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AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ACT 2013 - SECT 38

Socio - educational disadvantage loading

  (1)   A school's socio - educational disadvantage loading for a year is the amount worked out using the following formula:

    Start formula The school's quartile 1 amount for the year plus The school's quartile 2 amount for the year end formula

Note:   This amount may be rounded up or down (see section   56).

A school's quartile 1 amount

  (2)   A school's quartile 1 amount for a year is the amount worked out using the following formula:

    Start formula The school's quartile 1 percentage for the year times The SRS funding amount for the year for a student at the school times The number of students at the school for the year who are in quartile 1 end formula

  (3)   A school's quartile 1 percentage for a year is the lower of 50%, and the amount worked out using the following formula (expressed as a percentage):

    Start formula start fraction 3 over 20 end fraction plus open bracket start fraction The number of students at the school for the year who are in quartile 1 over The number of students at the school for the year end fraction times start fraction 7 over 15 end fraction close bracket end formula

Note:   For the number of students at a school for a year, see section   16.

  (4)   The number of students at a school for a year who are in quartile 1 is the number prescribed by the regulations.

A school's quartile 2 amount

  (5)   A school's quartile 2 amount for a year is the amount worked out using the following formula:

    Start formula The school's quartile 2 percentage for the year times The SRS funding amount for the year for a student at the school times The number of students at the school for the year who are in quartile 2 end formula

  (6)   A school's quartile 2 percentage for a year is the lower of 37.5%, and the amount worked out using the following formula (expressed as a percentage):

    Start formula start fraction 3 over 40 end fraction plus open bracket start fraction The number of students at the school for the year who are in quartile 2 over The number of students at the school for the year end fraction times start fraction 2 over 5 end fraction close bracket end formula

  (7)   The number of students at a school for a year who are in quartile 2 is the number prescribed by the regulations.



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