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SCHOOL FUNDING AMENDMENT BILL 2001

1998-1999-2000-2001

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Presented and read a first time






School Funding Amendment Bill 2001



No. , 2001


(Mr Beazley)



A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to school funding



ISBN: 0642 644203

Contents

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to school funding

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the School Funding Amendment Act 2000

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule

The State Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000 is amended as set out in the applicable items in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

1 Section 4

After the definition of level of education, insert:

listed school means a non-government school listed in Part 5 of Schedule 4.

2 Subsection 28(2)

Omit the subsection, substitute:

(2) Subject to subsection (2A), the Minister may make a determination reducing an amount that is authorised to be paid to a State under any provision of this Act in a program year by an amount not more than the amount repayable.

(2A) The Minister may not make a determination reducing an amount calculated under section 53 in respect of a State unless the State has failed to comply with a requirement of Division 2 of this Part.

3 Section 53

Omit “not more than”, substitute “equal to”.

4 Subsection 56(2)

Omit subsection, substitute:

(2) Funding for general recurrent expenditure of non-government schools with SES funding levels is worked out on a school by school basis (whether or not the school is in an approved school system or not), unless the school is a listed school.

5 After section 56

Insert:

56A Application

This Subdivision does not apply to a listed school.

6 After subsection 64(2)

Insert:

(2A) All listed schools are to be funded as schools with year 2000 funding levels.

7 After section 64

Insert:

64A Authorising payments for listed schools

The Minister may make a determination authorising payment of financial assistance to a State for recurrent expenditure for a program year of an amount for each listed school not more than the amount worked out for the school by adding up:

(a) the amount worked out under section 67 for the school’s primary students (if any) for the program year; and

(b) the amount worked out under section 68 for the school’s secondary students (if any) for the program year; and

(c) the amount worked out under section 69 for the school’s primary distance education students (if any) for the program year; and

(d) the amount worked out under section 70 for the school’s secondary distance education students (if any) for the program year.

8 Section 107

At the end of the section add:

(3) A determination made under subsection (1) must not reduce, or provide for the reduction of, financial assistance payable to a particular State or States on the basis of the proportion of student enrolments in the government and non-government school sectors in that State or those States.

9 Subsection 119(1)

Omit the subsection, substitute:

(1) This Part has effect despite any other provision in this Act except to the extent mentioned in subsection (1A).

(1A) Sections 125 and 126 do not apply to a listed school.

10 Schedule 4

At the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 5—Listed schools

Note: See section 64A.

Listed schools
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Name of school	State	Address of school
Bethel Learning Centre	NSW	Fourth Avenue, Macquarie Fields NSW 2564
St Josephs School	NSW	161b Koloona Drive, Cambewarra NSW 2540
Frensham School	NSW	Range Road, Mittagong NSW 2575
Gib Gate School	NSW	Old Bowral Road, Mittagong NSW 2575
Trinity Grammar School	NSW	119 Prospect Road, Summer Hill NSW 2130
Tudor House	NSW	Illawarra Highway, Moss Vale NSW 2577
The King’s School	NSW	Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta NSW 2151

Listed schools
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Name of school	State	Address of school
The International Grammar School (Primary)	NSW	4-8 Kelly Street, Ultimo NSW 2007
Newington College	NSW	200 Stanmore Road, Stanmore NSW 2048
The French School of Sydney	NSW	88 Cooper Street, Maroubra NSW 2035
Pittwater House Grammar School	NSW	Westmoreland Avenue, Collaroy NSW 2097
St Andrew’s Cathedral School	NSW	Level 8, 474 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000
The Scots College	NSW	Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023
German School Johannes Gutenberg	NSW	74 Belmore Street, Ryde NSW 2112
SCEGGS Sydney Church of England Girls’ Grammar School	NSW	215 Forbes Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Kambala Church of England Girls’ School	NSW	794 New South Head Road, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Sydney Grammar Edgecliff Preparatory School	NSW	7 Alma Street, Paddington NSW 2021
Sydney Grammar School	NSW	College St, Sydney NSW 2010
Abbotsleigh	NSW	1666 Pacific Highway, Wahroonga NSW 2076
Ascham School Ltd	NSW	188 New South Head Road, Edgecliff NSW 2027

Listed schools
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Name of school	State	Address of school
Cranbrook School	NSW	Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill NSW 2023
Knox Grammar School	NSW	Pacific Highway, Wahroonga NSW 2076
Sydney Church of England Grammar School	NSW	Blue Street, North Sydney NSW 2060
Sydney Grammar School St Ives Preparatory	NSW	11-21 Ayers Road, St Ives NSW 2075
Ravenswood School for Girls	NSW	1B Cecil St, Gordon NSW 2072
Sydney Church of England Co-Educational Grammar School, Redlands	NSW	272 Military Road, Cremorne NSW 2090
Church of England Preparatory School Mosman Ltd	NSW	75 Shadforth Street, Mosman NSW 2088
The School of Total Education	QLD	2 Freestone Road, Warwick QLD 4370
Wilderness School	SA	30 Hawkers Road, Medindie SA 5081
Prince Alfred College	SA	Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town SA 5067
The Church of England Collegiate School of St Peter	SA	Hackney Road, St Peters SA 5069
Seymour College	SA	546 Portrush Road, Glen Osmond SA 5064
Scotch College	SA	Carruth Road, Torrens Park SA 5062

Listed schools
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Name of school	State	Address of school
Haileybury College	VIC	Springvale Road, Keysborough VIC 3173
Geelong College	VIC	Talbot Street, Newtown VIC 3220
Mentone Girls’ Grammar	VIC	11 Mentone Parade, Mentone VIC 3194
Mentone Grammar School	VIC	63 Venice Street, Mentone VIC 3194
Geelong Grammar School “Corio”	VIC	School Road, Corio VIC 3214
The Peninsula School	VIC	Wooralla Drive, Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Toorak College	VIC	Old Mornington Road, Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Woodleigh School (Junior Campus–Minimbah)	VIC	Minimbah Crt, South Frankston VIC 3199
Ivanhoe Grammar School	VIC	The Ridgeway, Ivanhoe VIC 3079
Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School	VIC	123 Marshall St, Ivanhoe VIC 3079
Presbyterian Ladies’ College	VIC	141 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125
Caulfield Grammar School	VIC	217 Glen Eira Road, East St Kilda VIC 3183
Eltham College	VIC	1660 Main Road, Research VIC 3095
St Leonard’s College	VIC	163 South Road, Brighton East VIC 3187
Wesley College	VIC	577 St Kilda Road, Prahran VIC 3181

Listed schools
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Name of school	State	Address of school
Melbourne Girls’ Grammar–An Anglican School	VIC	82 Anderson Street, South Yarra VIC 3141
Brighton Grammar School	VIC	90 Outer Crescent, Brighton VIC 3186
Melbourne Grammar School	VIC	Domain Road, South Yarra VIC 3141
Trinity Grammar School	VIC	60 Wellington Street, Kew VIC 3101
Carey Baptist Grammar School	VIC	349 Barkers Road, Kew VIC 3101
Firbank Grammar School	VIC	51 Outer Crescent, Brighton VIC 3186
Christ Church Grammar School	VIC	677 Punt Road, South Yarra VIC 3141
Geelong Grammar School “Glamorgan”	VIC	20 Wallace Avenue, Toorak VIC 3142
Lauriston Girls’ School	VIC	38 Huntingtower Road, Armadale VIC 3143
Scotch College	VIC	Morrison Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Melbourne Grammar School–Grimwade House	VIC	67 Balaclava Road, Caulfield VIC 3161
St Catherine’s School	VIC	17 Heyington Place, Toorak VIC 3142
The Japanese School in Perth	WA	157 Deanmore Road, Scarborough WA 6019

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