Size Adjustment Supplementation (Reference 6)
The Size Adjustment Supplementation applies to all specialist schools where the number of school aged enrolments is less than the enrolment threshold.
Eligibility
The following campus types receive the Size Adjustment Supplementation funding at a school level:
- Day special
- Special developmental
- Disability
- Special (excluding Aurora School)
- Furlong Park School for Deaf Children
The special development campuses of mainstream schools are eligible for Size Adjustment Supplementation. Autism schools are not eligible for this allocation.
Funding is calculated at the Indicative and Confirmed budget cycles. Funding is allocated through credit and cash funding.
Calculation
Where total enrolments at the school are less than 45 (enrolment threshold): Size Adjustment Supplementation = [45(enrolment threshold) − Core Index Enrolment] × Rate
Example: A school with 35 enrolments would calculate their Size Adjustment Supplementation funding as:
[45(enrolment threshold) − Core Index enrolment (35)] × Rate
The maximum amount funded is limited to cap listed below.
Rates 2026
- Per student rate:
- Credit: $6,338
- Cash: $361
- Enrolment threshold: 45
- Maximum funded:
- Credit: $142,880
- Cash: $9,201
Reviewed 31 December 2025