Purpose
To assist outdoor and environmental education centres with meeting recurrent operating costs, site-specific issues and the Royal National Associated (RNA) show.
Duration of program
Ongoing
Eligibility
State outdoor and environmental education centres
Allocation of funds
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).
Site specific
The total annual budget for distribution is $74,000. Eligible centres receive a fixed amount each year.
During 2019, the Chair of the Outdoor and Environmental Education Centres Principal Alliance (OEECPA) and the department discussed a review of the site specific—outdoor and environmental education centres school appropriation funding. A proposal was developed outlining the new application and selection for this program.
Schools that were successful with their applications and will receive funding in 2024 and 2025 are the following: Konomie Island EEC, Moreton Bay EEC, Jacobs Well EEC, Sunshine Coast EEC, Barambah EEC and Tinaroo EEC.
RNA Showcamp: Fixed allocation of $9,500.
Current rates
Residential environmental education centre
| $20,200 | $0.50 |
Non-residential environmental education centre
| $16,200 | $0.50
|
Outdoor education centre
| $36,200
| $0.40 |
Payment details
Annual payment—site specific | February | 100% of the entitlement | Not applicable |
Semester 1 payment 1
| February | 80% of estimated Semester 1 allocation | Estimated visitations from previous year |
Semester 1 payment 2 | April
| Balance of actual Semester 1 Semester 1 allocation + Base 2 allocation
| Actual visitations from previous year
|
Semester 2 payment | July
| 100% of estimated Semester 2 Semester 1 allocation + Base 2 allocation
| Estimated visitations for the current year |
Annual payment—RNA Showcamp | July | 100%
| Not applicable
|
Data requirements
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.
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 and is paid automatically for RNA Showcamp.
Contact
Policy Enquiry
Schools and Student Support
Phone: (07) 3513 5845
Email:
ED.SIG@qed.qld.gov.au
Payment Enquiry
School Financial Resourcing
Phone: (07) 3034 5817
Email:
SFR.Finance@qed.qld.gov.au (external enquiries)