Indigenous Education (Supplementary Assistance) Act 1989
10BFunding of government educational institutions
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10B Funding of government educational institutions
(1) The Minister may authorise a payment for a funding year to an education provider if: (a) the education provider is a State or Territory; and (b) there are Indigenous students enrolled for the year at government educational institutions in the State or Territory. (2) The amount of the payment that may be authorised under this section is the sum of the per capita amounts worked out under subsections (3) and (4) for the education sectors in which the State or Territory provides education. (3) The per capita amount for an education sector (other than a preschool sector) is worked out using the formula:
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where:
IS means the number of Indigenous students in the education sector who are enrolled at government educational institutions in the State or Territory for the funding year.
per capita amount means the amount specified for the education sector in column 2 of the per capita funding table.
(4) The per capita amount for a preschool sector is worked out using the formula:
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where:
IS means the number of Indigenous students:
(a) enrolled at government preschools in the State or Territory; and
(b) in respect of whom recurrent funds are made available by the government of the State or Territory;
for the funding year.
per capita amount means the amount specified in column 2 of the per capita funding table for a remote preschool or a non‑remote preschool (as the case requires).