From staff and the Office 

Camps, Sports Excursion Funds (CSEF)

What is CSEF?

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

Who is eligible?

If you hold a valid means-tested 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.

How to apply?

If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. 

You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:

• new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.
• changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year

Please complete the form attached here and return to the school office. Please bring your Health Care Card or other accepted documentation for our office staff to sight and take a copy of.

Forms are also available to collect from the office. 

DET Scholarships

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

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

Positive Start Initiative

Positive Start offers students in all government schools a chance to reconnect with peers and enjoy the kinds of activities many may have missed out on over the past 2 years.

Through Positive Start, Victorian students will be more active, reconnect with friends and find inspiration in new and exciting places.

For more information, please check out https://www.vic.gov.au/positivestart or the document above.

Families must register their interest by Friday 25 March 2022 to be considered. 

DET Information Policy 

Our school collects, uses, discloses, and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice, found on our website For more information about privacy, refer to : Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in nine community languages:

* Amharic

* Arabic

* Dari

* Gujarati

* Mandarin

* Somali

* Sudanese

* Turkish

* Urdu

* Vietnamese

Positive Start Camps

Eligible Victorian students can attend a free holiday camp with the Positive Start program.

Positive Start holiday camps will run in the 2022 school holidays.

Holiday camps are a great way for your child to get outdoors, meet new friends and try new things. Holiday camps are generally organised by age range. Each day is full of active and fun things to do, such as archery, canoeing and ropes courses.

Whether a single overnight experience or spending several nights away, taking part in a school holiday camp program is a great way for your child to try new things, make new friends and enjoy active time in the great outdoors.

Camps offer clean and comfortable shared accommodation, a range of professionally led activities suitable for your child’s age and experience and, of course, plenty of tasty and nutritious food.

Eligibility

Students who meet one or more of the following criteria are eligible to attend a free holiday camp:

• attend a school that experienced closures of 5 days or more due to COVID-19 in 2021
• have an approved Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) application for 2022
• have a parent that holds a valid means-tested concession card (for example a Health Care Card, Job Seeker, Newstart Allowance, Disability Support Pension)
• are in out of home care
• have a disability
• are from a refugee background
• are Koorie students
• are in the Navigator program.

The Department of Education and Training has worked directly with camp providers to secure spots on holiday programs for eligible families.

Cost

These camps are completely free of charge to eligible families. It will not cost you anything for your child to attend the camp.

Most camps can organise transport from central locations. Some camps may ask parents to provide transport for their children. After you choose a camp, the camp provider will send you information about transport.