Funding
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING
To apply for funding for Teaching and Learning Programs please CLICK HERE to access application forms.
Sources of Funding
On average, Australian governments (State and Commonwealth) spend around $10,756 a year per SA government school student compared to $5,786 per SA non-government school student. That means it costs taxpayers less to educate an SA student in an Independent school than to educate an SA student in a Government school.
Independent school parents are a major source of funding for Independent schools. Parents (and the wider school community) contribute, on average, approximately 50% of their SA Independent school's operating income. In some schools this contribution is substantially higher.
In Government schools, State Governments are the major source of funding, with approximately 94% of SA State Government funding for school education allocated to South Australian Government schools.
Australian Government Funding
Australian Government funded programs are administered by the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia (AISSA) and the SA Independent Schools Targeted Programs Authority Inc (SAISTPA).
Programs include:
- National Partnerships
- The Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP)
- The National School Drug Education Strategy (NSDES)
- Values, Civics and Citizenship
- Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program
- Engish as a Second Language - New Arrivals Program
- Country Areas Program
- Languages
- Vocational Education
- National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools.
Detailed information regarding the above programs can be found in the Teaching & Learning Area.