1470. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to per capita grants provided by the Western Australian Government to non-government schools, and I ask: (a) for each non-government school, please list:
(i) how much total funding has been allocated for 2018; and
(ii) the per student funding rate for 2018?
Hon Sue Ellery replied:
(a) (i)–(ii)
[See tabled paper no 1743. - Hon Alison Xamon — QON No. 1470 — Per capita grants provided to non-government schools]
Funding is determined and calculated bi-annually according to the February and August censuses. The table of grants in the tabled paper represents the grants paid in Semester 1, 2018. A similar quantum of payments will be paid in Semester 2, 2018, subject to the movements in enrolments at a particular school. Per-student funding rates vary depending on the level of schooling and the funding category of a particular school. Special education loadings of 110%, 210% and 360% are provided for eligible students with disabilities on top of the base rates given below. A high-support needs grant is provided for students with very severe disabilities. Special education and high-support need grants are included in the grant totals reported in the tabled paper, according to the categories in the following table:
|
Funding Category |
Kindergarten (4 sessions)
2018 |
Primary (PP–Y6) 2018 $ |
Middle School (Y7–Y10)
2018 |
Upper Secondary (Y11–Y12)
2018 |
| A |
2 536 |
1 690 |
2 484 |
2 566 |
| B |
2 922 |
1 946 |
2 862 |
3 156 |
| C |
2 934 |
1 957 |
2 875 |
3 233 |
| D |
3 026 |
2 017 |
2 966 |
3 329 |
| E |
3 175 |
2 116 |
3 109 |
3 475 |
| F |
3 311 |
2 206 |
3 243 |
3 588 |
| G |
3 415 |
2 277 |
3 347 |
3 718 |
| GA |
5 088 |
3 393 |
4 987 |
5 534 |
| H |
4 987 |
5 534 |
||
| I |
6 769 |
4 514 |
6 635 |
7 312 |
| J | 0 |
9 810 |
14 421 |
15 888 |
|
HSN (High Support Needs) |
14 631 |
36 577 |
36 577 |
36 577 |
The funding categories can be generally described as follows:
A High-Fee Schools
B,C,D Mid to high-fee schools
E Mid-fee schools
F Low-fee schools
G Very low fee, predominantly rural schools
GA Very low fee, rural boarding schools, catering for Aboriginal students
H Curriculum and Re-Engagement Schools
I Remote, sole provider Aboriginal community schools
J Agricultural Schools
Six of the current State funding categories (A to G) are based on the original 12 Commonwealth Education Resources Index (ERI) funding categories. The ERI was a measure of revenue-raising ability. Additional high-needs categories also exist for students at non-mainstream non-government schools (GA to J).
Although the Commonwealth replaced the ERI with the socio-economic status and capacity to contribute models, reviews of the State’s funding methodology in 2002 and 2015 recommended that the existing ERI-based model be retained.
Retention of the model was supported by the non-government school sector in Western Australia.