all communication to parents is via Compass. Please download the app to get instant notifications. 

SSB(School Savings Bonus) Information.

As you are aware the Victorian Government has provided a one-off $400 payment to all students attending a Victorian Government School. This payment has been identified as the School Saving Bonus (SSB). Below is some information regarding some common questions we have been receiving. 

 

What can the SSB be used for:

It can be used towards 2025 school costs, which may include:  

  • camps, trips, excursions and incursions  
  • swimming and sporting programs  
  • outdoor education programs  
  • graduations
  • school uniforms
  • textbooks (not stationary)

Please note that the SSB can not be used for Parent Payment Contributions.

 

What happens if you haven’t spent all of your SSB by the end of 2025:

Funds will roll over for use in future years if its not all spent in 2025. 

Any amount that you choose to allocate to uniforms will be valid until 30 June 2025. Any unspent money will then transfer to your child’s school account for future activities after this date.

 

Families with more than one child:

Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine their School Saving Bonus payments to use on one child, or for a specific activity. So, for example, a family with 3 children who are all government school students would receive support to the value of $1,200 and choose how they spend those funds. The School Saving Bonus cannot be combined across different schools. 

 

Will I still receive CSEF:

The School Saving Bonus will be in addition to existing and continuing means-tested supports for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF). This helps to ensure that families most in need continue to get additional support.

 

Why can’t I see a credit in my compass wallet:

Unfortunately, the implementation of the SSB is still very new and at this point in time Compass does not recognise that families have credit to spend on school activities. 

We are expecting Compass to streamline this process in the near future. 

SSB credits are however displaying on your ‘Family Statements’ in our system.

 

What does this mean for upcoming events:

Upcoming events will still be placed on Compass for your approval but with a zero cost. 

The cost of the event will be written in the Event Information section. 

You will then consent to your child attending as per usual or advise if they are unable to attend. 

There will now be a mandatory question placed in the Compass events asking if you would like to use your SSB to pay for the event.

If you say that you don’t want to use your SSB funds a charge will then be placed onto Compass for your payment. 

 

Please see Department website for further information: https://www.vic.gov.au/receiving-school-saving-bonus

 

Thanks, 

The ENPS Admin Team