Communicating with Parents
Schools are responsible for communicating the availability of the EMA to eligible families and for providing relevant information for parents or guardians. To support schools with these responsibilities, a letter to parents and a sample newsletter article, explaining how the EMA works and the changes in 2010, are provided below.
- Government schools letter for parents
- Non-Government schools letter for parents
- Sample newsletter article
Government schools letter for parents
The letter from John Brumby, MP, Premier of Victoria and Hon Bronwyn Pike, MP, Minister for Education provides all the relevant information for parents or guardians on the EMA and the changes in 2010. Schools are requested to provide a copy of the letter to eligible parents or guardians when they submit their completed EMA application.
The Premier and Minister's letter is available in the following languages: (Translations available shortly)
- English (PDF - 123Kb)
- Arabic (PDF)
- Bosnian (PDF)
- Cambodian (PDF)
- Croatian (PDF)
- Macedonian (PDF)
- Persian (PDF)
- Serbian (PDF)
- Somali (PDF)
- Spanish (PDF)
- Traditional Chinese (PDF)
- Turkish (PDF)
- Vietnamese (PDF)
Non-Government schools letter for parents
The letter from John Brumby, MP, Premier of Victoria and Hon Bronwyn Pike, MP, Minister for Education provides all the relevant information for parents or guardians on the EMA and the changes in 2010. Schools are requested to provide a copy of the letter to eligible parents or guardians when they submit their completed EMA application.
The Premier and Minister's letter is available in the following languages: (Translations available shortly)
- English (PDF - 122Kb)
- Arabic (PDF)
- Bosnian (PDF)
- Cambodian (PDF)
- Croatian (PDF)
- Macedonian (PDF)
- Persian (PDF)
- Serbian (PDF)
- Somali (PDF)
- Spanish (PDF)
- Traditional Chinese (PDF)
- Turkish (PDF)
- Vietnamese (PDF)
Sample newsletter article
A sample newsletter article for schools to use to advertise the EMA is provided in the following languages: (Translations available shortly)
- English (Word - 2.3Mb)
- Arabic (PDF)
- Bosnian (PDF)
- Cambodian (PDF)
- Croatian (PDF)
- Macedonian (PDF)
- Persian (PDF)
- Serbian (PDF)
- Somali (PDF)
- Spanish (PDF)
- Traditional Chinese (PDF)
- Turkish (PDF)
- Vietnamese (PDF)