Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

Payment amounts

Payments for 2026 are $400 per year for all eligible Victorian school students.

Payments are made directly to the school:

• from March onwards each year where the parent/carer’s concession card is assessed as valid on the first student day of Term 1, and/or
• where the parent/carer’s concession card is assessed as valid on the first student day of Term 2.

Payments are for the application year and cannot be claimed for previous years.

Direct deposit to school

All CSEF payments are paid directly to the school as a bulk payment. The schools bank details are stored in the accounts payable system. Government schools can receipt this money to the respective parent/carer through CASES21 in accounts receivable via the CSEF0007 message.

To view the breakdown of payments on the CSEF system home page, schools must look under recent payment batches and click on the relevant batch number. Schools can export this data to Excel.

If a school’s Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) details change, they must notify Schools Finance and Resources Branch in writing as soon as possible at csef@education.vic.gov.au

Payment dates are published on the CSEF Portal homepage (staff login required). Schools can expect payment to be in the school account from 7 to 10 days after this date.