IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum.
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF in 2023. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
- $125 for primary school students
- $225 for secondary school students
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE CSEF
New applicants should contact the school Administration Office to obtain a CSEF application form.
IMPORTANT: If you applied for CSEF at your child's school in 2022, 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.
State School School's Relief Uniform Package - Year 7 2023 Only
Year 7 students for 2023 that are recipients of the Camps, Sports, and Excursion Fund (CSEF) automatically qualify for the uniform package and/or vouchers.
Order forms will be sent to the email address held on file in October 2022. It is important to note that PE items are not included in the package.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the College’s Administration Office via email at surf.coast.sc@education.vic.gov.au
Mobile Phone Policy Reminder
Lately, we have needed to remind students more often about the DET Mobile Phone Policy and have experienced a ‘spike’ in confiscations that result when students are found to be accessing their mobile phone during the school day.
Surf Coast Secondary College understands that students may bring a personal mobile phone to school, particularly if they are travelling independently to and from school. In accordance with the Department’s Mobile Phones Policy issued by the Minister for Education, personal mobile phones must not be used at Surf Coast Secondary College during school hours, including lunchtime and recess, unless an exception has been granted. Exceptions are usually only granted for medical or safety reasons.
Mobile phones owned by students at Surf Coast Secondary College are considered valuable items and are brought to school at the owner’s (student’s or parent/carer’s) risk. Students are encouraged not to bring a mobile phone to school unless there is a compelling reason to do so. Please note that Surf Coast Secondary College does not have accident insurance for accidental property damage or theft.
Students and their parents/carers are encouraged to obtain appropriate insurance for valuable items.
At Surf Coast Secondary College:
- Students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored during school hours – this includes during recess and lunchtime. Phone should remain in the students’ locker during the school day at all times.
- When emergencies occur, parents or carers should reach their child by calling the school’s office on 03 5261 6633.
Repeated instances of a student being found accessing their mobile phone in school time will result in parents being asked to attend a meeting to make a plan for how the phone will be managed at school moving forward. We appreciate you working in partnership with us to ensure that the College, and its students, are compliant with this legislative requirement.
Student Accident Insurance, Ambulance Cover Arrangements and Private Property
The Department and Surf Coast Secondary College do not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents/carers of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance or transport as well as any other transport costs.
Private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors is not insured and the Department and Surf Coast Secondary College do not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage. This can include mobile phones, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises.
As the Department and Surf Coast Secondary College do not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property, students and staff should be discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.
Conveyance Allowance Lodgement Dates 2022
Due to strict lodgement date criteria, late applications will be submitted in the following terms submission. Lodgements must be submitted to the college no later than 4pm on the due date listed below. Our Accounts Team will contact parents/carers regarding reimbursements once funds have been allocated to the College.
Term 4: Friday 18 November 2022
If you have any questions, please contact the College on 5261 6633.
Family Account Payments
There are a number of ways for families to make a payment to the College for their child’s excursion, camp or event. Please see below:
Preferred: Direct Deposit
To make a payment by direct deposit please use the following bank details:
Account Name: Surf Coast Secondary College Council Official
BSB: 033-608
Account Number: 246907
Please be sure to put your child’s name in the reference and notify us of the payment by emailing us at accounts@scsc.vic.edu.au
EFTPOS:
Over the phone on (03) 5261 6633 by calling our Administration Office.
If you have a credit on your account and would like to use this, please email accounts@scsc.vic.edu.au
E-Scooters
In cooperation and support with our local police, please take time to have a look at the attached flyer. This flyer will be handed out by police to students if they have been intercepted as a formal warning before adopting a zero tolerance approach in regards to E-scooters.
If you have any further queries, please contact your local police station for further information.
