The School Resource Package (SRP) consists of elements which
reflect the responsibilities that have been devolved to schools.
Each element
represents a discrete funding pool from which schools are allocated funds as
determined by the relevant allocative mechanism.
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Element
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Purpose
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General Support Grant (GSG)
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The General Support Grant element is the major component
of the SRP. While other elements of the SRP relate to specific school
responsibilities, such as Maintenance or Special Education, the GSG
represents an aggregation of funding that is not tagged with specific
responsibilities but instead is used at the discretion of the school.
Historically, it is a funding pool which comprises previously discrete,
centrally managed funding items, including professional development,
materials, camp allowances, medical supplies, etc. These discrete elements
are no longer identifiable within this global funding pool.
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Maintenance & Minor Works
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For maintenance and minor works for school
buildings and equipment for items costing less than $20,000. The new
allocation formula has six structural elements:
A "Routing Maintenance" element, which is based on
the school's share of the total enrolment in all schools and on the
school’s share of the total floor area of all schools.
A "Remedial Maintenance" element, which is based on
the school's share of the total value of all the Asset Maintenance
Program System plans for schools (AMPS).
A "Locational" element for those schools that are
deemed to be likely to experience a maintenance cost disadvantage, based
on the school’s location.
A "Property Protection" element, which is based on
the continuation of the existing Property Protection Scheme.
A "Small School Top Up" which is designed to
provide a viable maintenance allocation for a few small special schools;
and
A "Residence" allocation that maintains existing
levels of support for school residences.
In addition to these six structural elements the
allocations for 2006 have been determined in a manner that protects
individual schools from experiencing a significant funding reduction by
applying a safety net with the provision of transitional funding. It is
also important to note that with effect from the 2006 the annual
allocation available for maintenance for schools has been increased by
$350,000.
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Energy and Water
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Recognises schools’ responsibility to manage Hydro
and other energy usage, as well as any municipal water charges.
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State Sickness Relief
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Allocates funds in recognition of schools’ responsibility
to fund relief teachers.
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Student Assistance Scheme
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Provides funding on the basis of the number of students
approved under the Student Assistance Scheme (STAS).
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Discretionary Levy Compensation
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Provides funding on the basis of the number of students approved under
the Student Assistance Scheme (STAS).
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Literacy
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Commonwealth funding provided through the SRP to assist
schools in implementing strategies aimed at improving literacy outcomes
in schools with a high proportion of socio-economically disadvantaged
students.
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Country Areas Program
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Commonwealth funding provided through the SRP to assist
schools in improving the educational participation and the social and
cultural development of young people disadvantaged by restricted access
to social, cultural and educational activities and services due to their
geographic isolation.
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Kindergarten Aides
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Recognises the additional teacher aide cost associated
with Kindergarten classes.
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Bass Strait Travel
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Provides additional funding to assist Bass Strait island
schools with the cost of excursions to the Tasmanian mainland.
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Contract Cleaning
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Provides allocations to those Senior Secondary Colleges
that have cleaning contracts with private sector operators.
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Special Education
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Provides funds to school clusters to support the
educational needs of students with a disability within that cluster.
Funds are allocated separately to special schools. Allocations are
determined on the basis of agreed funding formulas and are approved by
the Senior Executive Group, School Education Division. Includes funding
for Students on the Register of Students with Severe Disabilities and other students with disabilities.
Identified funding also supports the provision of transport, minor works
and ICT, for students with disabilities.
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Other
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Allocations are based on a specific school circumstance:
for example, a country school which has a water reticulation system
requiring direct support.
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