Financial Hardship
It is understandable at this time that some families may be experiencing financial hardship due to small business closures or downturn in employment. If paying your school fees is a concern, I invite you to make contact with the school to discuss options.
Volunteer Levy
So far this year, 61 families have taken advantage of the Family Fee Discount (Volunteer Levy) through our volunteer scheme. Our term 3 working bee will be rescheduled, not cancelled, as we need the work completed prior to the commencement of construction and so that families have this opportunity to earn their discount. Canteen and Parents and Friends events will recommence as soon as possible to provide an avenue to earn volunteer points.
Please note that the Volunteer Levy is a component of the required CECV Family Fee, not an add on, as is the case in most schools. It was designed to raise parent participation and build community, not gather additional revenue for the school. It does save the school the cost of employing contractors to do basic maintenance tasks. If we remove the Volunteer Levy we will be required to increase our Family Fee and families would lose the opportunity to earn part of the fee back. Families who were enrolled at the school in 2020 have been earning double points this year due to the reduced opportunities to volunteer last year.
