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GOVERNMENT FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR HEALTH CARE CARD OR PENSION CARD HOLDERS OR FOSTER PARENTS
CSEF (Camps, Sports, Excursions Funding)
CSEF is Government funding that is available to families to offset the cost of camps, sporting events and excursions which form part of your school fees.
Those eligible for funding through CSEF:-
1. Health Care Card, Pension Card or Veteran Affairs Card Holders;
2. Foster Parents;
3. Students over 16 who hold their own Health Care Cards (not previously eligible but the rules have changed!)
How much will you get:-
Each Primary Student $125.00
Each Secondary Student $225.00
If you have previously applied for CSEF Funding, there is no need to complete another application as we will reapply on your behalf in 2022. If you have a new Health Care Card or are unsure if you applied previously, please fill in the attached form or pick up a copy from Reception. Please see the attached article for more information.
We will be lodging applications soon, so please ensure that you have applied so that you don’t miss out.
COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL DATA COLLECTION NOTICE
As an Independent School receiving Government funding, we are legally required to provide information in accordance with the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act) and the Australian Education Regulation 2013 (the Regulation). This is collected for:
- Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection
- Financial Accountability (FA)
- Financial Questionnaire (FQ)
- Student Attendance (STATS)
- Non-Government Schools Census (Census)
- Census Special Circumstances Applications.
The attached document contains further information on why the information is collected, how it is collected and what is collected. The document also contains a link on where to find out more about school data collections and reporting.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
We have now finalised annual school fees accounts and these are currently being distributed to families together with 2022 Direct Debit details. As each family has a differing arrangements, this process does take some time but all families should have received their details by the end of next week.
If you do not receive your account, please check your email spam folder first. Should you have any queries regarding your school account, please contact our Finance Office at accounts@bhcs.vic.edu.au
ISV - THE PARENTS WEBSITE
Belgrave Heights Christian School is part of the Independent Schools Victoria network of schools. Independent Schools Victoria offers an initiative called The Parents Website. Here you will find a range of articles and newsletters. To learn more, please click here.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING RESOURCES
We know that it can sometimes be hard to find the necessary resources in relation to mental health, bullying and family violence, especially when things are tough. For this reason, the School has a small webpage with links related to health and wellbeing resources. This can be found on the School's website under Other Resources or can be found here.
CYBER SAFETY AND SECURITY
WEBINARS FOR PARENTS AND CARERS
Join one of the e-Safety Commissioner's free webinars for parents and carers.
These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences.
The 2022 webinars include a broad range of topics that will be delivered by our expert education and training team.
For more information, click here
ALINTA UNIFORM SHOP HOURS
- Monday & Tuesday: 8.00am -10.00am
- Thursday: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- 1st Sat of the month: 9.00am-12.00pm
BHCS CANTEEN
JUNIOR SCHOOL : The canteen is available for lunch orders on Wednesday & Fridays. Junior students (Prep- Year 4) can pre-order lunch orders via the Flexischools app.
MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL: Year 5-12s are welcome to order at the Canteen window during recess and lunch breaks from Tuesday – Friday.
The canteen is closed on Mondays.
TREETOPS CAFE
The cafe will be running every day except Wednesday for Senior School students. At this point in time use of the restaurant will only be available to staff and Year 11 & 12 students.
Unfortunately, we cannot allow parents/carers to enter the cafe area at this time due to COVID restrictions.