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ITAS - Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition

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Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS)

Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition

Purpose:

ITAS is for the purpose of providing supplementary assistance to improve educational outcomes of Indigenous students. ITAS Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition is to improve learning outcomes of Indigenous students and to increase retention and increase completion of study plans.

Expenditure Guidelines

ITAS funds are to provide supplementary tuition for Indigenous students studying subjects leading to the completion of year 9, 10, 11 and 12. Further details about this program are provided in the ITAS - Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition - Accountability Guidelines.

Duration of Program

2005-2008 Quadriennium

Policy Reference

Office of Education Queensland approved the guidelines for the ITAS:

ITAS - Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition - Accountability Guidelines (new window) 86k

2008 ITAS Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition Reporting Tool (new window) 269k

Allocation of Funds

For ITAS Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Tuition, the criteria that determine the allocation include: number of Indigenous enrolments in years 9, 10, 11 and 12; Remoteness of each school and an assumption of 70% Individual Tuition and 30% Group Tuition.

Allocations will vary each year depending upon the number of Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 enrolments and the level of funds available for distribution.

Allocations are based on the same criteria used by the Australian Government to determine funding for the Department of Education, Training and The Arts.

Data Requirements

Data Item	Data Item
Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Indigenous enrolment enrolment	Corporate Data Warehouse

Event Diary:

Semester One	Eligible Students	Timing	Payment
March quarter	Indigenous students enrolled in Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 (prior July census)	February /March Grant Payment	50% of allocation based on number of eligible students
Semester Two	Eligible Students	Distribution of Funds	Payment
September Quarter	Indigenous students enrolled in Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 (prior July census)	July grant payment	50% of allocation based on number of eligible students
Performance Report	School to submit a performance report on tuition delivered and other data.	Prior to the End of the School Year - December	N/a

Contact

Coordinator
School and Commonwealth Resourcing
Phone (07) 3237 0357
Email: name scr@qeta.qld.gov.au

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