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Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004
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Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004
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(1) The Minister must keep a list of non‑government schools for which financial assistance may be provided under this Act. (2) The list may be kept in any manner that the Minister determines, which may be wholly or partly by means of a computer or any other electronic or other device. (3) The list is to contain the following details for each school included in the list: (a) the name of the school; (b) whether or not the school is included in an approved school system; (c) if the school is included in an approved school system—the name of the system and the name of each approved authority of the system for the purposes of each relevant provision of this Act; (d) if the school is not included in an approved school system—the name of each approved authority of the school for the purposes of each relevant provision of this Act; (e) the address of each location at which the school provides education for which financial assistance may be provided under this Act; (f) a description of: (i) each level of education that is provided at the school and for which financial assistance may be provided under this Act; and (ii) if more than one location is listed under paragraph (e) for the school—each level of education that is provided at each of those locations and for which financial assistance may be provided under this Act; (g) whether or not the school is approved in accordance with the law of the State in which the school is located to provide distance education for a level of education at a location; (h) whether or not the school is a special school; (ha) whether or not the school is a special assistance school; (i) the funding level of the school; (j) if the school is neither a special school nor a special assistance school—the school’s SES score. (4) As soon as practicable after 1 July in each program year, the Minister must arrange for a notice to be published in the Gazette setting out: (a) the name of each school in the list; and (b) the funding level of each school. If Subdivision F of Division 2 of Part 6 is used to work out the funding for the school’s general recurrent expenditure for a particular level of education, the notice must also indicate that the school’s funding for that level of education is guaranteed under that Subdivision.