STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 2000

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STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) ACT 2000 - SECT 59

Primary student amount

General rule

(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 57(2)(a) and 58(3)(a), work out the amount for the school's primary students using the following method statement.

Method statement

Step 1. Subtract the school's year 2000 primary amount from the school's SES primary amount.

Note: If the school does not have a year 2000 primary amount, go to subsection (5).

Step 2. If the result of step 1 is a positive amount, work out the amount equal to the program year percentage of the result.

Note: If the result of step 1 is a negative amount, or zero, go to subsection (4).

Step 3 . Add up:

(a) the proportional change in AGSRC for primary education worked out under subsection (2); and (b) 1.

Step 4. Multiply the result of step 2 by the result of step 3, and round the product to the next higher dollar if it is not already a whole number of dollars. Step 5. Add the result of step 4 to the school's adjusted year 2000 primary amount for the program year. Step 6. Multiply the result of step 5 by the number of primary students for the school for the program year.

(2) Work out the proportional change in AGSRC for primary education (which may be negative) using the formula:

The result is to be rounded, if necessary, to 4 decimal places (rounding up if the fifth decimal place is 5 or more).

(3) For the purposes of calculating an amount for a school for the 2001 program year, work out the proportional change in AGSRC for primary education as if the AGSRC for primary education for the immediately preceding program year were $5,056. (4) If the result of step 1 of the method statement in subsection (1) is a negative amount, or zero, work out the amount for the school's primary students using the formula:

Exceptions to general rule

(5) For the purposes of paragraphs 57(2)(a) and 58(3)(a), work out the amount for the school's primary students using the formula:

if any of the following circumstances apply to the school:

(a): the school is covered by a new school proposal approved under this Act;
(b): the Minister varies the list of non-government schools in relation to the school to include a level of primary education for the school and no level of primary education was included in the list for the school immediately before the variation;
(c): the Minister varies the list of non-government schools under section 38 to include a funding level of the school that is lower than the school's funding level immediately before the variation;
(d): the school is a non-systemic school and was covered by an application for a new school proposal (within the meaning of the former Act):

(i): that was made after 11 May 1999 under that Act; and
(ii): in relation to which the Minister varied the list (within the meaning of that Act) with effect from a day in the 1999 or 2000 program year (within the meaning of that Act);

(e): the school ceased to be a member of an approved Catholic school system with effect on or after 1 January 2001.

(6) Subsection (5) has effect despite subsections (1) and (4). (7) In this Act:

"adjusted SES primary amount", for a school for a program year, means:

(a): the amount in the table in Part 1 of Schedule 4 for the program year and the school's SES funding level; or
(b): if the school is a special school—the amount in the table in Part 1 of Schedule 4 for the program year and the SES funding level of 70.0% of AGSRC.

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