Purpose
To assist outdoor and environmental education centres with costs across 3 key areas:
- recurrent operating cost funding
- site-specific funding—includes staff professional development
- Royal National Association (RNA) Showcamp.
Duration of program
Ongoing
Eligibility
All outdoor and environmental education centres
Allocation of funds
The allocation of funds for all 3 key areas are outlined below.
Recurrent operating cost funding
Centres are required to return the visitation collection form by the end of March each year. This form will be emailed to each centre in February each year.
Funding allocations are based on student visits and calculated as follows:
- Base + per visitation rate x number of weighted visitations + Base 2.
Where:
- Base is determined as follows
- residential—environmental education centres (EECs) that cater for day and night visits
- residential—outdoor education centres (OECs) that cater for day and night visits
- non-residential—EECs that cater for day visits only.
- Weighted visitations are determined as follows
- day visitations are weighted by 1 (e.g. 40 student days = 40)
- night visitations are weighted by 2 (e.g. 80 student nights = 160).
Current rates for recurrent operating cost funding
Residential environmental education centre | $20,200 | $0.50 |
Non-residential environmental education centre | $16,200 | $0.50 |
Outdoor education centre | $36,200 | $0.40 |
Base 2—$5,000 per semester allocation | $10,000 | N/A |
Site specific funding
The total annual budget for distribution is $74,000. Centres automatically receive a portion of the annual total budget based on the Queensland state schools resourcing allocation FTE (full-time equivalent) for all staff. There is no application process.
RNA Showcamp
The RNA Showcamp is a fixed allocation of $9,500. Only Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre is eligible for the RNA Showcamp and is paid automatically.
Payment details
Site specific funding—annual payment | February | 100% of the entitlement | Not applicable |
Recurrent operating cost funding—Semester 1 payment 1 | February | 80% of estimated Semester 1 allocation | Estimated visitations from previous year |
Recurrent operating cost funding—Semester 1 payment 2 | April | Balance of actual Semester 1 Semester 1 allocation + Base 2 allocation | Actual visitations from previous year |
Recurrent operating cost funding—Semester 2 payment | July | 100% of estimated Semester 2 Semester 1 allocation + Base 2 allocation | Estimated visitations for the current year |
RNA Showcamp—annual payment | July | 100% | Not applicable |
How to apply
Centres do not need to apply for this funding. Entitlements are automatically calculated and paid by School Financial Resourcing each year.
Only Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre is eligible for the RNA Showcamp and is paid automatically.
Contact
Policy Enquiry
State Schools Strategy
Phone: (07) 3513 5863
Email: strategyandgovernance@qed.qld.gov.au
Payment Enquiry
School Financial Resourcing
Phone: (07) 3034 5817
Email:
sfr.finance@qed.qld.gov.au (external enquiries)