Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                             1

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                              1

1............ Name of regulation.............................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

5............ Meanings of approved system arrangement and approved system authority          4

Division 2--Interpretation                                                                                         6

Subdivision A--Overseas students                                                                         6

6............ Overseas students............................................................................... 6

Subdivision B--Levels of education                                                                      6

7............ Levels of education that constitute primary education for schools other than special schools   6

8............ Levels of education that constitute secondary education for schools other than special schools               7

9............ Levels of education that constitute primary education and secondary education for special schools         8

Part 2--Grants of financial assistance to States and Territories              9

10.......... Conditions of financial assistance--implementing national policy initiatives relating to school education               9

11.......... Condition of financial assistance--recovering amounts.................... 10

12.......... Pro-rating of recurrent funding--schools that begin to provide education, or become entitled to financial assistance under Part 3 of the Act, in a year................................................................. 12

13.......... Pro-rating of recurrent funding--schools that cease to provide education, or cease to be entitled to financial assistance under Part 3 of the Act, in a year....................................................... 12

Part 3--Recurrent funding for participating schools                                    14

Division 1--Matters related to the funding formula                                  14

14.......... ARIA index value............................................................................. 14

15.......... Commonwealth share........................................................................ 14

16.......... Definitions of kinds of students........................................................ 15

17.......... Disability loading percentage............................................................ 16

18.......... Low socioeconomic status student loading....................................... 16

19.......... Low English proficiency loading...................................................... 17

Division 2--SES scores                                                                                              18

Subdivision A--Determining SES scores by legislative instrument            18

20.......... Determining SES scores by legislative instrument............................ 18

Subdivision B--Determining SES scores by administrative decision         18

21.......... Minister may request residential addresses of students..................... 18

22.......... Requirement to assign residential addresses...................................... 19

23.......... SES score--general.......................................................................... 19

24.......... SES score--schools whose approved authority has not complied with subsection 21(1)        20

Part 4--Capital funding, special circumstances funding and funding for non-government representative bodies                                                                                                                        21

25.......... Special circumstances funding.......................................................... 21

Part 5--Approved authorities and bodies                                                            23

Division 1--Basic requirements for authorities and bodies                   23

26.......... Not-for-profit requirement................................................................ 23

27.......... Financial viability requirement.......................................................... 24

28.......... Fit and proper person requirement.................................................... 24

Division 2--Ongoing policy and funding requirements for authorities and bodies         26

Subdivision A--Spending, or committing to spend, financial assistance   26

29.......... Approved authorities......................................................................... 26

30.......... Block grant authorities...................................................................... 27

31.......... Non-government representative bodies............................................. 28

Subdivision B--Monitoring compliance of authorities and bodies             29

32.......... Application of this Subdivision......................................................... 29

33.......... Minister may appoint authorised persons.......................................... 29

34.......... Certificate to be given to Secretary.................................................... 29

35.......... Requirement relating to financial assistance and financial operations--government schools    30

36.......... Requirement relating to financial assistance and financial operations--non-government schools            31

37.......... Requirement to keep records............................................................. 32

38.......... Requirement for authorities or bodies for non-government schools to prepare and audit financial statements         33

39.......... Requirements for access to records and premises............................. 34

40.......... Requirement to keep Minister informed............................................ 35

Division 3--Ongoing policy requirements for approved authorities 36

Subdivision A--Enhancing principal and teacher performance and professional development              36

41.......... Enhancing principal and teacher performance and professional development           36

Subdivision B--Implementing a curriculum                                                    36

42.......... Implementing a curriculum................................................................ 36

Subdivision C--National Assessment Program                                                37

43.......... Student assessments.......................................................................... 37

Subdivision D--School improvement planning                                                39

44.......... School improvement planning........................................................... 39

45.......... School improvement plans for approved authorities for participating schools other than approved system authorities.......................................................................................................... 41

Subdivision E--Information relating to a school's census                            41

46.......... Participating schools--providing information about a school's census 41

47.......... Participating government schools--information about the schools... 42

48.......... Participating government schools--information about students........ 42

49.......... Participating non-government school--information about the school 43

50.......... Participating non-government school--information about students.. 44

51.......... Non-participating schools--information about students................... 45

Subdivision F--Information for the purposes of a national program to collect data on schools and school education                                                                                                         46

52.......... Information for the purposes of a national program to collect data on schools and school education       46

53.......... Required information--performance measures................................. 47

54.......... Form of information--performance measures.................................. 49

55.......... Required information--general information...................................... 50

56.......... Required information--information about a school's students......... 51

57.......... Required information--secondary schools and combined schools... 52

58.......... Form of information--information required under sections 55 to 57 53

Subdivision G--Reports to persons responsible for students at a school   53

59.......... Student reports.................................................................................. 53

Subdivision H--Making information publicly available annually             54

60.......... Making information publicly available annually................................ 54

Subdivision I--Needs-based funding arrangements                                        55

61.......... Needs-based funding arrangements.................................................. 55

Division 4--Ongoing policy requirements for block grant authorities and non-government representative bodies                                                                        58

62.......... Information to the public about financial assistance.......................... 58

Part 6--Actions Minister may take for failure to comply with the Act or this regulation, and to require amounts to be repaid                                                                                      59

63.......... Limits on recovery of overpayments, recoverable payments and other unpaid amounts           59

64.......... Recovering capital funding when a school ceases to provide education 60

Part 7--Miscellaneous                                                                                                       62

65.......... Making records of, using or disclosing protected information.......... 62

66.......... Giving notice to persons of proposed decisions................................ 62

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