Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions and answers can be found here.

  • Before and After School Care

    D.A.S.H

    We partner with Delacombe Primary School’s D.A.S.H program to provide before and after school care.


    Students are dropped off to Lumen Christi at the beginning of the school day and picked up at the end of the school day by the DASH minivan.


    Link to DASH brochure here


    KELLY SPORTS

    Kelly Sports' after-school programmes give students the opportunity to get active and learn great new skills from enjoyable and encouraging coaching sessions.


    Find out more about the days and times offered by the team at Kelly Sports by clicking the linnk below.


    Link to Kelly Sports website here

  • Daily Organisation

    A typical day at Lumen Christi:


    8:30am Supervision commences

    8:40am Classrooms are open

    8:50am Prayer and Roll taken

    9:00am Classes begin

    10:50am First break - play

    11:20am Children eat in class

    11:30 am Classes resume

    1:30pm Second break - eat then play

    2:20pm Classes resume

    3:20pm Dismissal

  • Uniform

    Students wear hats throughout the year, and all students use a Lumen Christi school bag.


    Summer uniform is worn in Terms 1 and 4, with winter uniform worn in terms 2 and 3.


    Our uniform can be purchased from Noone/Crockers, Armstrong Street, Ballarat, and online from  https://www.noone.com.au/school/lumen-christi-primary-school 


    Students wear black leather shoes with their summer and winter uniforms, with runners worn only with the sport uniform.


    Second hand uniforms are available through a parent community Facebook page 

  • Fees

    OUR SCHOOL FEES FOR 2026 tbc

    (Note these are not finalised until November 2025)


    Families can expect to pay approximately $2400 per annum for one child which is inclusive of Tuition Fees, Capital Fees, Student Fees and technology levies. 

    NOTE: additional children do not attract  additional Tuition and Capital Fees.  Camps and camp experiences incur additional costs.

  • Term Dates 2026

    Term 1

    Staff  Tuesday 27 January  - Thursday 2 April

    Students Thursday 29 January  - Thursday 2 April


    Term 2

    TBC


    Term 3

    TBC


    Term 4

    TBC

  • Specialist Subjects

    We offer Japanese as our language, and specialist classes include Visual Art, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Health and S.T.E.M. Students attend specialist classes weekly.

  • Faith

    Families do not need to be Catholic to be welcomed as members of our school community.


    While we are a practicing Catholic school, we are welcoming of families from all faiths and backgrounds, and our school community is reflective of the diversity of faith backgrounds in our city and country.