From staff and the Office

Please contact 9876 3289 if you have any questions.

We love our neighbours - and want everyone safe

Here at Kalinda Primary School, we are very lucky to have parking on Kalinda Road.

We also have many paths, streets, and roads that allow families to walk to school.

For the safety of our students, and staff, we ask that families do not enter the staff car park unless they are displaying a valid disability sticker.

If you need to park locally, please take the time to check you are in a parking zone, as Maroondah City Council regularly acts on calls from residents.

Do not attempt U-turns, block driveways, or park in resident parking.

We have had several reports of cars attempting to reverse and then nearly hitting students walking or riding down the street.

Please encourage all students to cross with Pete, our crossing supervisor.

Anyone riding bikes or scooters, must dismount and walk (not ride) across the roads.

Please discourage bouncing balls on footpaths and roads - children are then less likely to chase them if they roll on the road.

Holiday Works

During the Easter holiday break, there will be works on the pathways into Kalinda Primary School. New paths will be constructed from the Kalinda Urban Forest and Kalinda Road entrance. Please take care during this time if you are visiting the grounds.

Your presence in our school grounds over holiday periods helps us maintain our grounds and discourages any damage to our buildings.

If you see any suspicious or malicious behaviour, please call Ringwood Police at 9871 3000, or 000 in an emergency.

Kalinda Working Bee

Thank you to the families who helped move mulch on the weekend.

The front entrance of the school looks amazing.

Our next working bee will be on Saturday 27 May.

Kalinda relies on Working Bees to maintain our extensive grounds that we’re very fortunate to have. We are asking that each family attend at least one Working Bee during the year to help keep the playgrounds and surrounding areas safe and well-maintained for our children.

Not only are Working Bees an opportunity to contribute to your children’s school, but they are also a great opportunity to meet other parents at the post-working bee BBQ.

We’ve scheduled Five Working Bees for 2023 including three Sundays to provide flexibility to families who may have Saturday commitments.

Working Bees start at 10.00 am and run for approximately 2 hours. Children are very welcome to attend.

Please enter your details into this google form via this link, which assists with catering.

https://forms.gle/KHm3WX3T99LgdHgk9

Many thanks,

Ted Dugdale

On behalf of the

Facilities Committee

CSEF 2023

Foundation Applications are now open, for those families who have a Health Card.

Submitting an application

Parents/carers wishing to apply for CSEF payments for 2023 must submit their application form to the relevant school before 23 June 2023.

However, a parent/carer will only be required to submit an application form to the school in the following circumstances:

the parent/carer is applying for the CSEF payment for the first time – i.e. an application form was not lodged with the school in the previous year, or
circumstances have changed – for example, there has been a change in the care arrangement of the student, a change of name or CRN, or a new sibling has started at the school and the parent/carer wishes to apply for the CSEF payment for the new sibling also.

Where a parent/carer is not required to submit a new application, schools can roll over/copy the previous year’s application on the CSEF system to the current school year.

Schools must retain application forms for a minimum of 7 years.

CSEF applications may be audited by the department.

Application forms -

Please use the link below to access these forms, or come to the office.

We will also need to take a copy of your health care card.

Schools can accept and process applications up until 23 June.

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 enrol 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.

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