The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school excursions, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid directly to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is $225 for secondary school students.
Parents that received CSEF at the school in 2018 do not need to complete an application form in 2019 unless any of the following changes have occurred:
your child has started or changed schools in 2019 or you did not apply at the same school in 2018, or
family circumstances have altered, such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2019.
If a form was not lodged in 2018, parents or legal guardians are required to complete a CSEF application form and lodge it with their child’s school for processing.
Application forms (attachedshould be completed and lodged with the school as soon as possible in Term 1, as payments are made from March onwards. However, we will be able to accept and process applications up until the end of Term 2 each year.
CSEF payments are for the current application year and cannot be claimed retrospectively for prior years.
CSEF application forms are available to download from either our MLMC Finance Website or from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
Parents must lodge a CSEF application form with a photocopy of your Health Care/Pension Card. NO LATE APPLICATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED.
For more information about the CSEF, visit www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
