Parents
News & Events
School Saving Bonus – Update October 2024
Dear parents and carers
As shared with you previously, parents and carers of every child enrolled in a Victorian government school in 2025 will receive the one-off School Saving Bonus $400 support.
In the coming months, the Department of Education will send you 2 email communications for each of your children enrolled in Victorian government schools.
By Friday 18 October 2024, please ensure that your child’s 2025 enrolment is completed and that your contact information is up to date.
The 2 emails from the Department of Education will:
1. Confirm your email address between mid-October and late-November.
2. Provide you with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code by the end of November.
If you do not receive a confirmation email from the department by late-November, please check your spam or junk folders and contact Manor Lakes College if needed.
You can read more about the School Saving Bonus on the Department of Education website, with key information now available in 14 different languages.
Kind regards
Scott Dellar
Executive Principal
Payments
Manor Lakes P-12 College Burley Griffin and Victoria Administration accepts cash, EFTPOS and credit card payments between 8:am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday.
Payments via Compass also available.
Primary
Orders can be placed via Campion using the code QJBK
How-to-order https://campion.com.au/ssb/
Yr Prep 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 1 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 2 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 3 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 4 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 5 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 6 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Secondary
Orders can be placed via Campion using the code QJBK
How-to-order https://campion.com.au/ssb/
Yr 7 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 8 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 9 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Yr 10 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
VCE 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
VM 2025 Parent Payment Arrangement
Payment Policies & Forms
Family Assistance
Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund (CSEF)
Information for parents and carers regarding the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is available by clicking on the below link. Applications for this can be downloaded from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef or you can call in to the Burley Griffin office and speak to one of the administration team.
State Schools Relief
State Schools’ Relief provides support to any Victorian student attending a government school (primary, secondary or specialist), on the advice of the school.
Schools are able to submit an application directly, via our online portal, whenever they believe there is a need to support a student whose family/carers are facing difficulty in providing the appropriate uniform, footwear or educational items for attending school.
- Situations include, but are not limited to:
- Unemployment
- Health issues/illness
- Financial difficulties
- Independent living and/or homelessness
- Natural disasters, house fires
- Bereavement
- Domestic violence
Financial Support
Please call the Burley Griffin Office on 9741 4202 for confindential financial assistance
SchoolTV
Welcome to SchoolTV.
A resource for supporting the parenting of young people.
It’s never been more challenging for parents to raise happy, healthy, and resilient children. The SchoolTV platform provides schools with an extensive range of wellbeing resources for parents, so they can work together in partnership to ensure better wellbeing for all students.
This award-winning resource helps build relationships, foster connections, enable understanding and break down barriers to navigate a pathway towards better mental health and wellbeing for young people. It can assist in starting conversations on topics that are sometimes awkward or difficult to tackle.
SchoolTV topics are conveniently arranged into a number of series. Topics feature interviews with leading youth wellbeing experts and researchers from around the world offering hours of relevant and practical information. Additionally, each topic includes a compilation of related resources from key organisations providing a comprehensive stream of content. Resources include informative fact sheets, articles, apps, books, podcasts, websites, and other videos – all related to a single topic, in one place for easy access!
College Community
com•mu•ni•ty
- a group of people living in one place, esp. one practicing common ownership
- a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals
FACES – Fundraising & Community Events Support
Manor Lakes P-12 College has a group called FACES. If you would like to volunteer at the college, please email Rebecca.Collins5@education.vic.gov.au
Student Leadership
Student voice is an important aspect of school life. Each year level (Years 3-11) will be represented by a female/male student. Student Representatives are voted for by their peers & this process is decided by each year level. The role of a Student Representative is diverse & varied. It may include such activities as fundraising & other leadership type roles. Student Representatives meet on a fortnightly basis.
Student Programs
The students in years Prep-6 are involved in the following program for valuing the community: Environmental Stars. The Environmental Stars program involves students/teachers being responsible for tidying areas outside their classrooms. Rooms selected as most tidy by the colleges SRC Representatives are holders of the Environmental Stars Trophy for that week.
Rubbish Free Lunch
Rubbish Free Lunches are lunch boxes that don’t contain any packaged or wrapped food items. No packaging in lunch boxes means no rubbish in the yard! Please encourage this with the students.
College Uniform
The college on-site Noone uniform shop is open:
Tuesdays: 8.30am-10.30am & Thursdays 2pm-4pm.
Please enter through gate 11 on Minindee Road or through the Burley Griffin administration office.
College Council
School councils play a key role in Victorian government schools. Participating as a school council member is a rewarding and challenging experience. The school council supports the principal to provide the best possible educational outcomes for students.
2024 School Council Members are
School Council President
Jacqueline Taylor-Strik
Contact: Jacqueline.Taylor-Strik@education.vic.gov.au
Vice President
Deepa Sharma
Executive Officer
Tori Mulligan
tori.mulligan@education.vic.gov.au
Staff Representatives
Penelope Owens
Elyse Melvin-Hill
Mike Lanyon
Rebecca Collins
Student Representatives
Ashna Handa
Tyrese Taula
Parent Representatives
Eh Su
Nikhilesh Arya
Manjusha Poola
Saima Ahmed
Niveeth Chattergy
Ashley Nelson
Community Members
TBC
Smith Family
The Smith Family Learning for Life Scholarship program helps create better futures for children at Manor Lakes College by providing:
– Financial assistance to help families afford the cost of their child’s education;
– Access to Smith Family educational programs to help children get the most out of their school years
Eligibility Criteria:
– In possession of a Health Care Card or Pension Concession Card
– Have regular school attendance (80% and above)
For more information, contact Tsering or Marcelle:
Tsering (Primary Leading Teacher- Student Wellbeing):
Ph- 03 9741 4202
Marcelle (TSF):
Ph- 0408 266 867
Parent Helpers
Would you like to volunteer at Manor Lakes College?
If so, please email Rebecca.Collins5@education.vic.gov.au and our Community Connections officer Bec Collins will be in touch.
FACES
FACES stands for ‘Fundraising and Community Event Support’
One of the things that makes Manor Lakes College such a great place is our active and friendly school community. We want to make sure every family has the opportunity to get involved. Volunteering at school is a great way to meet new people, make friends and make a difference to our college.
FACES is a group of volunteers who work in cooperation with the College Principal Team and School Council with the following aims:
- Organise and/or support minor and major events.
- Raise funds for the benefit of the school.
- Encourage participation of all parents and guardians in the life of the school.
- Contribute to the wellbeing of the school.
- Provide opportunities for parents to get to know each other and to be informed about their child’s school.
FACES is open to any parent or guardian of a child attending the school, or any other interested individual of the immediate school community.
Any enquiries can be forwarded to Rebecca.Collins5@education.vic.gov.au
Annual Privacy Reminder
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy
Please take time to remind yourself of the school’s collection statement, found on here and on Compass.
For more information about privacy, see: Schools’ Privacy Policy – information for parents. This information also available in nine community languages.
DET School Privacy Policy (on DET website)