Priority Country Area Program (PCAP) is a Queensland-based program with the aim of improving the educational opportunities, participation, learning outcomes and personal development of rural and isolated primary and secondary school students in both state and non-state schools. PCAP is community-based, intersystemic and jointly administered by Education Queensland and the Queensland Catholic Education Commission.
Funds are expended on appropriate projects and programs which meet the program's objective and are approved by Area Management Committees (Northern, Central, North West and South West) and their Local Area Committees. Reference can also be made to the Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines 2009 - 2012 (section on Commonwealth Targeted Programs for Non-Government Schools - Country Areas Program (CAP)).
Ongoing. The current quadrennial funding period is 2009 - 2012. The funding will remain based on the Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines 2009 - 2012 provided to the Queensland Catholic Education Commission by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) until the end of 2011.
A full review of the program was completed during 2010. Further information on the Review can be found at www.pcap.org.au 
or by contacting the PCAP State Coordinator.
Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines 2009 - 2012 
(section on Commonwealth Targeted Programs for Non-Government Schools - Country Areas Program (CAP))
Funds are expended on appropriate projects and programs which meet the program's objective and are approved by Area Management Committees (Northern, Central, North West and South West) and their Local Area Committees. Reference can also be made to the Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines 2009 - 2012 (section on Commonwealth Targeted Programs for Non-Government Schools - Country Areas Program (CAP)).
Formula-based cash grants to the four PCAP Areas
The Area Management Committees use both formula and submission methodologies to fund appropriate projects and programs. These include area-wide activities and submissions assessed through Local Area Committees.
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Funds are disbursed to each of the four PCAP Areas according to a formula comprising:
Various formula and submission methodologies are used to fund appropriate projects and programs, including submissions assessed through Local Area Committees.
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State Coordinator Priority Country Area Program, Rockhampton
Telephone: (07) 4927 2889
Facsimile: (07) 4922 2644
Email: a.ward@pcap.org.au
Coordinator Central PCAP Area, Rockhampton
Telephone: (07) 4927 2889
Facsimile: (07) 4922 2644
Email: m.weir@pcap.org.au
Coordinator Northern PCAP Area, Cairns
Telephone: (07) 4081 5364
Facsimile: (07) 4081 5365
Email: cbent2@eq.edu.au
Coordinator North-West PCAP Area, Longreach
Telephone: (07) 4658 1830
Facsimile: (07) 4658 1728
Email: nwpcap@tpg.com.au
Coordinator South-West PCAP Area, Charleville
Telephone: (07) 4654 1044
Facsimile: (07) 4654 3117
Email: swpcap@redzone.com.au
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