red cliffs secondary college

Red Cliffs Secondary College P.O. BOX 285, RED CLIFFS. VIC. 3496 PHONE: (03) 5024 1522 FAX: (03) 5024 2982 EMAIL: [email protected] www.red-cliffs-sc.vic.edu.au

Dear Parents/Guardians,

RE: 2021 Year 7 Parent Charges Pack

Please find attached information relating to 2021 Parent Charges, this pack includes:

• Parent Payment Arrangements • Parent Payments Policy • Fee Schedule • Textbook list • Stationery list • Second hand buy and sell program • Financial assistance application forms

o Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund o State Schools Relief – Year 7 Uniform Package

College uniform is available through Lowes Mildura and can be viewed online or in store.

Year 7 Subjects

Year 7 students will be completing core subjects of English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Language and Health and Physical Educations. Students will also study eight elective subjects over the course of Year 7 and Year 8. The first four subjects your child will study in Year 7 are listed next to form group below.

7A Music, Wood, Textiles and Visual Communication and Design

7B Textiles, Visual Communication and Design, Music and Wood

7C Art, Food, Drama and Multimedia

7D Food, Art, Wood and Drama

FORM GROUPS ARE YET TO BE CONFIRMED AND WILL BE ADVISED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, this will impact on your school subject fees and stationery requirements.

If you have any questions about the information in this pack, please contact the College Office on 5024 1522.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. David Browne Principal

mailto:[email protected]

Red Cliffs Secondary College 2021 Parent Payment Arrangements

Dear Parent,

Red Cliffs Secondary College is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and

would like to advise you of Red Cliffs Secondary College’s parent payment arrangements for 2021.

Please find the fee schedules for 2021 attached. Please complete these forms and return to the

school by 4 December 2020 so the school can prepare accordingly.

Red Cliffs Secondary College makes every effort to keep the cost of items and activities to a

minimum and affordable for all parents.

Financial Support for FamiliesFinancial Support for FamiliesFinancial Support for FamiliesFinancial Support for Families

Red Cliffs Secondary College understand that some families may experience financial difficulty and

offers a range of support options, including:

o Flexible payment arrangements

o Family discounts - apply to a family account with three or more students attending the

school within the same year. Full rates will apply to the two younger students with a

30% discount applied thereafter to encourage older/senior students to remain at the

school.

o State Schools’ Relief – to assist with uniforms, shoes, textbooks, and stationery.

o Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) – to cover the costs of sporting activities,

school camps and excursions.

o Second-hand items available via the Sustainable School Shop in which the school pays an

annual subscription for services provided to parents.

o Other Local programs and partnership arrangements with the school may also be

available.

For a confidential discussion about accessing these services, or if you would like to discuss

alternative payment arrangements, contact Melissa Sleep on 03 5024 1522 or email

[email protected].

Payment MethodsPayment MethodsPayment MethodsPayment Methods

Red Cliffs Secondary College encourage families to make payment in advance, however payment is

not required until the commencement of the year, day one term one. The school’s payment options

are:

• Direct Deposit: Account Name: Red Cliffs Secondary College Official Account

Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia

BSB: 06 3738

Account Number: 10340455

Quote Family ID or Student Full Name

• In Person/by phone: Cash and credit card are accepted at the school’s main reception,

credit card is also accepted over the phone (03) 5024 1522.

• BPAY: BPAY Biller Code and Family Reference Number will provided on your

School Statement.

• Compass Pay: via your Compass account

Red Cliffs Secondary College 2021 Parent Payment Arrangements

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• Centrepay: A free direct bill paying service available to customers who receive a

Centrelink payment. Visit www.centrelink.gov.au for information.

Service Provider: Red Cliffs Secondary College

Centrepay Reference Number: 555 094 683V

RefundsRefundsRefundsRefunds

The school will not refund payments on essential learning items, voluntary payment nor optional items

where due dates have passed unless later cancelled. This is because after such dates the school may

be contractually committed to pay third parties where no refund is available to the school. Where

possible, the school will make this clear to parents at the time of requesting payment.

The school will review requests for special consideration for partial or full refunds of payments made

by parents on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the individual circumstances. Requests are

required in writing.

For further information on the Department’s Parent Payment Policy please see a one page overview

attached.

Yours sincerely,

David Browne Carolyn Nulty

Principal College Council President

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PARENT PAYMENTS POLICY ONE PAGE OVERVIEW

The following is a summary of the main principles of the Parent Payments Policy:

FREE INSTRUCTION

• Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard curriculum requirements as outlined in the Victorian Curriculum F-10, VCE and VCAL.

PARENT PAYMENT REQUESTS

• Schools do not ask parents to pay for school operating costs (e.g. utility costs) or general and unspecified charges.

• Schools request payments from parents under three categories:

FINANCIAL HELP FOR FAMILIES

• Schools put in place financial hardship arrangements to support families who cannot pay for items or activities so that their child doesn’t miss out.

• Schools have a nominated parent payment contact person(s) that parents can have a confidential discussion with regarding financial hardship arrangements.

SCHOOL PROCESSES

• Schools obtain school council approval for their parent payment arrangements and upload their arrangements on their school’s public website for transparency.

Essential Student Learning Items

o Items and activities

which the school

deems essential for

student learning.

o Parents may choose to

purchase essential

items through the

school or provide their

own.

Optional Items

o Items and activities that

enhance or broaden the

schooling experience of

students and are

offered in addition to

the standard

curriculum.

o These are provided to

students on a user-pays basis.

Voluntary Contributions

o Voluntary contributions

support the school to

continue to be the best

local school for all

students and can be for

general or specific

purpose.

o Students will not be

disadvantaged in any

way if parents do not

make a contribution.

2021 Fee Schedule

Year 7

Please find the itemised list of Essential Student Learning Items and Optional Items for your child. Red Cliffs Secondary College also continues to welcome your voluntary contributions for 2021.

Please complete this form and return to the school by Friday 4th December 2020 so the school can prepare accordingly.

Essential Student Learning Items

Below is a list of items and activities which are essential for your child to learn the standard curriculum. You may choose to purchase these items through the school or provide your own. Please indicate which items you would like to purchase through the school on the table below:

Subject Specifications Cost Amount $

PE Sports Program* (pool entrance fees, buses to sporting grounds etc)

$25 $25.00

Humanities Booklet (no text required) $20 Food 7C/7D Cooking ingredients (it is not practical for parents to

purchase these items themselves) Booklet - Recipes, worksheets (no text required)

$50

$10

Wood 7A/7B Timber (students take home finished products) $40 Art 7C/7D Art materials (students take home finished

products) $25

Textiles 7A/7B Fabric (students take home finished products) $20 TOTAL $

* Camps Sports and Excursion funding (CSEF) may be used to pay items marked with an *.

Attached is a Textbook list and Stationery list which guides you on the everyday items that your child will use in the classroom. Instructions are provided on each form.

Optional Items

Red Cliffs Secondary College offers a range of optional items and activities that are additional to the delivery of the standard curriculum. These items and activities are designed to broaden the school experience for your child. If you would like to purchase an item or activity for your child, please indicate on the table below.

Item Cost Amount $

Year 7 Camp Deposit* - Halls Gap, Term 1 Week 3. Payment due by 17th Dec 2020, places limited to 50.

$250

Year 7 Camp Balance* - Halls Gap, Term 1 Week 3. Balance and full payment of $580 due by 1st Feb 2021

$330

Optional camps and excursions* as scheduled throughout 2021 the cost of these excursions will be advised.

TBA

School Magazine $20

Music Lessons $80

Music Instrument Hire $150

MSP Photos – 3rd Feb 2021, payments via MPS/Compass

Total $

* Camps Sports and Excursion funding (CSEF) may be used to pay items marked with an *.

Red Cliffs Secondary College Fee Schedule

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Voluntary Contributions

Red Cliffs Secondary College continues to welcome your voluntary contributions to support our school.

You can make a general voluntary contribution that goes towards all of our school’s important priorities for 2021 as well as providing additional activities and services for all students. Alternatively, you can make a voluntary contribution to any of the specific priorities outlined in the table below:

Voluntary Contribution Amount $

General Contribution

Building Fund – (Tax Deductible)

Wellbeing/Chaplaincy Program

Your child will not be disadvantaged if you do not make a voluntary contribution. All records of voluntary contributions are kept confidential as well as your decision about whether to make a contribution or not.

Parent Payment Charges

Essential Student Learning Items Amount_______

Optional Items Amount_______

Voluntary financial contribution Amount_______

TOTAL _______

Essential Learning Items - Textbooks 2021

R e s i l i e n t C o m p a s s i o n a t e S u c c e s s f u l C i t i z e n s

Junior School

Textbooks are essential learning items for students which are required to be purchased by parents either through the school’s local supplier Collins Booksellers, second-hand avenues or other methods. Should you wish to order through the school, please complete detail below and place a tick against the book/s required. Return to the school’s main reception by 4.30pm Friday, 4th December, 2020.

Student Name: _________________________ Student Year Level: ______________________

Parent Name: _________________________ Contact Phone Number: ______________________

Late orders can be returned directly to Collins Booksellers in the Langtree Mall but cannot be guaranteed to be ready in time for the start of the school year. All orders are to be collected on Collections Day which will be held between 1pm to 7pm, Friday, 22nd January, 2021 in the school’s HUB. Payment is required upon collection and can be made by cash or EFTPOS.

Subject

Available 2nd hand Text Required Price

Tick to order

Mathematics

Cambridge Essential Maths for the Victorian Curriculum

Second Edition Year 7 (Print & Digital)

[Greenwood] ISBN:9781108772440

$ 72.95

Science Macmillan Scienceworld 7 VIC Student Book

[Saffin Williamson Stannard] ISBN:9781420237344 $ 61.95

*The Bone Sparrow

[Fraillon] ISBN:9780734417138 $ 19.99

*Fighting Ruben Wolf

[Markus Zusak] ISBN:9781743835081 $ 17.99

Mathematics




$ 72.95



*Diego, Run!

[Deborah Ellis] ISBN:9781741751550 $ 15.95

Mathematics




$ 72.95



Total Cost:

Year 9

English

NOTE: * Copies of the above novels are available to loan from our school's library, however

families are welcome to purchase their own copies.

EnglishNOTE: * Copies of the above novels are available to loan from our school's library, however

families are welcome to purchase their own copies.

Year 7

Year 8

C&G Office National 117 Lime Avenue, MILDURA VIC 3500 Ph: 03 5022 1777 [email protected] www.officenational.com.au/mildura

RED CLIFFS SECONDARY COLLEGE ESSENTIAL LEARNING ITEMS - STATIONERY LIST 2021

Dear Parents, Please be advised that online ordering will be available this year for Student Stationery lists. Paper copy of Stationery lists will be available for any parents that are not comfortable completing online. TO COMPLETE STATIONERY LIST PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS LISTED BELOW The website link is https://booklist.officebrands.com.au/cng/red-cliffs-secondary-college/ Access Code: redcliffs1 To begin please insert Student Name and select the Their Year Level Then Select the Subjects to see what items are required You can easily change the quantity of items simply by using the + or – buttons, with the total price changing as you go. Orders must be submitted by the 4th December 2020, any orders submitted after the 11th December will incur a Late Fee of $5.00 per student. Collection day is on Friday 22nd January 2021 in the Red Cliffs Secondary College’s Hub from 1.00pm to 7.00pm. This may be subject to change depending on the current Coronavirus Pandemic. If Social Distance Policies are still in effect, Booklists can be collected from in store at C&G Office National from the 20th January 2021 or alternatively Free Delivery will be offered with a phone call being made prior to delivery for payment via credit card. Payment can be made via cash, cheque or credit card. Current account holders can put their lists on account with prior acknowledgement. Kind Regards, Karen Henry Managing Director

mailto:[email protected]

https://booklist.officebrands.com.au/cng/red-cliffs-secondary-college/

Red Cliffs Secondary College

Student Name: Phone:

Parents Name: Email:

*Please be advised that orders submitted later than 11th December 2020 will incur a $5.00late fee per student.

YEAR 7 'GENERAL STATIONERY'

Product Unit Price QTY

Stationery Pack (PENCCASEPLTPA)2 x HB Pencil, 1 x Red Pen, 1 x Blue Pen, 1 x Black Pen, 1 x Fineliner, 1 x Metal Sharpener, 1 x 15cm Ruler, 1 x FrixionHighlighter, 1 x White Eraser

$9.00 Each x1

Scissors 170mm Green (7048957) $1.30 Each x1

UHU Glue Stick 21G (7004798) $2.00 Each x1

Subtotal $12.30

YEAR 7 'ENGLISH'


Zip Binder 2 ring -Melon (7093786) $5.90 Each x1

Index Dividers A4 5 Tab Bright (7055199) $0.90 Each x1

Loose leaf refills reinforced A4 8mm ruled Pkt 50 (7034534) $1.65 Each x1

Pocket Plastic A4 Pkt 10 (7002096) $1.00 Each x1

Subtotal $9.45

YEAR 7 'MATHEMATICS'


Zip Binder 2 ring -Blue (7093785) $5.90 Each x1

Calculator Casio Scientific FX-82AU Plus II (7007744) $28.00 Each x1

Binder Book A4 8mm ruled 96 page (7007209) $1.00 Each x2

Multiruler (RULEMULTI)Maths Metric Ruler

$9.95 Each x1

Subtotal $45.85

YEAR 7 'SCIENCE'



Subtotal $1.00

YEAR 7 'HUMANITIES'


Zip Binder 2 ring -Black (7093784) $5.90 Each x1

Loose leaf refills reinforced A4 8mm ruled Pkt 50 (7034534) $1.65 Each x1


Subtotal $8.55

YEAR 7 'HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION'


Zip Binder2 ring -Green (7093788) $5.90 Each x1

Index Dividers A4 5 Tab Bright (7055199) $0.90 Each x1



Subtotal $8.80

YEAR 7 'ART'


Visual Art Diary A4 110gsm 120 page (7038207) $3.50 Each x1

Pen – Felt tip Fineliner, 0.4mm black (7000195) $2.00 Each x1

C & G Office National • 03 5022 1777 • 117 Lime Avenue, MILDURA, VIC, 3500© 2020 - Office National. All prices shown are GST inclusive.

Subtotal $5.50

YEAR 7 'DRAMA'



Display Book (FOLDA4DISPC/F)Display Book A4 20 pocket black refillable

$1.00 Each x1

Subtotal $1.80

YEAR 7 'FOOD'



Subtotal $0.80

YEAR 7 'MULTIMEDIA / MEDIA'


USB Pocket Flash Drive 16GB (7013730) $10.50 Each x1


$1.00 Each x1

Headphones Lightweight black (7049430) $6.90 Each x1

Subtotal $18.40

YEAR 7 'MUSIC'


Music Book A4 48 Page Feint & Staved (7036783) $1.40 Each x1


$1.00 Each x1

Headphones Lightweight black (7049430) $6.90 Each x1

Subtotal $9.30

YEAR 7 'TEXTILES'


Scrapbook 335x250mm 64 page (7006533) $1.40 Each x1


$1.00 Each x1

Subtotal $2.40

YEAR 7 'VISUAL COMMUNICATION & DESIGN'


Visual Art Diary A3 110gsm 120 page (7038206) $7.65 Each x1

Pen – Felt tip Fineliner, 0.4mm black (7000195) $2.00 Each x1

Eraser Staedtler 526B White (7008399) $1.55 Each x1

Subtotal $11.20

YEAR 7 'WOOD'


Scrapbook 335x250mm 64 page (7006533) $1.40 Each x1

Subtotal $1.40

Grand Total $136.75

Important DatesSome of the important dates are listed for you • Late Fee - 11 December 2020

• Booklist Order Closes - 24 December 2020

Buy and SellSecond-hand TextbooksSecond-hand Uniforms

Helpful tips• Be patient items transact all year round

• Peak trading times: Textbooks: Nov-Mar Uniforms: Change of season; end of year and year start

• Listing Wanted and For Sale Ads gets results

• Our unique Ad Matching Service shows you who to transact with, and will save you lots of time

• Be realistic when pricing items

• Telephoning sellers provides a quicker response as many people do not regularly check their emails

• Pre-arrange who to transact with if your items are still being used and write the availability date in your Ad

• Respect other browsers and remember to Delist your Ads promptly when no longer needed

• Meet somewhere convenient to transact, don’t make special trips and just fit it in to your normal activities

• List Wanted & For Sale Ads (Browsers tell each other what

they require and what they have to sell).

• The school’s book and uniform lists are loaded into the

system to make the Ad listing process easy, fast

and accurate.

• Assistance is provided to accurately price items.

• Our Ad Matching service shows you

- Exactly the right items to buy

- Who has the most items you need

- The cheapest items

• Buyers contact Sellers, and arrange where and when

to transact.

• Excellent email and telephone helplines are provided:

0438 743 444

Second-hand textbook& uniform trading systems

• Calculators

• Sporting items

• Musical items

• Electronics & DVD’s

• Stationery

• And lots more

www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au

Also Buy & Sell

ABN 55 114 136 211

• Like New 70%

• Excellent 60%

• Very Good 50%

• Good 40%

Pricing Guide

• Register on the Sustainable School Shop website - www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au

• An annual subscription to this service has been kindly provided by Red Cliffs SC

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