PARENT INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS

Please find below a QR code and website link to 2023 Parent Information Presentations. The information presentations will help to give you an understanding of what your child is learning in the class during Term 1. Please use these links to explore what your child is learning and if you have any questions, feel free to contact your childs classroom teacher for further information. 

Here is web link if preferred- CLICK HERE

HEAD LICE

We have had several cases of headlice across several classes at St Ita's since the commencement of Term 1. To stop a severe outbreak could girls and boys please use a hair tie as outlined in our Summer Uniform Policy and could we ask all students to refrain from sharing hats.

Thanks for your support in helping to keep our school free from head lice.

SCHOOL FEE CONCESSIONS

2023 School Fees Concession Program Financial Hardship

Eligible Centrelink Concession Card (CCC) Holder

Information for Applicants

Aim: To assist school families experiencing financial hardship in accessing a Catholic Primary education for their child/children.

Confidentiality: At all times, the dignity and privacy of those seeking a fee concession will be respected.

Level of Concession:  School office staff can advise applicants of the concessional fee to be charged. This concessional fee is fixed annually by Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited. Approved applicants will be charged only the concessional fee which will cover all standard school fees and levies including any charges remaining for camps, sports and excursions after the application of the Camps, Sports, Excursion Fund (CSEF) benefit.

Eligible Concession Cards:  Centrelink issues a number of concession cards for a variety of reasons. Some cards have a generous or no income test and therefore holders of these cards are ineligible for a fee concession under Category One. Only CCC’s that are eligible for CSEF are eligible for the School Fees Concession Program. 

The following CCC’s are the most common cards that are eligible for CSEF. The CCC type is specified as a two or three letter code printed on the concession card.

• YA or YAL – Youth Allowance
• PPS – Parenting Payment Single
• PPP – Parenting Payment Partnered
• DSP – Disability Support Pension
• NSA – New Start Allowance
• LI – Low Income
• FA – Family Tax Benefit
• SA or SKA - Sickness Allowance
• CAR - Carer Allowance
• ABA or ABY - Schooling Applicant
• AGE - Age Pension
• AUS - Austudy
• HCC - Health Care Card
• PTA - Partnered Allowance
• SPL - Special Benefit
• WID or WFD or WFA – Widow Allowance/Pension
• The CCC must be issued in the name of the fee payer and list the students for which the concession is to be applied.
• The expiry date of the card must be on or after 1 January of the year (2023) for which the concession is to be applied.
• If an eligible concession card expires after the start of the year, the concessional fee rate will still be applied for the entire year.
• If a family becomes eligible during the course of a school year, then a pro-rata concession may be granted.

Lodgement of Application: Application for 2023 close on Friday 23rd June 2023, please lodge your application immediately for your card to be checked and a pro-rata concession to be applied if applicable.

The following application forms must be completed and are available from the school office:

• Complete the school’s application form & the Direct Debit Request (DDR) Service Agreement (or Centrepay application form)
• Submit the completed forms and present a valid CCC for verifying and copying.
• Complete and return the CSEF application form immediately after receiving it from the school.

Important Notes:

• The concession is automatic for a parent/guardian responsible for the school fees, who holds an eligible CCC.
• Any offer of a concession is subject to the applicant entering into a DDR Service Agreement or CentrePay arrangement for a regular payment plan of remaining fees (either weekly or fortnightly payments preferred). Any default in payment may result in the concession being withdrawn.
• The Direct Debit form is available from the school office or alternatively the CentrePay application form is available online at https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/forms/sa325.
• A CSEF application must be submitted for a concession to be granted.
• A new application must be made for each school year.
• Where the fee account is split, the concession applies to only that portion payable by the eligible card holder.
• All families requesting, or receiving, a fee concession must notify the school should their financial circumstances change sufficiently to affect the level of concession offered or if cards are cancelled.

Please complete the below concession request forms and return to admin together with a copy of your valid concession card before Friday 23rd June 2023.