With the School Saving Bonus, the Victorian Government is providing a one-off $400 support for Victorian families to use towards 2025 school costs.
Parents and carers with children starting Prep at a Victorian government school in 2025, or with older children at government schools in 2025, have now received the $400 School Saving Bonus(opens in a new window).
Please provide the following information to families of children in Four-Year-Old Kindergarten.
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The Victorian Government is making life a little bit easier for families with the $400 School Saving Bonus. This support will help cover the cost of school uniforms, textbooks, and school activities.
The School Saving Bonus was emailed directly to parents and carers in late November, from the Department of Education.
Please check your junk mail. If you cannot find the email, please email school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
The email contains a unique code that you can use to shop in store at school-nominated suppliers.
You can also access the School Saving Bonus online system(opens in a new window), where you can allocate part or all the $400 bonus to use at school nominated-online suppliers or for school activities.
To learn more about the School Saving Bonus online system, download the step-by-step user guide(opens in a new window) or watch this video(opens in a new window) (turn on captions for translations, available in 14 languages).
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For more information about the School Saving Bonus, visit School Saving Bonus(opens in a new window).
For further enquiries, please use the School Saving Bonus enquiry form(opens in a new window) or contact the department by email: school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
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