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Pool Chemical and Cleaning Grant

Purpose

This grant provides assistance to eligible schools for the daily maintenance of swimming pools.

Expenditure guidelines

Spending on pool chemicals and cleaning should be in accordance with guidelines set out in the policy FCM-PR-004: School Swimming Pools

Duration of program

Ongoing

Policy reference

FCM-PR-004: School Swimming Pools

Eligibility

The following school centre types with a swimming pool: State School, Campus, State High School, State Special School, School of Distance Education and Community School

Form of assistance

Formula-generated cash grant

Payment details

Payment details for Pool Chemical and Cleaning Grant
Payment	During month of	Proportion of allocation paid
Semester 1	February	100% of Semester 1 allocation
Semester 2	July	100% of Semester 2 allocation

Allocation of funds

Chemicals

Base x School Grant Index

Cleaning

Base + Cleaning rate x Pool area (sq m)

Current rates

Chemicals (allocation per financial year)

Fewer than 6 lanes (less than 201 sq m) $2200 pa
Six lanes (201-305 sq m) $2500 pa
More than 6 lanes (greater than 305 sq m) $2900 pa

Cleaning (rates per semester)

Base $500
Per sq m of pool size $3.40

Data requirements

Data requirements for Pool Chemical and Cleaning Grant
Data required	Data source	Time collected
Pool area (top surface area)	Centre Information System (CIS) maintained by School Financial Services as advised by Regional Facilities Account Manager	When new pools are opened
Pool ownership	Centre Information System (CIS) maintained by School Financial Services as advised by Regional Facilities Account Manager	On opening/closure of pool
School Grant Index	Centre Information System (CIS) maintained by School Financial Services as advised by Regional Facilities Account Manager	Ongoing

Contact

School Financial Services
Telephone: (07) 3237 0774

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