204Amount of grant

204 Amount of grant

(1)  In this section –

eligible enrolment means an enrolment at a registered school of a child, or other person, that is a member of a class of children, or persons, specified in the Ministerial instructions for the purposes of this section.

(2)  The amount of a grant made to a registered school under section 203 is to be –

(a) based on the number of full-time eligible enrolments and full-time equivalent eligible enrolments at the school according to any factors or circumstances the Minister determines; and

(b) based on the needs of the school as determined by the Minister after considering –

(i) any other current State and Commonwealth funding arrangements and agreements in relation to the school; and

(ii) any other factors or circumstances the Minister considers relevant.

(3)  Despite subsection (2) , if a method of determining the amount of a grant made under section 203 is prescribed by the regulations, the Minister is to determine the amount of the grant in accordance with that method.