News from the Office
Grade 6 Polo Shirts
For those families who submitted an order in Term 1, the 2020 Grade 6 Polo Shirts have now arrived.
Payment is required prior to collection and as we are a cashless environment, we request that you please make this payment via your BPAY details.
The polo Shirts are $35.00 each.
Once payment has been received, we will organise a mutually suitable time with you for collection in line with social distancing measures.
Book Club Issue #3
Please note that we are not accepting Loop Orders for Book Club Issue #3.
Grade 6 to Year 7 Applications
Please find the Parent\Carer Guide and Application for Year 7 Placement 2021 form attached below.
You can also find this information on the Department of Education's website via this link:
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/going-to-school/Pages/year-6-to-7.aspx
Please complete the Application Form and return it to the school via email or post by Friday 29 May, 2020.
If you require a hard copy to complete and return, contact the school office and we can arrange this for you.
Please note: If an Application form is returned via email, but is unable to be signed, please clearly indicate in your return email that you authorise the Application form without a signature.
Book Fair
Please note that our Book Fair has been rescheduled to begin on Monday 31st August, dependent on Covid-19. We will update families closer to this date.
CSEF
WHAT IS IT?
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
- school camps or trips
- swimming and school-organised sport programs
- outdoor education programs
- excursions and incursions.
Payments are $125 per Primary School aged student per year and $225 per Secondary School aged student per year.
Applications for 2020 are now open and will close on 26 June 2020 (end of Term 2).
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
On the first day of term one (28 January 2020) or the first day of term two (23 April 2019), a parent or legal guardian of a student must:
- be an eligible beneficiary of one of these cards:
- OR they must be a temporary foster parent
- OR the student is 16 years or older and holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card)
- AND the parent or legal guardian must submit an application by the due date.
Parents who receive a carer allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with the above.
Eligibility will be determined when the parent’s concession card successfully validates with Centrelink on either the first day of term one or term two.
HOW TO APPLY
Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from COMPASS by clicking on the Community Icon \ School Documentation \ Parent Information \ CSEF \ CSEF Application Form
NEW FOR 2020
If you applied for CSEF at ACS in 2019, you do not need to complete an application form in 2020 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 in 2020 or you did not apply at ACS in 2019.
Changed family circumstances: Such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2020.
Please check with the school office if you are unsure.
- Veterans Affairs Gold Card
- Centrelink Health Care Card
- Pensioner Concession Card