Purpose
To assist Outdoor and Environmental Education Centres with meeting recurrent operating costs.
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—EECs that cater for day and night visits
- residential—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
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
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 |
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.
Contact
Policy Enquiry
Schools and Student Support
Telephone: (07) 3513 5837
Payment Enquiry
Finance Branch
Telephone: (07) 3034 5817