8. Acquitting the Schools Mental Health Fund
Acquitting the Fund
Schools are supported to acquit Fund spending with project codes for school-level credit transactions (salaries and wage for existing and new staff) and cash expenditure in either CASES21 or EduPay, as outlined below.
Transaction: Cash
Where to acquit: CASES21
Code(s): Program code 520 Student Welfare, Subprogram code 5230 Mental Health Fund
Transaction: Credit
Where to acquit: eduPay
Code(s): Project code 25005 Schools Mental Health Fund
Refer to the Schools Mental Health Fund: instructions for reporting expenditure for a step-by-step guide and further details on acquitting credit and cash Fund expenditure.
Professional learning on reporting and acquitting the Fund is also available. Refer to the Resources tab for more information.
Credit Carryover Policy
Schools must spend and acquit their Fund allocation during the calendar year the funding was received. The department’s Credit Carryover Policy applies to any unspent credit component of the Fund at the end of each calendar year.
For more information on the Credit Carryover Policy, refer to: Student Resource Package – Managing the Budget: Credit Carryover Policy.
Credit and cash transfers
School allocation of credit and cash is set automatically by the SRP.
For detailed information on how to perform these transfers refer to Credit and Cash on the Student Resource Package PAL page.
Reviewed 01 October 2025