Purpose
To assist schools to provide for annual stock and requisites, equipment and materials for specialist support staff.
Duration of program
Ongoing
Eligibility
All State schools with specialist support staff are eligible.
Allocation of funds
Regions are provided with an annual budget to deliver resources to specialist support staff.
Regional allocations are calculated on an annual basis according to the following criteria:
- $2,860 per annum for each education program officer, nurse, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist and student with disability teacher (including advisory visiting teachers but excluding special school teachers)
- $2,080 per annum for each primary learning support teacher (literacy and numeracy) and psychologist
- $1,040 per annum for each guidance officer and senior guidance officer.
Regions then manage these funds as follows:
Metropolitan South region
Most funds are distributed to schools and locations hosting eligible specialist support staff.
Funds are used by the region to resource and deliver program outcomes (e.g. standard testing materials for guidance officers).
Additional funding may also be provided to schools for the bulk purchase of resources to support specialist staff.
Metropolitan North region
Most funds are distributed to schools and locations hosting eligible specialist support staff. Some funds are held by the region to deliver program outcomes.
Additional funding may also be provided to schools for the bulk purchase of resources to support specialist staff.
South East region
Funds are distributed to schools and locations hosting eligible specialist support staff, with some funds for the bulk purchase of restricted test materials.
Darling Downs South West region
Funds are distributed to schools and locations hosting eligible specialist support staff based on a weighting per specialist staff within a fixed available budget.
Some funds are held by the region to manage program outcomes.
North Coast region
Funds are distributed to schools based on specialist staff allocations. Some funds are held by the region to manage program outcomes.
Central Queensland region
Funds are distributed to schools according to the budget allocation (i.e. staffing numbers with an average weighting from the school grant index), within a fixed available budget.
Some funds are held by the region to manage program outcomes.
North Queensland region
Funds are distributed to schools and locations hosting eligible specialist support staff based on a weighting per specialist staff within a fixed available budget.
Some funds are held by the region to manage program outcomes.
Far North Queensland region
Funds are distributed to schools based on a weighting per specialist staff, adjusted by the school grant index, within a fixed available budget.
Payment details
Semester 1 | May | 50% of annual allocation |
Semester 2 | September/October | 50% of annual allocation |
Data requirements
Numbers of specialist support staff | Day 8 Staffing Models (Students with Disabilities Staffing Model and Whole School Support—Student Learning Resource Model), Students with Disabilities Data Collection Return | February, March |
School Grant Index | Centre Information System (CIS) | As required |
How to apply
Schools should contact their regional office to determine eligibility based on individual regional methodologies.
Contact
Central Queensland
Phone: (07) 4842 8300
Darling Downs and South West
Phone: (07) 4616 3771
Far North Queensland
Phone: (07) 4037 3822
Metropolitan North
Phone: (07) 3634 0500
Metropolitan South
Phone: (07) 3028 8052
North Coast
Phone: (07) 3203 9000
North Queensland
Phone: (07) 4758 3222
South East
Phone: (07) 5656 6688