Fund Raising & Levies
About Levies
Roberts McCubbin Primary School is reliant on a range of funding sources to deliver children's educational programs and provide an outstanding educational environment. The Department of Education grants the School a Student Resource Package (SRP) for these purposes. However, this sum of money is insufficient to fund fully the extensive resources used by the children, and in recent years, it has not increased to reflect the higher costs of these resources. Our School Council and its committees must therefore continue to supplement SRP funds through levies and fundraising activities to foster curriculum development and provide a safe and attractive school environment.These funds are critically important to the maintenance and improvement of the outstanding educational environment for our children in each of the key learning areas. In the past, they have been used to fund important equipment and facilities such as:
- Air-conditioning and telephone links in classrooms to aid communication and security;
- The computerised Library borrowing system;
- The all weather synthetic grass area, which can be used by the children for both play and sport, and the re-graded and re-sown natural grass area;
- The high perimeter fence, which offers children using these areas a safe and secure environment.
A full explanation and a copy of the payment forms for levies in 2007 are available here (pdf 135KB).
Fundraising for us
What do locally raised funds achieve?
Locally raised funds complements government funding to provide and enhance our school's physical and learning
environment. Some recent projects include installing new playground equipment, installing of new synthetic grass for the students, the integration of current computers into the classrooms. Thus active fundraising from the community is a practical necessity to ensure our learning resources are attractive and updated.
What are the major fundraising events?
Our major event is the Artists' Camp Fair, held on the Saturday following Cup Day, where children, parents, friends and local business combine to contribute to a gala fete featuring artwork, food, rides and lots of fun.
Terrific groups of hardworking parents also organise events such as:
- Mothers' and Fathers' Day gift stalls
- Chocolate Drive
- Market Night
- Trivia Night.
The RMPS Parents & Friends Association provides great support and organises many events and welcomes involvement from new families.
Levies 2008 Explanation
Explanation of Compulsory Student Requisites Fee & Voluntary Contribution (Curriculum Resources/Information & Communication Technology)
- Compulsory Student Requisites Fee: $200.00
This fee is for the books, requisites and classroom materials your child will need in 2008.
Depending upon the class level of your child (ie Junior School, Middle School, or Senior School), the fee includes requisite items such as work books, project books, portfolio folder, take home book folder, paper, pencils, pens, erasers, felt pens and markers, artcraft materials, scissors, folders, document wallets computer discs, DVD’s (for digital portfolio inclusion) printer cartridges and general printing costs. These materials and costs are incurred within specialist areas as well.
This year, the Finance Committee approved a new method of ordering and payment of our Back to School materials. Many of the items listed above have been ordered in bulk as individual packs for each child at the school.
- 2) Voluntary Contribution : $150.00
These funds allow us to provide additional educational resources not otherwise funded by DE&T.
These include, including Information and Communication Technology, Physical Education resources, library and other programs, to support our outstanding educational environment at Roberts McCubbin Primary School. For Year 2007 School Council has set the Voluntary Contribution level at $150.00 child.
- 3) First Aid Officer Levy: $50.00 per family
The school provides a First Aid Officer every day between the hours of 11.00am and 2.45pm.
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Levies 2008 Letter and payment forms (pdf 135KB)
Explanation and payment form for 2007 Compulsory student requisites fee & voluntary contributions & VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
Facts about locally raised funds (pdf 60KB)
How locally raised funds fit in to the school's global budget
