Materials and Services Charges 2022

The Material and Services Charge (School Fees) is set each year by the Governing Council, and together with other income, provide your child/ren with books, stationery, art and craft materials, printing, resources and equipment across all subjects provided to students at Pimpala.

Each year, Department for Education announce a ‘prescribed sum’ to schools, which is the minimum amount legally recoverable per student.  Schools / Governing Councils can choose to charge above this amount, the poll results from 2021 were finalised and the more than prescribed amount was approved with majority in favour.

The school fees for 2022 are $265 per student, for four terms of schooling.

Camps, excursions, incursions and swimming/aquatics instruction fees are invoiced throughout the year and must be paid before students can attend. Additional costs are also incurred by students wishing to be involved with sports or extra-curricular activities (such as Choir or School Sport SA).

This year, we have a number of ways to pay

• Pay in person - The Finance Window is open in the Courtyard each morning from 8:30am - 9:15am. We accept EFTPOS or cash.

• Pay over the phone - We also accept credit card payments over the phone between 8:00am and 3:00pm on school days. The only exception is on the last day of every month.

• Pay via the Qkr! App – Download the Qkr! App and create a profile for each child by selecting their classroom level and teacher. Note payments for School will finalise at 5 pm each night for processing the next day. Canteen payments on Qkr! need to be finalised by 9 am on Canteen open days, which are Wednesday and Friday’s.

School Card

If you are in possession of a current Concession Card from Centrelink, you may be eligible for School Card assistance to pay your Materials & Services Charges.

All types of School Card applications are now online. You can access the online forms from any device that gets internet, including mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones, as well as laptops and computers.  Applying online is easy! Simply follow the steps below.

STEP 1 Visit https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/financial-help-scholarships-and-grants/school-card-scheme

STEP 2 Select the type of School Card you would like to apply for (for example ‘Type A’) and follow the prompts.

STEP 3 Complete all mandatory fields. Please note: you cannot submit your application unless all mandatory fields are complete.

STEP 4 Once you have completed a page click on the ‘NEXT’ button.

STEP 5 Once you have filled out all pages click the ‘SUBMIT’ button. Please note: if you exit the form without clicking ‘SUBMIT’ your details will be lost.

You can save the form, and return to complete it at another time, by clicking on the ‘SAVE’ button.

Eligibility income limits for a student attending a government school are:

Please note that if you are found to be not eligible for School Card, you are still legally required to pay your School Fees in full.  We are happy to work with families facing financial hardship, however please ensure you speak to us prior to the due date below.

Payment by Instalment (Direct Debit Request)

If you would rather pay your school fees by weekly/fortnightly/monthly instalments, please request and fill in a Direct Debit Request Form and return it to the Finance Office by Thursday 14 April 2022.  Please note that if you are paying by instalment, the final payment must be made by the end of Term 2 (Friday 8 July 2022).

If you have any further enquiries about Materials and Services Charges (including overdue payments from last year), payment methods, or School Card, please contact Helen in the Finance Office.

School fees must be paid in full by no later than Thursday, 14 April 2022 (last day of Term 1).