Dear Parent/Carer,

Craigieburn Primary School is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and would like to advise you of our school’s Parent Payment Policy for 2025/26.

Craigieburn Primary School is very proud of the quality programs that we have put in place to cater for the needs and interests of our students. Each year our student contributions, set by School Council, provide vital funds necessary to ensure we maintain a high quality of education for our students. On an annual basis School Council prepares a budget to provide resources for educational programs, administration, facilities development and maintenance. Our school’s income is currently funded from two sources:

Department of Education and Training (DET) Student Resource Package (SRP) Provides for the teaching of the standard curriculum and basic operational costs such as school administration, utilities and services, staff salaries, urgent works, maintenance, cleaning and general school operations.

The payments and contributions provided by our parent community are an essential component of funding. The three areas for which parents may reasonably be invited to make a payment or contribution are:

• Curriculum Contributions are items and activities that students use, or participate in, to access the curriculum. These include classroom consumables, materials, equipment, digital online subscriptions, software & licences and classroom devices.
• Extra-Curricular items and Activities are those items, such as excursions, incursions, camps and other activities or services that are offered in addition to the standard curriculum program that are on a user pay basis.
• Other Contributions are invited to be made by Parents/Guardians. The voluntary contributions or donations to the school are for maintaining our buildings & grounds, playground and school ground’s improvements and extensions. 
• 2025 Book pack lists are a list of items that the school recommends you purchase from 

Book packs delivered to the school will be distributed to your child on Wednesday 31 January in their classrooms. The teachers will assist your child to label their items on this day.

Financial Support for Families

Craigieburn Primary School understands that some families may experience financial difficulty and offers a range of support options, including:

• The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) – Families who qualify with a health care card may access CSEF funding towards camps, excursions/incursions, outdoor education programs and transport to school organised activities. Applications are available from the office.
• State Schools Relief- State Schools’ Relief provides support to any Victorian student attending a government school (primary, secondary or specialist), on the advice of the school. Schools are able to submit an application directly, whenever they believe there is a need to support a student whose family/carers are facing difficulty in providing appropriate uniform, footwear, or educational items for attending school.
• An individual Payment Plan to assist families with Curriculum Contributions, Extra-Curricular items and User-pay activities such as excursions.
• For a confidential discussion about accessing these services, or if you would like to discuss alternative payment arrangements, contact the office via phone or email:

Ph: 03 9308 1228 | Email: craigieburn.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Payment Methods:

Craigieburn Primary School has transitioned to a cashless school. The preferred payment methods are:

• Compass

• EFTPOS (debit/credit card)