Science & Language Centres (SLC)

$1 billion is available, Australia-wide, under this element of BER to fund the building of science laboratories, language learning centres in secondary schools. It is expected that about 500 projects will be funded nationally across all sectors.

Project approval in this element is expected to be highly competitive and the assessment process for submissions will consider the school’s need (in terms of disadvantage and demonstrated need for the applied for facilities) and the school’s readiness and capacity to begin and complete construction within the 2009-2010 financial year. website.

Building the Educational Revolution guidelines are available from the Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)