Kindergarten 2024 Enrolments

Enrolments for Kindergarten 2024 are now open. Enrolments packs are available to collect from the front of the school office. 

STATEMENTS 2023

School Fee statements were distributed to families last week. These statements detail all fees invoiced for 2023 and include a schedule of payments and due dates if the family are paying by instalment. The first school fee payment for the year will be due on 28/2/23.   

Parents, please note the following;

• The invoicing of school fees and the distribution of school fee statements each month, is now a function carried out by the Catholic Education Office.
• Payment of fees, whether as an annual payment or payment by instalments is due on the date/s provided on your school fee statement.
• If an amendment is made to your school fee account eg; your child changes subjects in a secondary school, etc. you will be emailed a statement which will provide a new schedule of payments and due dates. Please review this schedule to make any changes to your payments that are necessary.

REMINDERS FOR LATE PAYMENTS
SMS and email reminders are automatically generated by our accounting software based on the number of days a payment is overdue and are distributed by the Catholic Education Office.  For those families that may have difficulty in paying their school fees, these reminders may cause some distress. This is not our intention.  Our intention is to support the collection of school fee accounts centrally and in so doing, alleviate some of the administrative work of our schools.

SCHOOL FEE ACCOUNT ENQUIRIES
Please note, despite the centralisation of various functions, your school/s will always be your point of contact for matters pertaining to fees. If you wish to discuss your school fee account, please contact your school office. The role of the Catholic Education Office is to action centralised tasks on behalf of schools.

IF YOU WISH TO PAY BY INSTALMENTS
Many families have already elected to pay their school fees by instalments.  If you wish to avail yourself of this option please complete a Request to Pay by Instalment Form which is available on your school’s website or at your school’s office. On completion of the request either email it to instalments@dow.catholic.edu.au or submit at your school’s office. Following receipt of the request, instalments will be generated on your account and a schedule of payments and due dates will be provided on your next school fee statement.  Please note it is only necessary to complete this form once during the period of child/children’s enrolment unless you wish to amend your payment frequency. 

DIFFICULTY WITH PAYMENT
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, we encourage you to contact the school in which your child/children are enrolled to discuss an arrangement that will assist you meet your commitments.  This may include the completion of a Diocesan Application for Fee Concession which is available from the administration office of each school. Be reassured that your situation will be treated with strict confidentiality and respect for your circumstances.  If you wish to submit an application, please do so at your child’s school.  Please note, if you have children in more than one school, it will only be necessary to submit one application.
For those families that received a Fee Concession in 2022, you will receive an email prior to your annual review date attaching a further Application for Fee Concession.  You may also initiate an earlier review if you wish to do so by contacting your school office.

For further information regarding school fees, please access the Diocesan School Fee Management Policy and Frequently Asked Questions which is available on your school’s website. 

From the Handbook - ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY

We have several children in our school who are allergic to nuts. Their allergies are life threatening so we ask all parents to refrain from sending their children to school with peanuts, peanut butter, and peanut products.

Please refer to the “Anaphylaxis” Policy below.

Student Birthday Celebration

A reminder that if your child is celebrating a birthday and you wanted to send in a treat for their class, the school asks that only sealed lollypop's be sent in to share with your child's class. Allen's lollipops are ideal.

With student allergies and the need for parent permission, it is not possible to distribute any other items.

The traditional St Paul’s Year 6 T-shirt order has been placed. These T-shirts are worn weekly on your child’s sport day, day one of the Year 6 overnight excursion to visit Parliament House and on various other days specific to year 6.  All children have been fitted for their T-shirt.

This year the Year 6 T-shirt levy has not been billed directly to your school fee account.

If you would like your child to have a Year 6 T-shirt please confirm and pay for your child’s T-shirt via the compass event that will be sent over the coming days.

T-shirts will be distributed later this term to all students who have paid the $50.00 Year 6 T-shirt Levy in full.  If you are currently under financial strain please email Mr Reardon via info@spcdow.catholic.edu.au and arrange a meeting with in in regards to this levy and your school fees. 

Grade Sport Days