CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) and Temporary Foster parents are eligible to apply.
A Special Consideration category exits for:
Refugee and Asylum seeker families and families on temporary protection or Safe Haven Visas who are not permanent residents and do not have access to Centrelink or a have a Health care Card.
Students in out of home care, including statutory kinship care or foster care.
Students who are 16 years or older and who hold a valid Concession Card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Disability Pension Card) are eligible to apply for CSEF.
The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, sports and excursions for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $400 for secondary school students.
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Parents must manage the use of CSEF themselves, i.e. let the school know when you would like to apply it to an event.
CSEF Application Forms 2026 are attached on Compass under School Documentation, CSEF.
Please scan the completed Application Form and a copy of your Centrelink Card and email to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au.
CSEF Applications are open for 2026 and will close for processing at the end of Term 2, 2026 for general applications. Special consideration category applicants are eligible to apply for CSEF in Terms 3 and 4.