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English as a Second Language (ESL)

Purpose

English as a Second Language (ESL) funding provides specialist ESL teachers and teacher aides to schools that have an identified ESL need. Additional grants to assist schools with associated operational costs may be provided in some circumstances through region-advised disbursement.

Expenditure Guidelines

ESL grants provided to schools are directed to the engagement of casual teacher aides or to assist with operational costs associated with the ESL program.

Schools are required to report on the use of such grants.

Further information is available through the ESL website.

Duration of Program

Ongoing

Eligibility

Any state school with students eligible for ESL support within the Commonwealth guidelines.

Form of Assistance

Formula-generated allocations - notional allocations to regions and subsequent region-advised grant disbursements to schools.

Payment Details

Payment	During Month of	Proportion of Allocation Paid
Semester 1	February or when requested by Regional Offices	As determined by Regional Offices
Semester 2	Semester 2 July or when requested by Regional Offices	As determined by Regional Offices

Allocation of Funds

Notional allocations are determined within School and Commonwealth Resourcing Unit for each region at the commencement of each semester on the basis of student data stored in the central office database and the department approved allocation model.

Within each region, ESL teaching staff and teacher aides are employed to address the identified need. Where funding is available from the notional allocation after allowance is made for permanent staffing costs, grants are identified by regional offices for payment to schools.

Current Rates

Not applicable

Data Requirements

Data Item	Data Source	Time Collected
Relevant student data	ESL database maintained by Performance Reporting and Monitoring on advice from schools.	Form is submitted on enrolment or transfer of eligible student or on cessation of support for the student.

Contact

Please contact your Regional Finance Manager.

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