Australian Education Act 2013
38Socio‑educational disadvantage loading
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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.