Student Resource Scheme

Aspley State School has a Student Resource Scheme for our Prep students in lieu of a booklist to assist with families easing into schooling. Our Year 1 – 6 students have a Student Resource Scheme in conjunction with their booklists to provide access to additional physical and online curriculum-based resources.

To participate in the Student Resource Scheme (SRS) families are required to complete a Participation Agreement form and Fee Payment Arrangment form. The Participation Agreement form provides consent to participate in the SRS for the duration of the student’s enrolment at Aspley State School. This is typically completed at the time of enrolment during the enrolment interview. SRS fees are charged at a lower rate in comparison to the retail price of included resources, this is due to the school accessing bulk purchasing prices. By participating in the SRS, families are able to access the schools bulk purchasing pricing and save money on these resources. 

The SRS fees are $200 annually for Preps and $100 annually for Year 1 – 6 students.

If a family wishes to cease their participation in the SRS, they are able to do so by completing a new Participation Agreement form opting out of the SRS and returning it to the office. By not participating in the SRS families are required to provide the listed items for their student’s relevant year level to the school for their student to utilise over the course of the year. 

Families will receive an email in week 3 with information about the SRS (Student Resource Scheme) including dates for invoicing and payment. 

Finances

Please ensure to check your students account via QParents to ensure there are no outstanding invoices from previous years. If you do not have QParents access please contact the front office on 07 3863 9111 or via admin@aspleyss.eq.edu.au to check their financial account.

The schools preferred payment methods are QParents and BPOINT. The school is able to accept cash payments via the front office from 8.30am – 12pm Monday – Thursday. Please note if paying in cash via the front office the correct cash must be provided as we are unable to provide change.

School Payments

If you have a credit on your student/s account, please contact the office by emailing admin@aspleyss.eq.edu.au, requesting the credit be applied to an invoice/s that is outstanding on the student/students account – these are unable to be automatically applied by the school.

Has your student/s been invoiced for an excursion or event that they are not participating in? If so, could you please ensure to let our friendly front office team know by emailing them at admin@aspleyss.eq.edu.au to advise of your students' non-participation. This will assist us in ensuring that your students' financial accounts are cleared of the invoices.

Should your family be experiencing financial hardship, please contact our Business Manager via BSM@aspleyss.eq.edu.au to discuss payment plan options.

Making Payments

BPOINT and QParents are the two preferred payment methods at Aspley State School. The administration team will be able to receipt cash payments, however please note you will require to have the correct amount as we are unable to provide change. Cash payments can be made at the front office between 8.30am – 12pm Monday – Thursday. 

Did you know you can use the BPOINT link on your invoice to make multiple payments? This allows for families to make a number of smaller payments towards larger invoices such as the SRS and school camps. Don’t worry, if you lose track of the payments you have made towards the invoice you can always check the remaining balance in the QParents App or contact the friendly front office staff.

Permission Forms

When returning permission forms please ensure these have been completed with either a black or blue pen. The school is unable to receive permission forms that have been electronically signed. We are able to receive scan copies of permissions that have been completed with black or blue pen, scanned and emailed back to the admin@aspleyss.eq.edu.au email address.

QParents

Have you registered for a QParents account?

Did you know that QParents allows you to pay for and check outstanding balances of student invoices from anywhere at any time, all you need is your mobile and the internet. Not only does QParents allow you to check your students financial account, you can also access their report cards. QParents is also a great way to keep the school updated of your students absence. This can be utilised to enter same day student absence by logging in that morning and letting the school know your student/s is away that day. QParents also has the ability for you to advised the school about past and future student/s absences.

QParents now has the added feature of electronic permission forms. Families with QParents accounts are able to complete various Department forms within the QParents App. This will save paper forms from getting lost or eaten by the school bag on the journey to / from school.

Please keep an eye out in your inbox (and junk) for an invitation from the school to create a QParents account if you don’t already have one. The email will provide you with all the relevant information for your student/s and a step-by-step guide to setting up your account.