Schools Saving Bonus
 In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus from the Victorian Government.
The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.
The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.   
 
Actions for parents and carers
Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

• Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025 or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025.
• Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with the school. To assist you with this, we will send home student enrolment information next week and encourage families to review their relevant details and contact the school by Monday 16^th September to make necessary amendments.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information from the documents folder in your Sentral App or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus.