Camps Payment (Reference 144)
School camps (domestic) overnight on call
This funding line funds schools to pay teachers and education support staff attending domestic overnight camps during term time for 8 hours on call at 50% from 11 pm to 7 am for each night on camp.
Employees who attend a school camp are regarded as being on call and available to perform duties during the overnight period between 11 pm to 7 am, thereby attracting 50% time-in-lieu for the 8-hour period (that is, 4 hours’ time in lieu).
Payment for this time-in-lieu is calculated at:
- 100% of a teacher’s hourly rate
- 150% of an education support class employees’ hourly rate.
Schools have full flexibility to determine their appropriate fund allocation across their individual school camp programs including longer camps for certain year levels and subject specialisations.
Despite schools having different camp arrangements across student cohorts, this funding is calculated based on an average 3-day camp (2 overnights) for students in year levels from Grade 2 to Grade 6, and secondary schools from every year level from Year 7 to Year 12.
All school and campus types are eligible. The following 2 schools are not funded: Parkville College and Victorian School of Languages. Small rural schools as defined by the eligibility of Rural School Size Adjustment Factor (Reference 4) get an additional Rural Loading.
Eligibility
Schools with the following school types are eligible for the on-call payment funding at a campus level:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Primary/Secondary combined
- Special Schools
- Language
- Camp
The allocations have the following specific elements:
- mainstream school specific per student rate + 40% loading if it is designated rural
- index specialist schools specific per student rate + 40% loading if it is designated rural
- camp schools specific per student rate + 40% loading if it is designated rural
- small schools have a funding floor to provide a minimum.
The funding is calculated to provide primary schools with funding to cover the overnight on-call payment for, on average, a 3-day camp for all students in all year levels from Grade 2 to Grade 6 and to secondary schools to cover the overnight on-call payments for, on average, a 3-day camp for all students in every year level from Year 7 to Year 12.
Calculation
All student enrolments from Grade 2 onwards are eligible to receive funding.
Formula
Funding for each school = Rate × Eligible enrolments. Small schools have a funding floor as defined below.
Eligible enrolments = All enrolments except Prep and Grade 1.
Rates
Mainstream/Language school rate: $51.90
Special School rate: $173
Camp Schools rate: $2,658.61
Special campus of mainstream schools funded at special school rate.
Funding floor for small school
Mainstream/Camp/Language: $525.84 total for 0 to 9.9 enrolments and $1,051.67 total for 10 to 19.9 enrolments.
Special: $1,752.79 total for 0 to 9.9 enrolments and $3,505.57 total for 10 to 19.9 enrolments.
Rural loading
Rural loading = 40%
Eligibility for rural loading is the same as defined for Rural School Size Adjustment Factor (Reference 4).
Other relevant information
Full and updated guidelines for time-in-lieu are available here:
Reviewed 31 December 2025