43Definitions—kinds of schools based on size

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#### 43 Definitions—kinds of schools based on size (1) The following table sets out definitions of kinds of schools based on size. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">Definitions of kinds of schools based on size</td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">Item</td><td style="width:116.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">Column 1A school is this kind of school for a year …</td><td style="width:180.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">Column 2if the school has this number of students at the school for the year …</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">1</td><td style="width:116.3pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">a very small school</td><td style="width:180.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">less than the school’s maximum lower limit.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">2</td><td style="width:116.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">a small school</td><td style="width:180.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">(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.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">3</td><td style="width:116.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">a medium‑sized school</td><td style="width:180.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">(a) more than the school’s maximum upper limit; and(b) less than the school’s zero lower limit.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">4</td><td style="width:116.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">a large school</td><td style="width:180.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top">more than or equal to the school’s zero lower limit.</td></tr></tbody></table> ``` > 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: ![Start formula open bracket The maximum lower limit for a primary school times The school's primary percentage for the year close bracket plus open bracket The maximum lower limit for a secondary school times The school's secondary percentage for the year close bracket end formula](image.027.png) > 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: ![Start formula open bracket The maximum upper limit for a primary school times The school's primary percentage for the year close bracket plus open bracket The maximum upper limit for a secondary school times The school's secondary percentage for the year close bracket end formula](image.028.png) (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: ![Start formula open bracket The zero lower limit for a primary school times The school's primary percentage for the year close bracket plus open bracket The zero lower limit for a secondary school times The school's secondary percentage for the year close bracket end formula](image.029.png)