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Student Resource Package – Core Student Learning Allocation Funding (Student-Based Funding)

Approved Early Education Program (Reference 7)

A defined group of specialist schools maintain early education programs for pre-school aged children with a disability between the ages of 2 years and 8 months and 4 years and 8 months. Funding is allocated at a school level.

Allocations to these schools are based on a resource agreement.

Calculation

Approved Early Education funding is calculated as:

Agreed FTE at school level × Resource agreement rate

Note: Furlong Park School for Deaf Children is the exception.

Funding is calculated at the Indicative budget cycle. Funding is allocated through credit and cash funding.

Rates 2023

Resource agreement rate = $29,021 and Furlong Park School for Deaf Children rate: $35,478

Reference 7 of the SRP Guide, setting out funding allocation to approved early education programs

Reviewed 03 April 2023

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