From staff and the Office 

Maxim student orders

If you choose to order your student supplies through Maxim -

Order your parent-supplied stationery items (the list can be found on page 5 of each year level’s Parent Payment Letter. You can order these items online directly from Maxim Office Group if you choose.

Orders must be placed by 20th December to make the delivery cut-off. 

Our school code is KALINDA (case sensitive). 

How to Online Order with Maxim Office Group

( Please note that the number is an NSW phone number because the Maxim Supply Office is in NSW. It still is applicable to Kalinda )

Attendance matters.

In accordance with the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic), schooling is compulsory for children and young people aged from 6 to 17 years unless an exemption has been granted.

Parents/carers must enroll a child of compulsory school age at a registered school and ensure the child attends school at all times when the school is open for instruction.

Students are expected to attend the school in which they are enrolled, during normal school hours every day of each term, unless:

• there is an approved exemption from school attendance or attendance and enrolment for the student, or
• the student is registered for homeschooling and has only a partial enrolment in a school for particular activities.

Schools must advise parents/carers of unexplained absences, on the same day, as soon as practicable, including for post-compulsory aged students.

We use Compass attendance to record this at Kalinda Primary School.

In the coming weeks, we will be sending home letters in an effort to allow families the opportunity to explain or alter their unexplained absences. 

Please take the time to look at and alter online, or sign and return the reports.

DET Scholarships

Scholarships support students and families to assist with the cost of education and engagement in further study at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.

Scholarships are available for students:

• studying in Victoria and who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia
• enrolled in Years 4-11
• enrolled in Year 12 who plan on undertaking tertiary studies.

Scholarships are awarded to students who can demonstrate:

• excellent academic achievement
• participation in school and local community activities
• financial need as determined by the parent or carer receiving a Centrelink income support payment, or the student themselves receiving the Youth Allowance.

For more information including how to apply please go to this link: https://www.vic.gov.au/student-scholarships

Change of parent or student details

Student Resource Funding is determined by parent codes taken from the self-nominated category on student enrolment forms. This means that funds from the Government are taken from the Parent Occupations. We take this opportunity to remind families to advise the school of any changes to employment. As always, any information is confidential.

In the case of an emergency, we will attempt to contact parents, and if there is no response, then we move to the emergency contacts.

It is important that the office has the most current and correct contact details for any parent, to help ensure this will happen.

Please take this time to check your details on Compass, and if you find them incorrect, email the office at kalinda.ps@education.vic.gov.au and we can amend these for you.

Do you have a student in Secondary School?

Secondary School Immunisation Program catch-secondary school immunisations are provided to students to reduce their risk of contracting preventable diseases and some cancers. 

Health advice regarding immunisations recommends students receive the following

  Year 7: Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) (one dose) Human papillomavirus (HPV) (2 doses 6 months apart).

  Year 10: Meningococcal A,C,W,Y (one dose).

Due to COVID-19-related interruptions to school-based learning, there are a number of students in years 7 to 12 who may have missed these important vaccines. 

This puts students at an increased risk of illness.

If your child missed out on their school-based vaccinations, please speak to your GP or local council immunisation service about how they can catch up. To check if your child is due for any vaccines, refer to their immunisation history statement on the Australian Immunisation Register, using your MyGov account.

If your child is aged over 14, they may need to access their immunisation history statement themselves, through their own MyGov account or the Medicare mobile app.