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Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2019

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. If you hold a valid means-tested Centrelink Concession Card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.

 

Please also note if a student is 16 years or older and holds a valid Concession Card such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Low Income Card they may be eligible for CSEF.

 

The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, sports and excursions for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $225 for secondary school students.

 

CSEF Application Forms are attached on Compass or can be downloaded from http://www.education.vic.gov.au/csef or can be obtained from the school office.

 

Please note we require a copy of your Centrelink Concession Card with the Application Form.

 

CSEF Applications open from Monday 08 October and will close Friday 21 June 2019.

 

If you have any questions please contact Accounts.

Secondary School Vaccinations in 2019

The Secondary School Vaccine Program offers free vaccines to Year 7 and 10 students. These vaccines provide protection against:

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    • Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough) – one dose for year 7 students
    • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – two doses for year 7 students
    • Meningococcal A,C,W,Y – one dose for year 10 students

Parents/guardians of year 10 students should look out for the vaccine consent card booklet that has been sent home from school with your child. Year 7 cards were in the show bags distributed last year. You need to read the information, complete and return the card regardless of whether your child is being vaccinated at school.

 

The City of Monash immunisation service may contact you about the Secondary School Vaccine Program. Schools are authorised to provide basic parent/guardian contact details to local councils for this purpose. Contact the school in writing by 28 February 2019 if you do not want your contact details given to the City of Monash immunisation service.

 

To learn more about the Secondary School Vaccine Program, the vaccines, the diseases they protect against, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination, go to betterhealth.vic.gov.au

 

Additionally, the Commonwealth government is funding vaccinations for all children under 20 years of age who missed any scheduled vaccines, including a catch up program for Meningococcal ACWY vaccine for adolescents aged 15-19 years of age who have not already received the vaccine in school. If students have missed vaccines, either in childhood or adolescence, and require catch-up vaccines, they should speak with their immunisation provider. (ie. local council or GP).

Discounted School Uniforms

Brentwood has minimal stock of the following items to be cleared out at reduced prices.  Please note these items are ONLY available at the reduced price through the school, NOT at PSW.  If you are interested in purchasing some items, please visit reception during business hours or contact Kellie Barbary barbary.kellie.k@edumail.vic.gov.au

Excursion Payment and Consent

It is a legal requirement that consent is given for students to attend and or participate in events such as excursions and sport. Payment and consent on the day or the day prior to an event is not sustainable for the college. Teachers and coaches need to know who is attending events with sufficient notice for buses, providers and fielding sporting teams.

 

From the beginning of Term 2, 2018 – consent and payment for events will be due two school days before the event at midnight – for example if an event is on a Friday, consent and payment will be due by midnight on Wednesday. If the event is on a Monday the consent and payment will be due by midnight on the Thursday prior.

 

Parents and students will no longer be able to consent and pay for events on the day before an event or on the day of an event. If consent and payment are not received by midnight two school days before an event the student will not be able to attend.

 

Payment and consent can be completed on Compass, if you do not have a Compass log in please contact the office on 8545-0300.

 

For families who would like to use Camps Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) for payment of an event, please print out students excursion form via compass, complete the written consent and have students hand forms in to the general office with an instruction to use CSEF for the payment using the same timeline as above, two school days prior to an excursion or sporting event. Students can print their excursion forms in the library.

 

The college appreciates your cooperation and if you have any questions, please contact the general office on 8545-0300.

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