School News
Nut Free School
St Paul’s Catholic Primary School is a nut free school. Please make sure that your children’s lunches and snacks are free of nut products. We have a number of children who have severe allergies to nut products (even the smell of nut breath from another person) and they can go into anaphylactic shock. Thank you for making our school environment a safe one for all.
Updating Computer Records
Accurate school records help us to operate much more efficiently. Please ensure that you update your Compass records via the parent portal when you change phone numbers or address.
Celebrating Our Faith
Our opening school liturgy will be held on Thursday, 13 February 2020. It will begin at 10am. All parents and friends are invited to attend.
School Fees for 2020
2020 Family Fees (per family per annum)
Tuition Fees - $1678.00 Parish SEDSO Levy - $1025.00
2020 Student Fees (per child per annum)
Resource Levy - $150.00, IT Levy - Kinder - Yr 5 - $70.00, Yr 6 - $50.00
Excursion Levy (per child per annum)
Kinder - Year 2 - $50.00, Year 3&4 - $70.00, Year 5 $175.00
Year 6 - $440.00 Year 6 T'Shirt - $20.00
School fees have been invoiced to families and they are available to view in the Compass Parent Portal. We anticipate that school fee statements will be issued by email within the next 10 days. We apologise for the delay in distribution of statements, which was unanticipated and due to system issues. For your information payment requirements are as follows:
- For families who pay annually, payment in full is due on 28 February 2020.
- For families that have submitted a Request to Pay by Instalment or who previously had a School Fee Agreement in place, a schedule of the required payments and the due date will be issued with school fee statements. The first instalment payment will be due on 28 February, 2020. Parents may commence payments earlier if they wish, however, it is important that any existing regular payment is equal to the instalment amount provided on the schedule and that payment is made on or before the due dates on the schedule. Reference should be made to the Request to Pay by Instalments on the school’s website for conditions relating to payment in this manner.
- For families who have a Fee Concession in place, you will be contacted prior to your review date to complete annual documentation and arrange an interview with the Principal. If you have a current payment plan in place, and you are unable to increase your payments to meet your 2020 school fees, you may continue to make these payments until your next review date.
- Parents should be aware that our new accounting system will send automatic reminders for overdue payments.
The following documents are available on the school’s website for the information of families:
- Diocesan School Fee Management Policy
- Diocesan Frequently Asked Questions
- Diocesan Request to Pay by Instalments
- Information regarding school Fees at our school
It is recommended that parents make themselves aware of the contents of these important Diocesan Policy and Procedures.
2020 Student Banking
The Commonwealth Bank Student Banking Program operates at St Paul’s Parish Primary School every Thursday.This provides an opportunity for the children to develop regular savings habits and watch their savings grow. The banking is processed by parent volunteers. Annemarie Lauricella is our school banking coordinator and has volunteered her mobile number if anyone has any concerns (0426 260 944).
Parking and Drop Off
All parents/carers should either park their car in Mitchell St or in the Larkin Street Car Park. You should never stop your car on the road or parallel to the school and conveniently let your children out unsupervised. There were a number of occasions last year where such behaviour almost led to a child, or adult being hit! Children arriving late to school must be signed in at the office.

