Voluntary Contributions and Family Assistance Information
2026 Parent Voluntary Contribution 
Oak Park Primary School is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and would like to advise you of Oak Park Primary School's voluntary financial curriculum contributions for 2026. 
Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard Victorian curriculum, and we want to assure you that all contributions are voluntary. We want to thank you for all your support, whether that is through fund raising or volunteering your time. This has made a huge difference to our school and the programs we can offer. 

Please click here for our Parent Voluntary Contribution letter.

For further information about department parent's payment policy please click here. 
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is to assist eligible families, so that a family’s financial circumstance is not a barrier to student participation.
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Eligibility
General –
The applicant must be one of the following on the first day of Term 1 (28 January 2026) or Term 2 (20 April 2026):
  • a parent or carer who is the beneficiary of a financially means-tested card. for example, a Health Care Card.
    For full list of eligible cards please refer to the below link.
  • a temporary foster carer

Where the parent or carer is seeking eligibility based on an eligible financially means-tested card, eligibility will be determined when the relevant concession card successfully validates with Centrelink on either the first student day of Term 1 or Term 2. 

Special consideration –
The special consideration category aims to assist families who are not permanent residents and do not have access to Centrelink or have a means-tested Health Care Card, including:
  • Asylum seekers
  • Temporary Protection visa holders
  • Humanitarian or Safe Haven visa holders who are not permanent residents.

Please contact school Business Manager, Naomi Di Pasquale for further information.

Permanent care arrangements such as permanent visas and permanent foster care do not meet the criteria for special consideration.

Payment Amounts
Payments amounts are:
  • $400 per year for eligible primary school students

Payments are made directly to an eligible student’s school. Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine (or pool) their CSEF to use on one child or for a specific activity (for example, a camp).

Use of funds
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
  • school camps or trips
  • swimming and school-organised sport programs
  • outdoor education programs
  • excursions and incursions
  • graduations.

The CSEF payment cannot be used towards:
  • books
  • stationery
  • school uniforms
  • before or after school care
  • music lessons
  • formals or debutant balls.

How to apply
New applicants please click here to download the 2026 CSEF application form. Once completed please forward to our administration office.
If form is needed in other languages please click here look under "Information Flyers" for relevant language.

Schools can rollover/copy the previous year’s application on the CSEF system to the current school year, once the eligible family provides a copy of the current years card.

If there's shared custody
The CSEF system only allows one application per student. Where there are parents/carers in shared custody situations (who both hold a concession card) the parent/carer who submits the eligible card first will be the parent/carer who is to receive the payment.
State Schools Relief
State Schools' Relief (SSR) is an autonomous, charitable organisation that assists Victorian government school students who are experiencing financial disadvantage because of short-term crisis or long-term chronic need.

SSR is supported by the department to help with uniforms and other essential items for students who need assistance to continue their education.

Short-term crisis and long-term chronic need are the primary qualifying criteria for support from SSR, including refugee status, homelessness, family violence, house fire, natural disaster, financial hardship, illness and emergency.

SSR assistance will be provided by either direct supply of uniform items or uniform vouchers for redemption from school uniform suppliers.
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Schools need to make a needs-based assessment for individual students using the eligibility criteria determined by SSR
Please contact the schools Business Manager or Wellbeing Leader if you require assistance.