Camps Sports Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is an initiative of the State Government. It provides financial assistance to ensure students can fully participate in camps, excursions and school sports.  Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply for $225 annually for secondary students. Payments are tied to the eligible student but are made directly to the school.

Application and Claim forms are available o download at the bottom of the page.

Uniform Voucher

Year 7 students who are eligible for CSEF will also automatically receive a uniform voucher.  The College will contact parents when we receive the voucher which can then be redeemed at our Uniform Shop.

Eligibility

Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. $125 per year is paid for eligible primary school students, with $225 per year paid for eligible secondary school s​tudents. A speci​​al consideration eligibility category also exists. Payments are made directly to the school and are tied to the student. It is expecte​​d that approximately 222,000 Victorian school students will directly benefit from the CSEF.

Criteria 1 – Eligibility

To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must:

• on the first day of Term one, or;
• on the first day of Term two;

1. Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is, be the holder of a Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR
2. Be a temporary foster parent, and
3. Submit an application to the school by the due date.

Parents who receive a Carer Allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with one of (a) or (b) above.

It should be noted that a Special Consideration category also exists.

Criteria 2 – Be of school age and attend a Victorian school

School is compulsory for all Victorian children aged between six and 17 years of age.  For the purposes of CSEF, students may be eligible for assistance if they attend a Victorian registered primary or secondary school. Typically, these students are aged between five and 18 years.  CSEF is not payable to students attending pre-school, kindergarten, home schooled, or TAFE.

Eligibility date

CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card successfully validating with Centrelink on either the first day of term one or term two.