Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The following table sets out definitions of kinds of schools based on size.
Definitions of kinds of schools based on size | ||
Item | Column 1 A school is this kind of school for a year ... | Column 2 if the school has this number of students at the school for the year ... |
1 | a very small school | less than the school's maximum lower limit. |
2 | a small school | (a) more than or equal to the school's maximum lower limit; and (b) less than or equal to the school's maximum upper limit. |
3 | a medium - sized school | (a) more than the school's maximum upper limit; and (b) less than the school's zero lower limit. |
4 | a large school | more than or equal to the school's zero lower limit. |
Note: The maximum upper and lower limits are the numbers of students required for a school to be entitled to the maximum size loading. The zero lower limit is the number of students at or above which a school is not entitled to any size loading.
(2) A school's maximum lower limit is:
(a) for a primary school:
(i) 15; or
(ii) if the regulations prescribe another number as the maximum lower limit for a primary school--that number; and
(b) for a secondary school:
(i) 100; or
(ii) if the regulations prescribe another number as the maximum lower limit for a secondary school--that number; and
(c) for a combined school for a year--the amount worked out using the following formula:
Note: The primary percentage and secondary percentage are defined in section 45.
(3) A school's maximum upper limit is:
(a) for a primary school:
(i) 200; or
(ii) if the regulations prescribe another number as the maximum upper limit for a primary school--that number; and
(b) for a secondary school:
(i) 500; or
(ii) if the regulations prescribe another number as the maximum upper limit for a secondary school--that number; and
(c) for a combined school for a year--the amount worked out using the following formula:
(4) A school's zero lower limit is:
(a) for a primary school:
(i) 300; or
(ii) if the regulations prescribe another number as the zero lower limit for a primary school--that number; and
(b) for a secondary school:
(i) 700; or
(ii) if the regulations prescribe another number as the zero lower limit for a secondary school--that number; and
(c) for a combined school for a year--the amount worked out using the following formula:
