At State Schools’ Relief (SSR), we believe that clear vision is the gateway to learning and a brighter future for Victorian students. The Glasses for Kids program is part of our commitment to ensuring that young learners in Victoria can see the world with clarity and participate fully in their education. We provide in-school vision screening, further testing, and glasses (if required) to Prep to Grade 3 students in need, at no cost. Our program is proudly managed and delivered by State Schools’ Relief.
The Glasses for Kids program aims to visit 770 primary and specialist schools and target up to 108,000 Prep – Year 3 students for initial vision screening during the program. If required, comprehensive eye testing and glasses will be provided to participating students at no cost.
The Glasses for Kids program was developed by State Schools’ Relief with the aim of addressing inequity by providing in-school vision screening with the overarching goal of removing vision impairment as a barrier to accessing education and achievement. The program is generously supported by the Victorian state government as part of its commitment to build the ‘Education State’ by ensuring that children from vulnerable families are supported to participate in education from the early years.
Watch to learn more about what happens when the Glasses for Kids program visits your school!
Watch to learn more about the Glasses for Kids program.
Schools are invited by the Department of Education to participate in the Glasses for Kids program.
Information packs and consent forms are provided to the school to be distributed to families.
The school collects consent forms from families.
GFK staff and qualified optometrists will visit the school and offer participating students with initial vision screening and, if required, further testing and glasses at no cost.
You can participate as a school or as an optometrist
Glasses for Kids is delivered to targeted schools in some of the most disadvantaged areas across Victoria. All Prep to Grade 3 students in the targeted schools are invited to participate. Click below to find out more.
Glasses for Kids acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia along with the Traditional Owners of the land upon which we are based, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s continuing connection to land, water, and community and we pay our respect to Elders past and present.
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