2021 Parent Payment Arrangements - Ardeer Primary School
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2021 Parent Payment Arrangements
Dear Families,
Ardeer Primary School
is looking forward to
another great year of
teaching and learning and would like to advise you of Ardeer Primary School’s parent payment
arrangements for 2021.
Ardeer Primary School makes every effort to keep the cost of items and activities to a minimum
and affordable for all parents. Please find the fee schedule for Years Prep – 6 attached. Credits
from unused monies / CSEF from 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 have already been applied to
2021 costs.
Financial Support for Families
At times, all families can experience financial hardship. We have ways to assist in these
circumstances to make school less stressful. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please
contact Janette Cronin or John Mifsud to discuss your situation and find out how we can help.
You can do this by calling us on 9363 1194, making an appointment to see us face-to-face or by
email janette.Cronin@education.vic.gov.au or john.mifsud@education.vic.gov.au
Examples of support options, include:
● the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
● Developing a payment plan for those families who require support
Payments
Payment in full is due by February 12th, 2021.
Parents who wish to have a payment plan to pay by instalments, need to see us before this date.
Payment can be made by
● An Electronic Bank Payment – BSB 063172 ACC No 10126125
● An EFTPOS transaction at the school
● A CASH payment at the school
Refunds
Refunds are generally not permitted as funds as have already been committed. If you wish to
obtain a refund, please contact the school to discuss your specific circumstances.
For further information on the Department’s Parent Payment Policy please see a one page
overview attached.
Yours sincerely,
John Mifsud Ruth O’Reilly
Acting Principal School Council President
FEE SCHEDULE
Please find the itemised list of Essential Student Learning Items and Optional Items for your child.
1Ardeer Primary School also continues to welcome your voluntary contributions for 2021
Essential Student Learning Items
Below is a list of items and activities which are essential for your child to learn the standard
curriculum. You may choose to purchase these items through the school or provide your own. Only
the $40 Classroom books/stationery can be purchased externally. If this is your preference, please
contact us by December 2nd, and request an itemised list for your child’s grade. Please be aware
items purchased externally must be the same size/specifications/quality/quantity as prescribed on
the list and will need to remain at school. After December 2nd, it will be assumed all families are
ordering through the school.
Essential Student Learning Items Amounts
Essential Student Learning Items
Classroom books / Stationery (individual use) $40.00
Classroom materials (shared / bulk)
$30.00
Curriculum support resources / experiences $25.00
Technologies – hardware $25.00
Technologies- Apps/memberships/licenses $25.00
Nightly reading diary $5.00
Total $150
Essential Student Learning Experiences
Excursions $40.00
Swimming $95.00
Total Total $135 ($10)
with successful
CSEF application
Grade level dependent - Additional Essential Items
Sports Levy– Grade 4-6 $30.00
Graduation Levy Grade 6 $50.00
Nightly reader bag $12.00
TOTAL: $285 or $160 with a CSEF Application plus Grade level costs
2Optional Items
Ardeer Primary School offers a range of optional items and activities that are additional to the
delivery of the standard curriculum. These items and activities are designed to broaden the school
experience for your child. If you would like to purchase an item or activity for your child, please
indicate on the table below.
Optional Item Amount
Optional Items $20
Camping Program P-2 (Sleepover)
Camping Program Gr 3-6 TBC $350 approx
TOTAL Dependent on participation
in the optional programs
Voluntary Contributions
Ardeer Primary School continues to welcome your voluntary contributions to support our school.
You can make a general voluntary contribution that goes towards all of our school’s important
priorities for 2021 as well as providing additional activities and services for all students.
Alternatively, you can make a voluntary contribution to any of the specific priorities outlined in the
table below:
Voluntary Contribution Tax Suggested Amount
deductible? Voluntary
Contribution per
family
Voluntary Contributions
School Council invites a voluntary contribution from each student. This contribution will be used by School
Council to provide:
● assistance for other families experiencing hardship
● additional materials and services to improve the buildings and grounds
● additional computers and equipment
● additional programs to benefit students
Families may nominate the amount they wish to contribute and any amount would be
appreciated. At this time, may we suggest $30 per child or $50 a family
TOTAL $
Your child will not be disadvantaged if you do not make a voluntary contribution. All records of
voluntary contributions are kept confidential as well as your decision about whether to make a
contribution or not.
CSEF Applications
3Families with a Health Care Card can apply for the CSEF. These applications should be completed
at the time of arranging payment. (Before the end of Term 1). Families who apply for CSEF and
are unsuccessful will be need to pay the full amount for swimming / excursions.
Families who have previously received CSEF support through Ardeer PS can have their
applications rolled over so long as a new card has not been issued.
Reminders
A statement for families in arrears will be sent out one per term, in line with the end of the month
banking requirements. These may be followed up by a phone call from the principal or assistant
principal.
Families who are on payment plans may be contacted more regularly as a part of their plan.
PARENT PAYMENTS POLICY
ONE PAGE OVERVIEW
The following is a summary of the main principles of the Parent Payments Policy:
FREE INSTRUCTION
● Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard curriculum
requirements as outlined in the Victorian Curriculum F-10, VCE and VCAL.
PARENT PAYMENT REQUESTS
● Schools do not ask parents to pay for school operating costs (e.g. utility
costs) or general and unspecified charges.
● Schools request payments from parents under three categories:
Essential Student Optional Items Voluntary Contributions
Learning Items
Items and activities that Voluntary contributions
Items and activities enhance or broaden the support the school to
which the school deems schooling experience of continue to be the best
essential for student students and are local school for all
learning. offered in addition to students and can be for
the standard general or specific
Parents may choose to
curriculum. purpose.
purchase essential
items through the These are provided to Students will not be
school or provide their students on a user-pays disadvantaged in any
own. basis. way if parents do not
make a contribution.
4FINANCIAL HELP FOR FAMILIES
● Schools put in place financial hardship arrangements to support families who
cannot pay for items or activities so that their child doesn’t miss out.
● Schools have a nominated parent payment contact person(s) that parents
can have a confidential discussion with regarding financial hardship
arrangements.
SCHOOL PROCESSES
● Schools obtain school council approval for their parent payment
arrangements and upload their arrangements on their school’s public website
for transparency.
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