Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

Submitting an application

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) system is open for schools to enter applications from 19 January 2026. Parents/carers who wish to access CSEF funds for 2026 and are required to submit an application to the relevant school before 26 June 2026.

Parents/carers are only required to submit an application to the school in the following circumstances:

• The parent/carer is applying for the CSEF payment for the first time – that is, an application form was not lodged with the school in the previous year.
• The student has changed schools from the previous year.
• Circumstances have changed – for example, there has been a change in the care arrangement of the student, a change of name or CRN, or a new sibling has started at the school and the parent/carer wishes to apply for the CSEF payment for the new sibling also. If a sibling has left the school, a new application is required.
• If any other details on the application change, such as the declaration.

Where a parent/carer is not required to submit a new application, schools can rollover/copy the previous year’s application on the CSEF system to the current school year. Please note this is a manual process that needs to be completed by the school’s CSEF Administrator every year. The system will not rollover the applications automatically.

CSEF applications may be audited by the department.