Finance

Financial Assistance

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 and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are part of a healthy curriculum.

CSEF will be 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. 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.

Those parents/guardians that received the CSEF in 2019 (at the same school) will not be required to submit a new application form in 2020.

A CSEF form will only be required for new students enrolments or parents/guardians applying for CSEF for the first time. An example of concession cards is also attached.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

$125 for primary school students
$225 for secondary school students.

HOW TO APPLY

Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx

MORE INFORMATION

For the CSEF application closing dates and more information about the fund visit

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/programs/health/csefflyer.pdf

School fees

Fee statements have been sent and all accounts paid in full by the 28th February 2020 will be entitled to a $170 Discount per child.

Methods of payment arrangements available:

An “Election of Fee Payment Form 2020” was sent home at the end of 2019. If you have not returned the form yet please do so immediately. These forms indicate how you wish to pay your school fees and provide a valuable resource to the school. If you have not returned a form indicating your payment method the full school fees should be paid by 27th March 2020.

Payment options include:

Direct debit deducted from parents’ bank account

Bi-Monthly – payments deducted on the 15th and 30th of each month
Monthly – payments deducted on the 30th of each month.

Credit Card processed on parents Credit Card

Bi-Monthly – payments deducted on the 15th and 30th of each month
Monthly – payments deducted on the 30th of each month

Term Payments

3 instalments a year by automatic debit (18th February, 1st May and 31st July)

B-Pay, cheque credit card EFTPOS and cash are all available.

Please contact the Accounts Department on 9575 8115 or email vlaird@sjcbe.catholic.edu.au should you wish to discuss any of the above.

Halyer Rayner

Business Manager