The Allan Labor Government is providing more support for students and their families by expanding outside school hours’ care (OSHC) services across Victoria.
Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes announced that funding would be provided to 30 small and regional schools in Northern Victoria to support OSHC operations during 2026 – giving local families the extra support they deserve.
The $3.14 million initiative is intended to support schools across the state with OSHC services where there is demand, but the service is not yet commercially viable without some additional funding support.
The services care for students after hours – helping their parents and carers get back into the workforce, study or training.
These schools are:
- Arthurs Creek Primary School
- Avenel Primary School
- Axedale Primary School
- Broadford Primary School
- Buxton Primary School
- Congupna Primary School
- Darraweit Guim Primary School
- Euroa Primary School
- Katandra West Primary School
- Katunga Primary School
- Lake Boga Primary School
- Lancaster Primary School
- Lockington Consolidated School
- Longwood Primary School
- Mooroopna Park Primary School
- Myrrhee Primary School
- Nagambie Primary School
- Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School
- Newham Primary School
- Numurkah Primary School
- Osbornes Flat Primary School
- Red Cliffs East Primary School
- Rochester Primary School
- Talgarno Primary School
- Tallarook Primary School
- Taradale Primary School
- Upper Plenty Primary School
- Wahgunyah Primary School
- Wangaratta Primary School
- Warburton Primary School
- Wesburn Primary School
- Whorouly Primary School
- Willowmavin Primary School
- Winton Primary School
- Yea Primary School
The grants are part of a $14.67 million Outside School Hours Care Establishment Grants Initiative from 2024 to 2028.
In 2024, 113 schools received funding for 2025 operations support under the Small and Regional Schools Grants program. A further funding round will take place in 2026.
Schools eligible for funding under the program were all previously part of the $81.7 million four-year Outside School Hours Care Establishment Grants Initiative, that ran from 2021 to 2024.
Quotes attributable to Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes
“These grants will provide a huge benefit to our schools and busy working families in Northern Victoria.”
“By supporting outside school hours care services in small and regional schools, we’re helping more parents and carers get back to work, study, or training.”
