Sponsors
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MAJOR SPONSOR
Compass Education

Compass is Australia's premiere School Management suite, with over 650 Catholic schools as part of our ever-growing family. If you are looking for software that will revolutionise the way your school runs, we can point you in the right direction...
Since 2010 we have been developing an intuitive online system that provides immediate access to attendance, student performance, well-being and much more! Our Australian based team will guide you through your Compass journey, listen to your feedback and provide you with all the support and training you need.
Features that make Compass a premium service include:
- Comprehensive Roll-Marking, Attendance Management & Reporting – Attendance Notifications (Email/SMS)
- Native iOS & Android App for Staff, Parents & Students including Push Notifications
- Quick and functional well-being, incident and student reporting – customisable templates for Sickbay etc. with automated notifications to parents
- Learning Management including Progress & Semester Reports - online submission/grading of assessment tasks, Continuum tracker & Analytics using standardised test data
- Pay for School Fees & Excursions via the Parent Portal
- Fully integrated Kiosk solutions to match administration requirements
- Initial Training and ongoing Phone/Email & Live Chat Support
Anywhere, Anytime…
Compass is completely web-based, and works on all modern browsers and on any iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
We would love to arrange a personalised demonstration of Compass at your school. If you have any questions at all, please come and see us!
PREMIUM SPONSORS
SIMON Web Solutions

SIMON is a web based program which aims to make the day to day tasks in schools as simple and efficient as possible. SIMON was designed by schools, for schools and is a non-profit project that is overseen a management committee consisting of nominated representatives from our schools.SIMON handles student attendance, reporting, resource booking, learning content delivery, behavioural tracking, document management, daily bulletins, parent teacher interviews, digital collection of medical information, managing excursions – including online consent by parents - and much more.
More and more Primary Schools are joining SIMON – we invite you to consider doing the same! Please do not hesitate to contact the SIMON team – info@simonschools.net – for more information, or come and see us during your breaks at the 2019 VACPSP Conference.
Woods Furniture

At Woods, we’re for flexible learning.
Established in 1953, Woods Furniture is Australia's leading designer, manufacturer and provider of high quality durable educational furniture. We not only offer an extensive range, we also provide you with the knowledge to integrate it into your environment to best meet individual learning needs.
With our own research and development team, Woods is constantly expanding and refining its line of products to ensure we constantly provide current furniture designs, relevant for today's school environments, teaching practices and pedagogy. During the process of developing new products, Woods integrates design options that offer the best possible value over the life of the product.
By observing all relevant Australian and International Standards in the design of our product range, Woods is able to ensure both quality and practicality are met. With a large range of products tested and approved by AFRDI, we confidently guarantee our products for 10 years.
At Woods, we are passionate about providing a better world for future generations. At our factory we have adopted processes of utilising solar power, harvesting rainwater, waste minimisation, resource conservation, recycling and sustainable manufacturing processes. It is this consideration that sets us apart and this is the contribution we are making to the world of tomorrow.
Catholic Development Fund

The Catholic Development Fund Melbourne (CDF), formerly Schools Provident Fund, was founded in 1956 in order to raise funds to build Catholic Primary Schools and Secondary Colleges. Today, funds invested with CDF are used to support the mission of the Church by providing low cost funding for Catholic capital building projects in Parishes, Parish Primary Schools, Catholic Colleges, Religious Orders, Diocesan Agencies, Health organisations and Aged Care facilities. For more information visit: www.catholicdevelopmentfund.org.au
Danihers

At Danihers Facility Management we offer a range of services to help manage, clean and maintain your school. Passionate about clear communication and strong relationships, our goal is to create a safe, healthy, working and learning environment. We do this through on-site facility management, property maintenance, asset management, general and specialised cleaning, grounds maintenance, essential services monitoring and auditing, security, staffing, waste management and related services.
With over 30 years in the industry, our success is based on:
- Ensuring we’re always approachable and listen to our clients
- Behaving with honesty and integrity
- Delivering professional, high-quality service
- Creating client value through our service-oriented approach
- Attracting, developing and retaining passionate team members
Where possible, we focus on solutions to reduce overall energy use, proactively manage waste, and use green products to enhance indoor air quality.
Hear and Learn

Hear and Learn improves auditory learning outcomes, and better facilitates better collaborative learning, by supplying equipment that captures the sounds of learning, and distributes them evenly throughout learning spaces. We have been part of many Vic Catholic new school builds and refurbs, and continue to retrofit existing rooms. Our new Activate technology www.activatetocollaborate.com is a world first in capturing the golden moments of inter-student collaboration to allow teachers to better guide and assess learners in collaborative learning environments. Free design and trial available. 10 years experience, 10 thousand rooms and benefits for teacher voice care, create calm spaces, and creating edge for Victorian Catholic Schools.
TRADE SPONSORS
AdvancedLife

advancedlife has delivered professional school photography services to Australian schools for more than three decades. Our expert team ensures that we make school photography easy for the school and for families, and we provide a secure image archive for every student.
advancedlife continues to grow as a result of our commitment to photographic excellence, service, quality and innovation. These services now also include: online platforms, school marketing and branding, printing and design services, Sacrament and sports photography.
Adventure+

Since 1983, adventure+ has designed, manufactured and installed creative, safe and enjoyable playgrounds for thousands of children. Working with local government, landscape architects and educational institutes we have a proven track record for innovation design, high quality equipment, Standards compliance and impressive service.
Anzuk

At anzuk, our goal is that exceptional educational experiences occur every day, always. We invest in developing relationships with educators looking for temporary or permanent opportunities and seek to place the best talent in the right educational setting. Working closely with our partner schools we provide search and selection for all roles from support staff through to executive level.
We understand the importance of consistency and quality in education. To provide the best service possible, our consultant's screen, reference check, and interview, each educator individually. They then work closely with that educator, and our partner schools to find the educational settings they will thrive in.
ARP

Since 1960, Arthur Reed Photos has been focused on providing quality photos and memories to both schools and families. Today as we continue to grow, we have expanded our services to include diaries and yearbooks with the ability to assist with the entire process from design to delivery.
In 2019 we are introducing a new way to order that will give parents the ultimate in flexibility and choice.
For more information, contact our team on (03) 5343 4390 or view entire product and service range at www.arphotos.com.au
ASCA

Established in 1979, ASCA is recognised as Australia’s leading buying group and purchasing advisor for schools and school canteens.
ASCA is a unique not-for-profit member association of over 5300 schools that focuses on improving the financial outcomes for schools by using its significant buying power to bring savings and improved service to schools and school canteens. Our surplus funds go to charities that support the education of disadvantaged children.
Australian First Aid

Australian First Aid has delivered high quality, school based first aid training for educators nationally for over 30 years creating training solutions that support their ever-changing needs in order to prepare for any first aid emergency situation.
Improve the Training Experience & Provide Confidence: One of our primary objectives from day one has been to make the training experience more relevant, easier to understand, more enjoyable and to empower people with the skills to respond confidently in times of most need.
Camp Australia

For more than 30 years Camp Australia has delivered high quality and affordable After School Care programs that nurture and support children's development. Programs which provide time for homework, time to relax, educational activities and a healthy snack.
Camp Australia is the leading provider of Outside School Hours Care in primary schools across Australia. Dedicated to helping all kids reach their full potential and positively impacting lives, our team’s main goal is to make kids smile which is why parents, staff and school communities are happy partnering with us. To find out more or to chat about how we can add value to your school community, contact James Rusmir on 0413 419 226 or at partnerwithus@campaustralia.com.au
CareMonkey

CareMonkey is an online platform that helps schools collect, share and automate online forms, medical records, excursion management and duty-of-care obligations. CareMonkey automatically keeps medical records up-to-date, enabling authorised carers to access the information they need in an emergency on any device – even when offline.
CareMonkey helps hundreds of schools, throughout the Catholic sector and from across Australia, to save time, money and reduce risk by going paperless. Delight parents and staff by automating consent forms and approvals, medical records, excursion and emergency management, staff forms, payments, incident reporting as well as group management and messaging. Never chase a paper form again with CareMonkey. For more information, and to begin a free 30-day trial, visit caremonkey.com
Catholic Super

With a proven history of investment performance, Catholic Super is here to help you make the most of your savings for retirement – and make it all easy to manage. For over 45 years we’ve protected and grown our members’ money, so they can enjoy the rewards of their working life.
We provide support and guidance for our members, including financial planning, insurance, retirement, aged care planning and pensions. We also offer a great range of banking services through MyLIfe MyFinance, our 100% owned banking institution. All these services are provided so that our members can achieve financial peace of mind throughout their lives.
EduTrain Australia

EduTrain Australia (ETA) is a small privately owned Registered Training Organisation that has been in operation since 2002.
ETA specialises in the delivery of the Certificate IV in Education Support Qualification to Learning Support Officers (LSO’s) who are currently employed in schools. Our students are experienced LSO’s currently working in schools in the role of support to teachers for children with a range of learning needs. This course is an opportunity for them to consolidate these skills and knowledge and maintain their employability by obtaining a qualification recognised nationally throughout Australia.
Our delivery is tailored to meet the needs of our clients and the industry they work in. Our clients benefit from the way our course is delivered by having the opportunity to collaborate with like minded LSO’s from neighbouring schools, sharing ideas, problem solving and learning from each other. The employers support the students through their training by providing them with the time and resources to work through the course valuing that the professional development opportunity contributes to the continuous improvement plan of the school and improving learning outcomes for children.
Footsteps

Footsteps has been specializing in curriculum/age based movement programs for Foundation to Year 12 students for 25 years. Your students will be engaged, laugh, smile and be challenged with our dance and drama programs. Classroom resources have been developed for every lesson as a part of our commitment to integrating our programs across all curriculum areas. Quality outcomes including discos, formals, parent presentations and school concerts give students the opportunity to display and share their Footsteps experience. Let a talented Footsteps instructor deliver our dance/drama program and turn your students into active, creative, risk takers!
Frontier

Our mission is to create the highest quality of life for people in education and the ones they love. Our job is to ensure peace of mind by providing you the knowledge that you are financially on track, so you can focus on the things that are more important. Whether you want to work towards certain goals or you just know where you want to be, we work with you to implement your plan and review your progress. Together we can make a difference. Our expertise delivers tailored and comprehensive advice which ensures you experience the level of comfort, stability and peace of mind that is most important to you.
Furnware

We’ve been celebrating the wonder of learning for over 60 years. Furnware works hand in hand with schools around the world, designing and creating furniture so children can thrive in the most inspiring learning spaces imaginable. We do this with quality, reliability, innovation and genuine care.
GAS

Gas Appliance Services Pty. Ltd. is an Australian company formed in 1995 and was accredited by the previous Gas & Fuel Corporation as a service provider. Our company has continued to provide the same high level of service ever since specialising in the service, maintenance, repair and installation of all natural gas appliances, evaporative & split system cooling, program management and professional domestic duct cleaning.
Kaboom Kids

Life Skills Group

Life Skills Group is Australia’s market leader in curriculum-based social emotional and physical learning programs for students and educators. Life Skills Group is a global leader strengthening the human intelligence and mental health of young people and their communities. Our innovative programs equip students, teachers and parents with tools to develop the social emotional and physical capabilities needed to thrive today and in the future.
Musicorp

Musicorp tuition stems from a long history of involvement in providing music education solutions to 1000’s of schools around Australia for almost 30 years.
As a part of the Polygon Group, Australia’s foremost group of rental and specialist education suppliers, the instrumental music programs offered by Musicorp are second to none in terms of ease of access for all students, at affordable prices, and a hassle free experience for schools. Our “All-Inclusive” tuition is unmatched in value and accessibility for schools, students and parents. Musicorp have a wide variety of offers available to support schools and parents of students in many fields - With rental plans for musical instruments and accessories, photographic and audio visual equipment, computers and tablets, and sporting equipment all available through Musicorp or one of its sister companies within the Polygon Group.
With strong partnerships with over 300 Retail partners, also committed to providing education solutions, as well as operating rental programs for Yamaha Australia, Fender Music instrument company, and the Roland Corporation Australia, Musicorp and the Polygon group can provide support and success across a wide range of areas within your schools.
OSH Club

OSHClub runs Before School Care, After School Care & Vacation Care Programs at over 140 schools across Victoria.
As the provider of the highest quality programs in Australia, you can be assured we will provide the best solution for your Program in terms of:
- Quality programming & care
- Quality staffing
- Great fun and educational activities
- Support for the Program Team
- School revenue
Find out how you can join our growing list of schools by calling Sonia D’Rozario on 0478 166 388.
Schoolzine

Since 2007 Schoolzine has had one goal, to provide schools with an easy to use, cost effect parent engagement platform.
“It is globally accepted that when a school engages the parents, in their child’s life at schools, it ultimately leads to a better educational outcome for that student”
Schoolzine’s dedication to customer service, product development and understanding the school landscape has ensured we’ve remained an industry leader in digital school communication. Over a decade of School feedback has been the main driver behind our 3 major products, eNewsletters, School websites and Schoolzine’s Mobile App – SZapp. Each product comes with Schoolzine’s custom built Control Centre. The Control Centre allows seamless integration and management between products.
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If you have any questions or would like more information about any of our products please contact Schoolzine on 07 5414 2353
Sebastian Group

As a professional cleaning services provider, Sebastian Property Services works with school leadership teams to help ensure that their school is cleaned to reflect their brand and how they want to be seen by their community and clients. The image and entry is where a first impression is formed, it is where your parent’s and student’s relationship with you will start or end.
Sebastian Property Services is a cleaning company with a difference. Sebastian’s values of Fairness, Wellbeing, Respect, Passion and Precision, are used as a basis to employ its own people, paying them legally and correctly. They train their cleaning staff to be your eyes and ears and make sure that your image is reflected in a positive way. Their consultative approach and use of cutting edge information and cleaning technologies has their team produce cleaning and maintenance services unique to you. They can be contacted on 1300 790 911 or check out their website www.sebastiangroup.com.au
Source Central

Source Central takes pride that our team of professionals enjoy their work and understand the importance of quality customer service and delivery. We work with Tier 1 technology providers to ensure that your solution, whether you are a corporation or an educational institution, is fit for purpose.
Clients choose Source Central based on our proven track record of professionalism and work ethic. Our experience working within the Education and Corporate sectors is highlighted by the clients that continue to collaborate with us today. We invite you to discuss your specific needs with us so we can assist your achievement in your goals.
Teeth On Wheels

At Teeth On Wheels, we provide the highest quality dental treatment while making it fun, positive and memorable for children.
We are the ONLY Mobile Dentist in Australia that are accredited by the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and proudly support the Victorian, NSW and Australian Catholic Primary Principals Associations.
We partner with over 250 services across various demographics to provide free education programs to ensure children have a positive dental experience and encourage ongoing and effective oral hygiene. during the visit, children can watch age-based movies, helping to entertain and set a relaxing atmosphere.
Our behind the scenes team facilitate all the administrative requirements to make the whole experience easy for everyone – plus we travel every location free of charge!
Our dental services include:
- Check-ups
- Scale, Clean and Fluoride Treatments
- Fissue Sealants
- X-rays
- Fillings
- Extractions
Want more information? Visit our website, Email Us or give us a call on VIC: (03) 9338 1191 – NSW: (02) 7804 2822.
Telephone Technologies

Telephone Technologies understands the needs of the modern workplace where employees can work in the office, at home or any convenient location. To keep your staff and customers connected on any device, in any location, Telephone Technologies delivers modern communication services based on secure cloud and mobile technologies
The Music Bus

Think of The Music Bus is a one-stop music education experience for primary schools. We provide the classroom, the teacher, the curriculum and the instruments in one complete package, at no cost and little admin to schools. Made up of weekly half hour small group lessons, The Music Bus is fun, engaging and affordable to parents at only $16 per week.
Launching in 2008 with just 1 bus on the road, The Music Bus now boasts a whole fleet of buses that visit hundreds of schools across Australia.
The Music Bus offers small group, modern and rock-style courses in Keyboard, Drums, Guitar, Singing, Ukulele and Rock Band, using well-known songs and unique activities to engage students at all ability levels.
Why We’re Different
- We come to you five days a week 8am-5pm offering all students regardless of their backgrounds and prior educational expererience, the opportunity to addd to their daily learing without having to leave school grounds.
- The Music Bus Curricuulum, which has received positive feedback from the DOE, is fun, fuss free solution to bringing music education to your school.
- Affordable for parents, engageing for students and requiring little to no administration from your school, The Music Bus is a valuable and enriching experience for all involved.
Watch our short 5 minute video to see what it’s all about
Want more information? Visit our website today
Word of Mouth Technology

- Victorian Distributor for Front Row Soundfield Systems.
- Front Row Soundfield systems for classrooms and large teaching areas such as gymnasiums, drama halls and sporting grounds
- Front Row Soundfield systems make speech clearer, this means improved student engagement and better learning outcomes
- Front Row Soundfield allow teachers to speak in a normal voice. This leads to a reduction in teacher vocal fatigue and stress
- Ask us about our new Front Row Conductor system – networked bells, paging and security using your classrooms sound system.
- Now available from Word Of Mouth Technology, FREE 45-60 minute P.D. – Hearing And Understanding In The Classroom
Zero

Zero 3 Communications are a young and energetic telecommunications business specializing in the sales and service of telephone systems.
James Date and Francis Hempel, the Directors, have worked with over 400 schools across Victoria to improve their communications.
We have discussions about your schools Security Management Plan, how the NBN will affect your school and how we can make life easier for your office staff.