About the School Saving Bonus
The Victorian Government is making life that little bit easier for families by providing a one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.
This support will help cover the cost of school uniforms, textbooks, and school activities like camps, excursions and sports.
The School Saving Bonus is in addition to existing and continuing means-tested supports for Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) and the Affordable School Uniforms Program.
The School Saving Bonus will be provided to schools and families in Term 4, 2024.

Who receives the School Saving Bonus
The School Saving Bonus is available for parents and carers of all Victorian government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025, except for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.

Actions for parents and carers
Parents and carers of children who meet the School Saving Bonus eligibility above are required to do the following by Friday 18 October 2024:
•Complete enrolment
If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025, please complete enrolment. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.
•Check your contact information
Ensure your contact information is up to date with your school. You can check this information by contacting your school directly.

Accessing the $400 School Saving Bonus
You do not need to apply for the School Saving Bonus.
The Department of Education will email you in November 2024 with your $400 School Saving Bonus. You will be able to access it via an online system.
You can decide how to best use the School Saving Bonus for your family's needs. You can choose how to allocate the $400 in the online system.

The bonus can be used towards 2025 school costs, which may include: Camps, trips, excursions, swimming, sporting programs, graduations, school uniforms.

The bonus can be used at your school’s approved textbook or uniform suppliers either in-store or online, or through State Schools’ Relief. The list of suppliers may include a school uniform or bookshop. Any amount that you choose to allocate to textbooks and uniforms will be valid until 30 June 2025. It will then transfer to your child’s school account for future activities.

Funds will roll over for use in future years if it is not all spent in 2025.

Families with more than one eligible child
Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine their School Saving Bonus payments to use on one child, or for a specific activity. So, for example, a family with 3 children who are all government school students would receive support to the value of $1,200 and choose how they spend those funds. The School Saving Bonus cannot be combined across different schools.

More information
To learn more about the School Saving Bonus visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus. Translated information will also be available on the School Saving Bonus website in the next few weeks.

Before and After School Care is offered at Moolap Primary School through Extend.

Before school operates from 6.45 a.m. - 8.40 a.m.

After school operates from 3.20 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Further information can be found, and bookings can also be made using the link https://www.extend.com.au/school/moolap-primary-school/

If you are interested in enrolling your child next year please give the school a call on 5248 2284 or email us at Moolap.ps@education.vic.gov.au  to discuss your requirements. Our Principal offers 1:1 tours for families, please give us a call to arrange a time.

Please note that enrolments are in line with the Department of Education and Training “Placement Policy”.

Moolap Primary School is committed to providing a child safe and child friendly environment, where students are safe and feel safe. 

Our child safety and wellbeing policies outline the measures and strategies we have in place to support, promote and maintain the safety and wellbeing of our students:

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
• Child Safety Code of Conduct
• Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedure
• Complaints Policy
• Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy
• Bullying Prevention Policy
• Volunteers Policy
• Visitors Policy
• Digital Learning Policy

As valuable partners in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing at our school we welcome and encourage your feedback. 

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions in relation to our child safe policies and practices, please contact the Office using the following email address moolap.ps@education.vic.gov.au with Policy Feedback in the subject line.

Lunch Orders are available to students once a week. All orders are placed on line.

Orders are to be completed on line before 7.00 p.m. Wednesdays for Thursday delivery.

Parents are required to register with Quickcliq, set up credit then order on line.

Information below is to assist with the process is available on the school’s website:

1/ QuickCliq Parent Information for parents - Click Here

2/ Set up registration on line - Click Here

3/ Once you have set up your account, added credit to your account, place your order - Click Here for Menu

2024 Term Dates

2024	Start date	Finish date
Term 1	29 January	28 March
Term 2	15 April (Curriculum Day 26 April)	28 June
Term 3	15 July (Curriculum Day 12 August)	20 September
Term 4	7 October	20 December

On Friday 15^th July Moolap Primary School held a Jubilee Street Party in recognition of the Queens Platinum Jubilee. Students, families and friends were invited to an afternoon tea, with a dress code of ‘the best of British’.  Guests enjoyed a fun afternoon and were treated to hot chips,  and scones with jam and cream.  It was wonderful to see the school yard full of smiling faces and an abundance of red white and blue!

This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Planting Trees for The Queen’s Jubilee Program.

All students absences are to be entered via the Compass Parent Portal. Please see Admin staff if you require further assistance.