Who can apply?

Below are the criteria used to determine a student’s eligibility for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF).

Criteria 1 – Eligibility
To be eligible* for the fund, a mature minor of sixteen years of age or over, a parent or legal guardian of a student
attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must:

• on the first day of Term one; or
• on the first day of Term two.

a) Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is, be a holder of Veterans
Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC)
holder; or

b) Be a temporary foster parent; and
c) Submit an application to the school by the due date.

* A special consideration eligibility category also exists. For more information, see: Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF): Eligibility | education.vic.gov.au
Mature minors or parents who receive a Carer Allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested
by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with one of (a) or (b) above.

Criteria 2 - Be of school age and attend school in Victoria
School is compulsory for all Victorian children aged between six and seventeen years of age inclusive.

For the purposes of CSEF, students may be eligible for assistance if they attend a Victorian registered primary or secondary
school. Typically, these students are aged between five and eighteen years inclusive.

CSEF is not payable to students’ attending pre-school, kindergarten, home schooling, or TAFE.

Eligibility Date
For concession card holders, CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully
validated with Centrelink (see Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF): Policy | education.vic.gov.au).

Mature Minors, please click here to access application form.

Mature Minors, requiring parental consent, please click here to access application form

Please ensure a copy of your means-tested card is attached to the application