Victorian Current Acts

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 - SECT 2.7.1

The intent of this Part is to establish a transparent mechanism for State funding of non-Government schools for the purpose of meeting student needs.

Note

Non-Government schools are required to be registered under Part 4.3 and must meet the prescribed minimum standards for registration. One of the minimum standards for registration is that a school must be a not-for-profit school.

S. 2.7.2 inserted by No. 1/2015 s. 4.

    2.7.2     Government school recurrent funding

    (1)     For the purposes of this Part—

"Government school recurrent funding" means funding provided by the State out of money appropriated by Parliament that directly supports the teaching, learning and welfare of students attending Government schools.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), Government school recurrent funding includes—

        (a)     any funding specified in the regulations to be Government school recurrent funding for the purposes of this Part; and

        (b)     any funding specified by the Minister to be Government school recurrent funding for the purposes of this Part, after taking into account any advice of the School Policy and Funding Advisory Council.

    (3)     However, Government school recurrent funding does not include any of the following—

        (a)     funding for programs or initiatives provided to both Government and non-Government schools;

        (b)     early childhood development funding;

        (c)     higher education funding;

        (d)     funding provided to schools referred to in Schedule 10;

        (e)     payroll tax;

        (f)     capital property items (such as capital asset charges and depreciation);

        (g)     any funding from the Commonwealth passed on to Government schools by the State;

        (h)     any funding specified in the regulations not to be Government school recurrent funding for the purposes of this Part;

              (i)     any funding specified by the Minister not to be Government school recurrent funding for the purposes of this Part, after taking into account any advice of the School Policy and Funding Advisory Council.

Division 2—Funding for non‑Government schools

S. 2.7.3 inserted by No. 1/2015 s. 4.