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

Small School Base (Reference 3)

A small school base is funding provided to:

• primary schools with fewer than 80.1 students
• secondary schools with fewer than 400 students.

For primary schools, the base amount reduces as enrolments rise. In multi-site primary schools, the base and taper are applied to each site individually.

For secondary schools, a flat base is provided up to 110 enrolments, after which it tapers as enrolments increase. For multi-campus colleges, the base and taper apply to each campus.

Eligibility

Schools with the following campus types are eligible for the Small School Base funding at a campus level:

• Primary
• Secondary
• Primary/Secondary combined
• Community
• Training Center

The following campuses do not receive this allocation.

Funding is calculated at the Indicative, Confirmed and Revised budget cycles. Funding is allocated through credit and cash funding.

Calculation

Small School Base (Primary where enrolment is less than 80.1) = Primary base + (Primary enrolment × Taper)

Small School Base (Secondary where enrolment is less than 400) = Secondary base + [(Secondary enrolment − 110) × Taper]

Example: A secondary campus with 300 enrolments would calculate their funding as: Secondary base + [(300 − 110) × Secondary taper]

Rates 2026