Australian Education Regulation 2013
17Disability loading—disability loading percentages
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17 Disability loading—disability loading percentages
(1) For the purposes of subsection 36(5) of the Act, this section prescribes disability loading percentages. Supplementary disability loading percentage (2) The supplementary disability loading percentage is: (a) for a primary school—42%; and (b) for a secondary school—33%; and (c) for a combined school—the percentage worked out using the following formula: Start formula start fraction Primary student supplementary adjustment number plus Secondary student supplementary adjustment number over Total number of students at the school classified as needing a supplementary level of adjustment times The SRS funding amount for the year for a student at the school end fraction end formula Substantial disability loading percentage (3) The substantial disability loading percentage is: (a) for a primary school—146%; and (b) for a secondary school—116%; and (c) for a combined school—the percentage worked out using the following formula: Start formula start fraction Primary student substantial adjustment number plus Secondary student substantial adjustment number over Total number of students at the school classified as needing a substantial level of adjustment times The SRS funding amount for the year for a student at the school end fraction end formula Extensive disability loading percentage (4) The extensive disability loading percentage is: (a) for a primary school—312%; and (b) for a secondary school—248%; and (c) for a combined school—the percentage worked out using the following formula: Start formula start fraction Primary student extensive adjustment number plus Secondary student extensive adjustment number over Total number of students at the school classified as needing an extensive level of adjustment times The SRS funding amount for the year for a student at the school end fraction end formula
Note: The SRS funding amount for a year for a student at a combined school is worked out in accordance with section 34 of the Act.
(5) The primary student extensive adjustment number is the amount worked out using the following formula: Start formula Number of primary students at the school classified as needing an extensive level of adjustment times 312% times The SRS funding amount for the year for a primary student end formula (6) The primary student substantial adjustment number is the amount worked out using the following formula: Start formula Number of primary students at the school classified as needing a substantial level of adjustment times 146% times The SRS funding amount for the year for a primary student end formula (7) The primary student supplementary adjustment number is the amount worked out using the following formula: Start formula Number of primary students at the school classified as needing a supplementary level of adjustment times 42% times The SRS funding amount for the year for a primary student end formula (8) The secondary student extensive adjustment number is the number worked out using the following formula: (9) The secondary student substantial adjustment number is the number worked out using the following formula: (10) The secondary student supplementary adjustment number is the number worked out using the following formula: