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Literacy Enhancement Grant (YNCL)

Purpose

This grant is provided to enhance literacy and numeracy initiatives within schools.

Expenditure guidelines

While no explicit guidelines are given, it is expected that the funds will be spent on literacy and numeracy initiatives and as a needs-based grant it will be the subject of reporting in the School's Annual Report.

Duration of program

Ongoing subject to Commonwealth policy

Policy reference

Literacy Enhancement Grant - Approved SES Factor for 2005 53k

Eligibility

School centre types

State School, State High School, State Special School, School of Distance Education, Middle School, Junior School, Community School, State Infant School

Form of assistance

Formula-generated cash grant

Payment details

Payment details for Literacy Enhancement Grant
Payment	During month of	Proportion of allocation paid	Enrolments
Semester 1 Payment	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

The Literacy Enhancement Grant has two components:

Socioeconomic Component
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Component.

The formula for the socioeconomic component is:
Allocation = school enrolment x SES Factor x per capita rate
(only enrolments from year 1 to 12 are used in the calculation)

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Component only applies to schools with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 50% or more. Schools deemed eligible on the basis of the July census will be paid for whole of the following year. If an ineligible school reaches 50% on enrolment collections in February or July, they will be paid for that semester.

Allocation = number of students x per capita rate

Current rates

Socioeconomic Component per capita = approximately $40 per semester

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Component per capita rates

Current rates for Literacy Enhancement Grant
Students	Cost
First 20 students	First 20 students$60 per semester
First 20 studentsNext 80 students	First 20 students$25 per semester
First 20 studentsAdditional students over 100	First 20 students$20 per semester

Data requirements

Data requirements for Literacy Enhancement Grant
Data required	Data source
Enrolments Years 1-12	Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments	Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW)
SES Factor	Centre Information System (CIS) maintained by School Financial Services

Contact details

Director, Intervention Strategies
Teaching and Learning Branch
Telephone: (07) 3237 1038
Facsimile: (07) 3237 0101

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