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Canteen
We have a full-time Canteen that operates Monday – Friday for lunch orders or over-the-counter sales at both recess and lunchtime. The menu consists of freshly made homestyle food prepared by Tasty Canteen.
Tasty Canteen has a commercial coffee machine and is happy to sell coffee to any parents in the morning each day before or after you drop your child at school. The menu includes seasonal items that change each term. For the current menu please click on the Menu PDF below.
To register your family for online ordering, please visit www.myschoolconnect.com.au and follow the prompts to set up an account. Online orders can be submitted up to 9am on the day required.
Newsletters
Read all about our weekly Newsletter communications with our Milgate community. These are posted on a weekly basis to Compass, our parent portal, to ensure families are kept up-to-date on all the current events and activities around Milgate.
Before & After School Care
TeamKids is the premium provider of Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) throughout Australia. We exist to excite, engage and entertain children before school, after school and throughout school holidays. We partner with schools, sports centres and workplaces to create life-long memories. We facilitate activities that allow children to explore their world in a safe, engaging environment whilst providing a genuine alternative for working families.
We offer industry-leading educator to child ratios of 1:10 (industry standard is 1:15), resulting in safer, better supervised experiences for all involved.
All of our programs are fully approved under the National Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Programs
After School Care, Before School Care, Vacation Care
Before School Hours
7:00 am – 8:50 am
After School Hours
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Vacation Care Hours
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Phone – Only during service hours
0428 081 369
Uniform
Wearing school uniform fosters pride in our school, encourages children to identify with the school and feel a sense of belonging. It also assists with supervision and safety on visits out of the school, and unifies students from varying social and cultural backgrounds into a cohesive school whole.
School uniform is compulsory for all students except where an exemption is given by School Council. Our uniform consists of a combination of items from the designated uniform list with the predominant colours of bottle green and white. Support options for families finding it difficult meeting the cost of uniform are available, please contact the school to discuss.
Uniforms can be purchased either online or at our uniform supplier’s retail outlet at:
PSW East Kew
12 Strathalbyn Street | East Kew VIC 3102
T: 9819 7809
Uniform | General
- School Logo Embroidered Polo shirt | short or long sleeves
- School Logo Embroidered Bomber jacket
- Vest or Jacket | Polar Fleece
- Tracksuit pants
- Shorts
- Socks | bottle green or white
- Shoes | black school shoes or track shoes [no black soles]
- Hat | legionnaires or wide brim hat
- Summer school dress
- Winter tunic / skirt [may be worn with polo shirt or skivvy in bottle green or white]
- Culottes
- Tights | bottle green
Jewellery
- For safety, students are not permitted to wear large decorative jewellery to school. Smaller decorative jewellery is acceptable
- Watch
Hair Accessories
- Only in school colours (i.e. green or white)
Uniform | Team Sports
- Students competing in sport are expected to wear the Milgate uniform or will be provided with a sports uniform when necessary.
- Netball skirts can only be worn for netball.
- Cricket whites are acceptable for the cricket team on interschool sports days.
Uniform | Sports Tops
- Sports tops are available ONLY for Year 5 and 6 students. They can only be worn on days when these students have P.E. or Interschool Sport or on days they are competing as part of a Milgate sports team.
Uniform | Sports
- Students wear general Milgate uniform.
- Year 5 & 6 students ONLY: school sports top (see Sports Tops and Team Sports information below).
Second Hand Uniforms
We run a second hand uniform stall approximately twice per term at the school.
School Council
Our School Council plays a vital role in connecting the school with our community, parents, staff, and students. It is responsible for setting and monitoring the school’s direction through key areas such as finance, strategic planning, and policy development. Other functions include maintaining school grounds, fundraising, representing community views, managing after-hours use of facilities, and operating children’s services. To learn more, please contact the School Principal, Kate.
Parents & Friends Association
The Milgate Parents and Friends Association is a group of parent and carer volunteers who help build a positive, connected school community by organising events like Mother’s and Father’s Day celebrations, Teacher Appreciation Day, the student gardening program, and the Easter Hat Parade and Disco.
Monthly 45-minute meetings are held at school, offering a chance to share ideas and help plan social and fundraising activities. It’s also a great way to meet other parents over light refreshments.
To get involved, complete the Volunteer Register Form. You’ll be contacted before each event, no experience needed, and roles can be shared. For more information, email milgate.ps@education.vic.gov.au.
Support for Families
1800Respect
National 24/7 Family violence and sexual assault telephone counselling service.
1800 737 732
https://www.1800respect.org.au/
Safe Steps
Family Violence response service for women and children that provides information on supports, legal rights and accommodation options.
1800 015 188
https://www.safesteps.org.au/
Headspace
Acts as a one stop shop for young people who need help with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drugs or work and study support.
9006 6500
https://headspace.org.au/
Edvos
Specialist Family Violence Service in Eastern Metropolitan Regional providing case management, secondary consult and training.
9259 4200
https://www.edvos.org.au/
Boorndawan Willam
Service that assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Eastern Metro Region in their healing from the impacts of family violence.
9212 0220
https://www.bwahs.com.au/
InTouch
Specialist Family Violence Service that works with women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, their families and communities, providing case management and training.
1800 755 988
9413 6500 (General Enquiries)
https://intouch.org.au/
Lifeworks
Employee Assistance Program provider for DET Employees
1300 361 008
Access
Employee Assistance Program provider for Catholic Education Employees.
1800 818 728
InTouch
Provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to online, phone and face to face crisis support and suicide prevention services
Beyond Blue
Provides information and support to help everyone achieve their best possible mental health.
1300 224 636
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Kids Helpline
Free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5-25
1800 551 800
https://kidshelpline.com.au/
Lifeline
Provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to online, phone and face to face crisis support and suicide prevention services
Parentline
Phone service for parents and carers of children from birth to 18 providing counselling and support on parenting issues.
132289
QLife
Provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings and relationships.
1800 184 527
https://qlife.org.au/
WRespect
w/respect is a family violence and intimate partner violence service supporting LGBTIQ+ communities and their families. They can respond to both the person impacted by violence and the person using violence.
1800 LGBTIQ (1800 542 847)
https://www.withrespect.org.au/
The Orange Door
The Orange Door is a free service for adults, children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence and families who need extra support with the care of children.
1800 354 322
Now open – The Orange Door in Inner Eastern Melbourne