Eligibility & How to Participate

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This program is truly transformative and ensures that students with vision impairments are not left behind, putting them on the path to a brighter future.

How can my school get involved?

  • 770 schools with the highest Student Family Occupation and Education (SFOE) Index will be invited by the Department of Education to participate in the program.
  • Should a school decline this invitation, the school with next highest SFOE Index will be invited to participate.
  • Schools will be advised of their scheduling two terms in advance of the proposed visit.
  • Schools will be required to distribute and collate the Consent Form and Optometrist Questionnaire to parents and/or guardians for their children’s participation in the program.
How to Partcipate

Pathway for the Glasses for Kids Program

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Referral to a professional may include seeking advice unrelated to the student’s vision. Referrals can be provided after a student undergoes a vision screening.

Looking for more information, brochure downloads and consent forms?
You’ll find everything you need on our Resources page
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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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