College News
Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2019 And Year 7 Uniform Package 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 year 7 Uniform Package 2019
Year 7 students for 2019 who receive CSEF are entitled to a Uniform Package. Information and Application Forms are attached on Compass or can be downloaded from http://ssr.net.au/ or can be obtained from the school office.
Uniform Package Applications open from Monday 08 October 2018 and will close at the end of Term 1, 2019.
CSEF Applications open from Monday 08 October and will close Friday 21 June 2019.
If you have any questions please contact Accounts.
School Drop Off and Car Park
Please note that the school car park is for staff only. There have been a number of parents driving into the school car park to drop their children off and reversing back onto Heath Street. This causes traffic to bank up on Heath Street and increases the risk of an accident or a pedestrian being hit by a car. Where possible, please drop your child off a short walk from the school to help minimise the traffic around the school.
Out of respect to our neighbours, please refrain from parking across driveways.
Your cooperation is much appreciated.
School Yard Supervision Before School
A reminder that the schoolyard is actively supervised by staff from 8.30am in the morning. Any students who arrive before this time will not be under active yard duty supervision.
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.