Dear School Community

In building our global school budgeting for 2021 we are finalising our school budget and your contribution to support education delivery for state schooling.

Our school for 18 years has maintained with families a School Offer payment of $180.00 to contribute to your young person's school learning. The P&C approved that we would maintain the same financial offer of $180.00 for 2021. Today you will receive a personal letter through the Communication Diary of the School Offer for your young person's year level. We sincerely thank proactive families who have already finalised this contribution. We will still forward the letter for your information and attach the receipt.

The $180.00 payable Student Offer incorporates:

• Book list requirements
• Student Resources and Consumables
• Reprographics including printing
• Student Communication Diary

The Student Offer is based on the 40 school weeks. This Student Offer of $180.00 for whole school activities can be paid annually, by semester (2x $90.00), by term (4 x $45.00) or weekly (40 weeks x $5.00). A receipt will be forwarded and collected through the office or via student communication diary.

Classes will require further support for their individual user pays programs and will forward the details and invoice to you in writing once their projects have been approved through P&C Association and Administration, for example class cooking programs or user pays programs including: School Performances such as the one held yesterday, swimming, camps etc.

Swimming fees for 2021 will reflect the training credential required to cover instructor led swimming lessons as per our departmental guidelines and we will offer to select teams in 2021.

Non-payment of the school Student Offer may result in a need for alternative programming for your child. It is crucial for these programs to be successful that all families participate.

The School Offer  

The School Offer payable for the year is published on the schools website.   

This also includes the updated Textbook Resource Allowance (TRA) component, which has been deducted to reduce the overall School Offer payable for Years 7 to 12. 

The TRA 

The Department of Education provides a Textbook and Resource Allowance (TRA) to assist parents with the cost of textbooks and other education resources including Skill Development and Certificate Courses preparation and delivery for all Years 7 to 12 students. 

TRA will now be applied to reduce the cost of participation, thus the School Offer you receive will be the full cost of participation in the School Offer excluding the TRA granted to the school via our departmental budget.

School Performance Followup

All students attended the school performance yesterday "Halfway Around The World" in good faith with the request that families follow through payment as soon as possible to assist with payment to the Schools Performance Team.

Cashless School 

Your assistance with payments through the school bank account using your young persons name and program name to identify payment or through the use of BPoint as shown on the bottom of invoices will assist us with reducing cash onsite and therefore reducing financial risk.

To deposit directly into school bank account:

BSB: 064-430

Account Number: 00090761

Reference: Student name and program name e.g. C Hope Offer

School Activity	Bank Deposit Code
School Offer	Student Name + Offer
School Performance	Student Name + SP
Swimming	Student Name+ Swim
Camp	Student Name + Camp
Graduation	Student Name + Grad
Schoolies	Student Name + Schoolies

Example of BPoint payment option (only to be used when an invoice has been issued):

We thank you for your support of our school community to provide a quality program offering for students.

Have a wonderful weekend. 

Regards

Colleen Hope

Principal