Funding for new classrooms at integrated schools

Funding is sometimes available to integrated school proprietors to help with the cost of building a new classroom. This funding is known as Policy 2 funding, and it may be available if the school meets certain criteria.

The proprietor is responsible for providing classrooms and facilities at the school. They can apply to us to:

• establish a school and apply for it to be integrated 
• increase the capacity of the school by applying for a maximum roll increase.

There are two kinds of Policy 2 funding.

Classroom assistance

Proprietors can apply for classroom assistance funding when filling out a maximum roll increase application. This is for 1 or 2 classrooms.

Assessment criteria for classroom-only applications

The application needs to define the local school network and must show that: 

• current demand for enrolment in that network is over 85% of its capacity
• projected demand will go beyond the network’s current capacity within 10 years.

Whole of school funding

This is when proprietors are applying to build a new school. We seek funding from the Government through the annual budget process, and allocate funding to schools based on the amount we get.

Assessment criteria for a new school

An application for Policy 2 funding to establish an entire new school must show that a new state school is likely to be needed within 10 years if the integrated school isn't built.

The application must also meet the criteria for a classroom application.

We provide 85% of the funding provided for classrooms in state non-integrated schools. This is regardless of whether the proprietor is building a new school or expanding an existing school. We review the standard classroom budget regularly.