School Fees and Concessions 2023

School Fees for Term 1 are now Due - 2022 school fees are overdue

Please contact the school office if you need to discuss your 2023 school fee payment.

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For any families that have recently received a Government means-tested health care concession card, please forward a copy of your card to the office to check your eligibility, as a fee concession may apply. The card must be in the name of the parent/fee payer for a fee concession to apply. 

If you qualify for this, please contact the school as school fees will be considerably less for your family.

If any families would like to set up a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly direct debit schedule for school fees, please complete the Direct Debit Form below and return it to the school office.  For any assistance regarding calculations of payments, please contact us via email at: finance@bunyip.catholic.edu.au

If your current Health Care card is due to expire this year and your card is re-issued, please send a copy of your new card details to the office as soon as possible for the concession to be checked and applied for next year's fees, if not already done so.

For more FEE INFORMATION please visit our website

https://bunyip.catholic.edu.au/school-fees-and-levies

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.

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

Eligibility:

An application on behalf of a student may be submitted if the student is:

• a Victorian resident;
• school aged and enrolled (3) three or more days per week at a school; and

A student who meets the above requirements may be eligible if they:

• attend their nearest appropriate non-government school/campus
• reside 4.8km or more by the shortest practicable route from the school attended

Note: Eligibility is assessed when the School completes your child’s application on the Student Conveyance Allowance System

(SCAS). If approved, the allowance payable is based on the one-way distance to make the journey to and from school.

If you are eligible and wish to apply for this allowance, please click the link to the Conveyance Allowance Application Form, which must be printed and completed and returned to the school office by Friday 10^th March, 2023. Late claims cannot be accepted.

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