Financial Assistance for Families
Parent Payments are reviewed annually by School Council and all efforts are made to ensure that costs are kept to a minimum.
Newham Primary School offers a range of flexible payment options and assistance programs to all families to help with the cost of essential and optional educational items.
CSEF
If any parent/guardian hold a valid, means-tested health care card then they are eligible to receive the Department's CSEF funding.
An annual payment of $125.00 per student will be placed on the eligible family's school account to help pay for any
Camps, Excursions or Sporting activities.
For more information please go to:
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx
Conveyance Allowance
Families in rural and regional Victoria may be eligible for conveyance allowance - assistance from the department to help with the cost of transporting students to school.
To be eligible students must:
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attend their nearest government or non-government school/campus appropriate to their year level at which admission is permissible
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be enrolled at a school/campus outside Melbourne’s metropolitan conveyance boundary
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live 4.8km or more by the shortest practicable route from that school/campus attended
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be of school age at the time of application, and reside in Victoria.
For more information please go to:
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/transport/Pages/conveyance.aspx
State School's Relief
SSR is an autonomous, charitable organisation that assists students experiencing short term crisis and long term chronic needs attending government schools in Victoria with school clothing, footwear, textbooks and other essential items.
Prep families who are eligible for CSEF are automatically eligible to receive the
Prep Uniform Package
which comprises of a jumper/jacket, pants & school shoes.
For more information please go to:
https://stateschoolsrelief.org.au/
