School Requirements

Parent Payments

School Councils can request payments from parents for student materials and services charges, and voluntary financial contributions. These payments fall into three categories:

Curriculum Contributions. Voluntary financial contributions for curriculum items and activities that the school deems necessary for students to learn the Curriculum.
Other Contributions. Voluntary financial contributions for non-curriculum items and activities that relate to the school’s functions and objectives.
Extra-Curricular Items and Activities. Items and activities that enhance or broaden the schooling experience of students and are above and beyond what the school provides for free to deliver the Curriculum. These are provided on a user-pays basis.

Schools may also invite parents to supply or purchase educational items to use and own (e.g. textbooks, stationery, digital devices).

Curriculum Contributions The amount of $255.00 is required to meet the cost of students’ individual and class costs including stationery and materials, photocopying, printing and art supplies. These consumable materials will be used by your child daily. They are purchased in bulk by the school at the best possible prices. Payment is required when the students start school.
Extra-Curricular Items and Activities Clayton North Primary School offers a range of items and activities that enhance or broaden the schooling experience of students and are above and beyond what the school provides to deliver the Curriculum. These are provided on a user-pays basis. Families in receipt of CSEF (Camps; Sports; Excursion Funding) can use these funds to pay for these activities. These activities are invoiced to families each term.

Please note Swimming, Zones/District Athletics and Camps are not included in this charge.

Camping and Swimming Program

The cost of these activities is additional to the above charges. All children are expected to attend organised activities as they form a very important part of the educational program. Notices regarding details and permission are published on Seesaw and Compass before the activity.

Additional School Requirements

Parents are requested to supply the following articles -

One art smock - full covering with elastic cuffs.
A book bag (Prep to Year 2) - (approx. 400 x 300mm) for library books (available from Uniform Shop).
Sneakers/runners for Physical Education.
School uniform; school uniform hat (can be purchased as PSW)

A spare pair of briefs/underpants in a plastic bag (named) for young children may be advisable.

Your child will occasionally misplace clothing at school. To assist in the recovery of windcheaters, jumpers etc., please make sure that your child’s belongings are all named.

School Records

Our records containing your address, telephone number, emergency contacts etc. must be always kept up to date. Whenever you have a change of address or change of phone number at home, work or emergency contact, please inform the office.