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Outdoor education

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​​​​​​​​Purpose

To assist outdoor and environmental education centres with meeting recurrent operating costs, site-specific issues (including staff professional development) and the Royal National Associated (RNA) show.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Eligibility

All 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. Centres receive a portion of the annual total budget based on the Queensland State Schools Resourcing Allocation FTE for all staff.​

RNA Showcamp: Fixed allocation of $9,500.

Current rates

Centres Base​
Per weighted visitation

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

Payment details

​Type Time Proportion Enrolments​

Annual payment—site s​​pecific

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
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)

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Last updated 01 October 2025