Parent Payments & CSEF

Parent Payments

 

Blackburn Lake Primary School advises parents/carers of our Parent Payment details for the 2024 school year.

 

Please find the most recent Parent Payment information for all year levels in the link below.

 

2024 BLPS Parent Payment Information

 

An overview of the DET Parent Payments Policy is included in this communication to which Blackburn Lake Primary School adheres.

 

 

CSEF

 

-----Please Note, CSEF applications for 2024 have now closed-----

 

CSEF provides financial assistance for eligible families to help their child/children attend activities like school camps, swimming, school-organised sport programs, outdoor education programs, excursions and incursions.  

In 2024 eligible families will be entitled to $150 per child (Primary school student rate).

 

To be eligible for CSEF you must hold one of the following Centrelink cards:

*Centrelink Heath Care Card (HCC)   

*Pensioner Concession Card (PCC)

*Veterans Affairs Gold Card               

*Temporary Foster Parent card

 

For concession card holders, CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on 29 January 2024 and/or 15 April 2024.

In other words, the expiry date on your Centrelink card must be after one of those dates.

 

CSEF application forms are available from the school office, or online via this link:

CSEF application form

 

Forms should be returned to the school office with a copy of your valid Concession card.  The office can photocopy cards for you.

Even if you had CSEF in previous years, you must reapply each year as your Concession card needs to be valid.

 

The CSEF program for 2024 closes at the end of term two 2024, but early submission is advisable.

 

If you have any questions, please call our office on 9894 2855 or email: blackburn.lake.ps@education.vic.gov.au

 

 

School Saving Bonus

 

As shared with you previously, parents and carers of every child enrolled in a Victorian government school in 2025 will receive the one-off School Saving Bonus $400 support.

 

In the coming months, the Department of Education will send you 2 email communications for each of your children enrolled in Victorian government schools.

 

By Friday 18 October 2024, please ensure that your child’s 2025 enrolment is completed and that your contact information is up to date.

 

The 2 emails from the Department of Education will:

  1. Confirm your email address between mid-October and late-November.
  2. Provide you with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code by the end of November.

 

If you do not receive a confirmation email from the department by late-November, please check your spam or junk folders and contact the office if needed.

 

You can read more about the School Saving Bonus on the Department of Education website, with key information now available in 14 different languages.