House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies National Equity Program National Equity Program In reply to Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta National Equity Program In reply to Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (28 July 2017). (Estimates Committee A) The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Higher Education and Skills National Equity Program The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills): I have been advised of the following: The National Equity Program for schools is funded by the state government. Each year, government grants are allocated to eligible non-government organisations that provide education and related therapy services to children and students with a disability in South Australia. This program also supports a crisis support program which provides funding to government and non-government schools to support children and students during a period of unexpected need, often due to a complex health support requirement on return to school after hospitalisation. Funding was also provided to Flinders University to fund the Autism professional learning project ($211,164). The Ministerial Advisory Committee: Children and Students with Disability administers the following grants on my behalf. For the 2016-17 financial year the following organisations received grants: 16-17 Purpose Autism Association of SA $2,162,290 Early Years Intervention & School Support program Cora Barclay Centre $175,835 Early Years Intervention & School Support program Down Syndrome of SA Inc. $95,566 Early Years Intervention & School Support program Guide Dogs Association of SA and NT $143,284 Early Years Intervention & School Support program Inclusive Directions $419,622 Early Years Intervention program Novita Children's Services $1,155,249 Early Years Intervention & School Support program Pt Augusta City Council (Miriam High Special Needs Centre) $70,000 Early Years Intervention program Townsend House Inc. $268,361 Early Years Intervention & School Support program Various government and non-government schools $33,451 Crisis Support program