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School Grant

Purpose

The School Grant provides assistance to state schools in meeting recurrent operating costs.

Expenditure guidelines

This grant can generally be used in a way that best meets the local educational needs of students. Key expenses to be met from these funds include:

curriculum equipment, material and consumables for all curriculum areas
annual requisites, including photocopy paper, cleaning materials, toilet paper, chalk, etc.
office requisites, including general stationery requirements
general groundscare requirements, including mower fuel, small tools, janitor-groundsperson requirements
general running costs including carpet cleaning, pest control and equipment safety checks
equipment maintenance and replacement (every school should have a planned equipment replacement program)
professional development for staff
resource centre maintenance
senior schooling support programs
co-operative programs
sanitary services.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Policy reference

Future directions for school based management in Queensland state schools - Education Queensland 1998
Planning and Budgeting in Schools, Department of Education Queensland, 1994 Information Statement No. 118 - Supplement to Education Office Gazette, 14 October 1988

TRIM 09/209426

Eligibility

School centre types

State School, State High School, Campus, State Special School, Centre for Continuing Secondary Education, Community School

Associated services

Secondary Department

Form of assistance

A formula-generated cash grant calculated for each semester using semester data and paid to host schools

Payment details

Payment details for School Grant
Payment	During month of	Proportion of allocation paid	Enrolments
Semester 1 Payment 1	February	80% of estimated Semester 1 allocation	July Census
Semester 1 Payment 2	April	balance of actual Semester 1 allocation	February enrolment
Semester 2 Payment 1	July	80% of estimated Semester 2 allocation	February enrolment
Semester 2 Payment 2	October	balance of actual Semester 2 allocation	July Census

Allocation of funds

Years P-7

State Primary School (State School, Community School)
[Base + per student rate x enrolment] x School Grant Index + Base 2 + Low SES School (if eligible)

Years 8-12

State High School and Secondary Department / Campus
[(Base 1 + (enrolment up to 300) x 1st 300 rate + (enrolment in excess of 300) x 300 plus rate + (enrolment in years 10-12) x years 10-12 rate] x School Grant Index + Base 2 + Low SES School (if eligible)

Special Schools

with no students aged 15 and over

[Base 1 + (professional staff rate x number of professional staff)] x School Grant Index + Base 2 + Low SES School (if eligible)

with students aged 15 and over

[(Base 1 + (professional staff rate x number of professional staff) + (per student rate x no of students aged 15 and over)] x School Grant Index + Base 2 + Low SES School (if eligible)

Notes

1. For the purposes of calculating the special school grant, Professional Staff are defined as those staff allocated to a special school through the Students with Disabilities or School Support Resourcing Staffing Models. The following are considered Professional Staff: principals, deputies, teachers, nurses and education program officers.

2. The above allocations are cumulative. Any establishment with multiple categories receives the allocation for each approved category at the host site. eg a P-12 school would receive an allocation for years P-7 and an allocation for years 8-12.

Current rates

Current rates for School Grant
Centres	Base	+ Per student (FTE)	Per professional staff (EPO, nurse)	Low SES school
State Primary School	Base 1 $11,080 Base2, $10,000	$100.50 yrs P-7 enrol	N/A	$3000
State Primary School with Pre-Prep Program	Base 1, $12,080 Base 2, $10,000	$100.50 yrs Pre-Prep-7	N/A	$3000
State High School and Secondary Department/Campus	Base 1, $20,160 Base 2, $10,000	$156 for enrol up to 300 $101 for enrol over 300 $50 for enrol in yrs 10-12	N/A	$3000
Special School (no students aged 15+)	Base 1, $4230 Base 2, $10,000	N/A	$3000	$3000
Special School (with students aged 15+)	Base 1, $6230 Base 2, $10,000	$50 for students aged 15 and ove	$3000	$3000

N.B. All rates above are per annum

Data requirements

Data requirements for School Grant
Data required	Data source	Time collected
Enrolments	School Management System (SMS) maintained by schools	February, July
School Grant Index	Centre Information System (CIS) field maintained by School Financial Services	As required
Freight Index	Centre Information System (CIS) field maintained by School Financial Services	As required
Professional Staff Numbers	Specialist Support Staff collection spreadsheet	April, October

Contact

School Financial Services
Telephone: (07) 3237 0002

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