House of Assembly: Thursday, September 09, 2021

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Grant Programs

In reply to Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (29 July 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): In response to Questions 14 and 15 I have been advised of the following:

Department for Education

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21, as well as estimated expenditure across the forward estimates for the Department for Education – Administered Items:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual result $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
Art entities Grants provided to Carclew and Patch Theatre to support operation of these organisations in delivering youth arts activities and grant programs. 2 680 2 743 2 806 2 874 2 942
Multicultural grants Grants provided in support of ethnic and community language schools to deliver language and cultural programs as well as SACE subjects to South Australian school-aged students. 2 048 2 237 2 201 2 256 2 313
Minister's Discretionary Grant A grant program to assist organisations where the activities and objectives of those organisations are consistent with the responsibilities of the Minister's portfolio. Beneficiaries of the grant program from 2021-22 are subject to approval and can be provided at the end of each financial year. 2 780 2 885 2 957 3 031 3 107


The following table details the commitment of grants in 2020-21:

Grant program/ fund name Beneficiary Purpose Value $
Art entities Carclew Youth Arts Centre Inc Grant funding to support their operation in delivering youth arts activities and grant programs. 2 400 000
Patch Theatre Company As above 280 000
Multicultural grants ACHOLI OWINYKIBUL & OPARI CLUB Grant funding to support ethnic and community language schools to deliver language and cultural programs to South Australian school-aged students outside school hours. 4 012
Multicultural grants ADEL BANGLADESHI CULTURAL CLUB As above 6 862
Multicultural grants ADEL JAPANESE COMM SCHOOL As above 29 646
Multicultural grants ADELAIDE MARATHI MANDAL INC As above 4 604
Multicultural grants ADELAIDE NEPALESE SOC AUS INC As above 9 882
Multicultural grants ADELAIDE PROGRESSIVE JEWISH As above 5 048
Multicultural grants ADELAIDE RUSSIAN ETHNIC SCHL As above 4 163
Multicultural grants ADELAIDE TAMIL ASSOC INC As above 12 627
Multicultural grants Afghan Ethnic School As above 3 716
Multicultural grants AFGHAN UNITED ASSOC OF SA INC As above 46 940
Multicultural grants AFGHAN WOMEN'S FED OF SA INC As above 7 320
Multicultural grants AFRICAN MUSLIM INFORMATION As above 29 646
Multicultural grants AL SALAM ARABIC SCHOOL INC As above 23 424
Multicultural grants ALHUDA CLUB INCORPORATED As above 24 339
Multicultural grants ALLIANCE FRANCAISE D'ADELAIDE As above 20 862
Multicultural grants ASSOC OF UKRAINIANS IN SA INC As above 12 261
Multicultural grants AUSTRALIAN UNITARIAN DRUZE As above 15 189
Multicultural grants BANGLADESH AUSTRALIA SOCIETY As above 4 604
Multicultural grants BANGLADESH CLUB AUSTRALIA INC As above 4 308
Multicultural grants BANGLADESH PUJA & CULT SCY SA As above 3 790
Multicultural grants BOSNIAKS' ASSOCIATION OF SA As above 7 869
Multicultural grants BRAZILIAN ETHNIC SCHL OF SA As above 4 308
Multicultural grants BURUNDI INTAMBA GASIMBO ASSOC As above 22 967
Multicultural grants CEYLON TAMIL ASSOCIATION OF As above 6 232
Multicultural grants CHIN COMMUNITY OF SOUTH As above 14 640
Multicultural grants CHINESE ASSOC OF SA INC - As above 12 353
Multicultural grants CHINESE SCHOOL OF SA INC As above 33 672
Multicultural grants CHINESE WELFARE SERVICES OF SA As above 15 738
Multicultural grants CROATIAN SPORTS CENTRE SA INC As above 3 420
Multicultural grants DINKA BOR ETHNIC SCHL OF SA As above 6 588
Multicultural grants Don Quixote School of Language (Registered as Spanish Club SA) As above 2 680
Multicultural grants EGYPTIAN COPTIC SCHOOL As above 19 215
Multicultural grants ERITREAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY As above 4 900
Multicultural grants FILIPINO ETHNIC SCHL SA (SAL) As above 2 532
Multicultural grants FREE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH As above 3 864
Multicultural grants GABRIELA MISTRAL SPANISH SCHL As above 5 344
Multicultural grants GREEK ORTH COMM OF BERRI SA As above 3 124
Multicultural grants GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE As above 8 235
Multicultural grants GREEK ORTHODOX COM & PARISH OF As above 29 372
Multicultural grants GREEK ORTHODOX COMM OF THE As above 25 071
Multicultural grants GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY As above 54 534
Multicultural grants GREEK ORTHODOX PARISH—COMM As above 10 065
Multicultural grants GRK ORTHODOX COM&PARISH/ST.GEO As above 27 176
Multicultural grants GURU NANAK SOCY OF AUST As above 13 542
Multicultural grants HUNGARIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADL As above 2 828
Multicultural grants IGBO CULTURAL SCHOOL OF SA As above 4 752
Multicultural grants IMAM ALI MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC As above 51 698
Multicultural grants ISLAMIC INFORMATION CTR OF SA As above 53 528
Multicultural grants ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF SA As above 36 875
Multicultural grants LAC-VIET VIETNAMESE SCHOOL As above 3 042
Multicultural grants Lac-Viet Vietnamese School Inc As above 3 042
Multicultural grants LATVIAN SCHOOL OF ADELAIDE INC As above 5 788
Multicultural grants LET'S TALK TOGETHER ASSOC INC As above 34 679
Multicultural grants MUTHAMIL PALLI-SOUTH As above 10 980
Multicultural grants MYANMAR ETHNIC SCHOOL OF SA As above 3 420
Multicultural grants NEPALI PATHSALA As above 5 788
Multicultural grants New Era Persian Language and Culture School Inc As above 10 614
Multicultural grants OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION As above 78 599
Multicultural grants Parish of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek School (with ESASA as auspice) As above 4 160
Multicultural grants POLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO As above 4 900
Multicultural grants POLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL ADAM MICKIEWICZ As above 4 160
Multicultural grants PORTUGUESE ETHNIC SCHOOL As above 2 532
Multicultural grants ROMANIAN COMMUNITY OF SA INC As above 3 272
Multicultural grants RUSSIAN MOLOKAN SCHOOL INC As above 11 895
Multicultural grants SA BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY As above 11 712
Multicultural grants SARBAT KHALSA PUNJABI SCHOOL As above 20 496
Multicultural grants SCHOOL FOR THE GERMAN LANGUAGE As above 25 986
Multicultural grants SCHOOL OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE INC As above 5 640
Multicultural grants SCHOOL OF ST NICHOLAS PARISH As above 6 232
Multicultural grants SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH&SCHOOL As above 12 627
Multicultural grants SIKH SERVICES AUSTRALIA As above 8 784
Multicultural grants SIKH SOCIETY OF SA INC As above 7 320
Multicultural grants SINHALA BUDDHIST SCHOOL As above 40 077
Multicultural grants SLAVIC BAPTIST CHURCH SA As above 2 976
Multicultural grants Somali Ethnic School of SA Inc As above 11 529
Multicultural grants St Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Parish School of Salisbury Inc (with ESASA as auspice) As above 4 456
Multicultural grants ST MARY'S VIETNAMESE SCHOOL As above 1 414
Multicultural grants SUKULU NA BARI As above 4 752
Multicultural grants TELUGU ASSOCIATION OF SA INC As above 8 052
Multicultural grants The Arabic Language School As above 22 692
Multicultural grants THE BANTU ETHNIC COMM OF SA As above 28 457
Multicultural grants THE BULGARIAN EDU & FRIENDLY As above 4 900
Multicultural grants THE CROATIAN CLUB ADEL INC As above 7 137
Multicultural grants THE ERITREAN ISLAMIC SOCY IN As above 5 640
Multicultural grants THE ISLAMIC OUTREACH ASSOCIAT As above 10 980
Multicultural grants THE JIVAN SHILP SCHOOL OF As above 11 895
Multicultural grants THE KENYAN SWAHILI SCHOOL OF As above 4 777
Multicultural grants THE KOREAN PURE PRESBYTERIAN As above 13 908
Multicultural grants THE SCHOOL OF BHUTANESE As above 29 463
Multicultural grants THE SUDANESE CULTURAL AND As above 7 503
Multicultural grants THE UNITED VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST As above 10 706
Multicultural grants THE VIETNAMESE CATHOLIC As above 121 266
Multicultural grants Uighur Language School As above 17 202
Multicultural grants VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN AUST As above 67 710
Multicultural grants VISHVA HINDU PARISHAD OF As above 4 900
Multicultural grants XINGGUANG CHINESE SCHOOL INC As above 5 188
Multicultural grants Adelaide Japanese Community School Inc Grants funding to support ethnic and community language schools to deliver SACE programs. 1 650
Multicultural grants ADELAIDE RUSSIAN ETHNIC SCHL As above 3 050
Multicultural grants Al Salam Academy of Adelaide (registered as Islamic Society SA) As above 3 375
Multicultural grants AL SALAM ARABIC SCHOOL INC As above 7 850
Multicultural grants Alliance Française d'Adelaïde Inc As above 1 700
Multicultural grants ASSOC OF UKRAINIANS IN SA INC As above 2 250
Multicultural grants AUSTRALIAN UNITARIAN DRUZE As above 3 350
Multicultural grants BRAZILIAN ETHNIC SCHL OF SA As above 1 700
Multicultural grants BURUNDI INTAMBA GASIMBO ASSOC As above 2 200
Multicultural grants Greek Orthodox Community & Parish of Norwood & Eastern Suburbs Inc As above 8 125
Multicultural grants Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia Incorporated As above 3 350
Multicultural grants Greek Orthodox Community of The Nativity of Christ Port Adelaide and Environs As above 4 750
Multicultural grants HUNGARIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADL As above 2 250
Multicultural grants LET'S TALK TOGETHER ASSOC INC As above 8 950
Multicultural grants Romanian Ethnic School As above 850
Multicultural grants SCHOOL FOR THE GERMAN LANGUAGE As above 7 550
Multicultural grants SCHOOL OF ST NICHOLAS PARISH As above 3 050
Multicultural grants SINHALA BUDDHIST SCHOOL As above 3 400
Multicultural grants Somali Ethnic School of SA Inc As above 11 550
Multicultural grants ST MARY'S VIETNAMESE SCHOOL As above 6 700
Multicultural grants The Arabic Language School As above 11 050
Multicultural grants THE BANTU ETHNIC COMM OF SA As above 12 900
Multicultural grants The Vietnamese Catholic Community in SA Inc As above 22 700
Multicultural grants Timbuktu Arabic School (Registered as African Muslim Info) As above 1 100
Multicultural grants ETHNIC SCHOOLS ASSOC OF SA INC Grant funding to support the operations of the Ethnic Schools Association of SA 412 480
Multicultural grants Australia Day Council Grant funding provided for the Award for Excellence in languages and cultures on 2021 Australia Day. 6 304
Minister's Discretionary Grant Grants funding to assist organisations where the activities and objectives of recipient organisations are consistent with the responsibilities of the Minister's portfolio.
Minister's Discretionary Grant CEASA Inc Grant funding for the Council of Education Associations of SA—CEASA (Educators SA) to enable the 2020 Minister's Art Education Awards to include a new category for non-government schools. 10 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant Country Arts SA Grant funding to meet operating expenses of the Hopgood Theatre. 50 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant Patch Theatre Company Grant funding to support the Patch Theatre Company's discounted ticket program for disadvantaged students. 20 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant PELVIC PAIN FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA LTD Grant funding in support of the continued delivery of the PEPP Talk Program (Periods, Pain and Endometriosis). 76 450
Minister's Discretionary Grant ENCOUNTER YOUTH INCORPORATED Grant funding in support of Encounter Youth Incorporated to deliver alcohol and drug education to SA secondary schools. 20 978
Minister's Discretionary Grant ADELAIDE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM Grant funding in support of the development of a new program for the Year 10 Australian Curriculum at the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Steiner Education Centre Inc. 40 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant REVISE SCHEME Grant funding to assist cover travel costs of volunteer teachers to stations in SA. This helped volunteers to continue to support the education of children in remote and regional areas. 3 075
Minister's Discretionary Grant Association of Independent Schools SA Grant funding to support a Parents initiatives in Education grants program to Independent non-government schools and to be administered by AISSA. 25 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant SPELD SA INC Operational grant in support of students in the education sector with specific learning difficulties. 141 834
Minister's Discretionary Grant AUSTN CHILDREN'S TV FOUNDATION Grant funding to support teachers through outreach to schools, news updates and to provide professional learning delivering education through the use of media and television for Australian Children. 25 881
Minister's Discretionary Grant DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES Grant funding to support the Second Chances SA Family Care Program which aims to respond to the unique needs of children and families with an incarcerated parent/s. 57 500
Minister's Discretionary Grant THE SMITH FAMILY Grant funding to support the 'Lets Read & let's Count' Program, which delivered early years literacy and numeracy across the state. 120 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant TEA TREE GULLY TOY LIBRARY Grant funding in support of operational expenses of the Tea Tree Gully Toy Library. 25 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL Grant funding to support the parent and family contribution in the Catholic Education sector, such as advocacy, parent representation and support. 30 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant POWER COMMUNITY LTD Grant funding to support the Power to End Violence against Women Program. 76 875
Minister's Discretionary Grant INNOVATION FIRST INTERNATIONAL Grant funding in support of the VEX Robotics National Competition in SA. The competition is an educational robotics competition that provides educators and students application in STEM fields. 15 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE TRUST Grant funding to assist with the delivery of the centrED Teaching and Learning Program that link to curriculum. 52 275
Minister's Discretionary Grant COUNTRY ARTS SA Grant funding to support the operating expenses of the Hopgood Theatre. 50 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant 2020-21 SAASTA FUNDING Grant funding to support the SA Aboriginal Football Academy, a sports based education program, for students in years 10, 11 & 12. 50 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Funding to support the Parents In Education (PIE) funding in government schools. 83 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS SA Grant funding to support the Allied health Specialist Support Services Program to make it available to all independent schools with a focus on rural schools or low SES regions. 153 750
Minister's Discretionary Grant CHILDRENS WEEK ASSOC OF SA INC Grant funding to support the Children's Week program of events. 28 700
Minister's Discretionary Grant VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL LIMITED Grant funding to support the war memorial online portal, ongoing management and part time teacher. 84 050
Minister's Discretionary Grant MARINE DISCOVERY CENTRE VIA STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL Grant funding in support of the Marine Discovery Program which supports environmental education and student learning in marine ecology. 8 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant HISTORY TRUST OF SA Grant funding to support repair costs to the Mothers Ward and boiler replacement at the Migration Museum. 280 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Grant funding to support the Open Music Academy for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to provide scholarships, workshops and fees bursaries. 47 900
Minister's Discretionary Grant SPELD SA INC Grant funding to support students in the education sector with specific learning difficulties. 146 114
Minister's Discretionary Grant CARCLEW YOUTH ARTS CENTRE INC Grant funding to contribute to the eastern boundary wall restoration project at the North Adelaide site. 125 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant SPELD SA INC Grant funding to support the Aboriginal Phonic Book Series. 242 500
Minister's Discretionary Grant UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Grant funding to support the Children's University Program. 200 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant YOUTHINC Grant funding to support Youth Inc in collaborating with Special Assistance Schools in SA to develop a Special Assistance Schools quality framework. 82 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant ADELAIDE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND STIENER EDUCATION CENTRE Grant funding to support the establishment of the Holocaust Education Program. 40 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant ETHNIC SCHOOLS ASSOC OF SA INC Grant funding to support the development of ICT hardware and systems at the Ethnic Schools Assoc of SA. 84 700
Minister's Discretionary Grant HISTORY TRUST OF SA Grant funding for maintenance and repair costs to the panel lift doors at the National Railway Museum. 20 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant AUSTRALIAN MIGRANT RESOURCE Grant funding to provide financial support for the SA Refugee Week and Youth Poster Awards and Exhibition. 8 200
Minister's Discretionary Grant SA ASSOC OF SCHL PARENT'S CLUB Grant funding to support operational expenses at School Parent Communities Inc 50 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE SCHOOLS Grant funding to support the Association informing and representing state school governing councils and parental involvement in education. 80 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN'S Grant funding to support the delivery of workshop sessions to academically gifted students. 14 600
Minister's Discretionary Grant MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF SA Grant funding to support the Remote and Rural Mathematics Program promoting the importance of mathematics to teachers, students and education professionals within remote and regional areas in SA. 76 300
Minister's Discretionary Grant ROYAL AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SA Grant funding to support the Science Alive Careers Day held at the Adelaide show grounds by the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA. 15 000
Minister's Discretionary Grant ENABLED YOUTH DISABILITY Grant funding to support Enabled Youth Disability Network to establish a Student Diversity Council. 20 000


TAFE SA

TAFE SA does not administer or control grant programs on behalf of the Minister for Education. In response to questions 14 and 15, TAFE SA has contributed funding to the below programs in 2020-21 and anticipates funding contributions in future years as detailed below.

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual result $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
Study Adelaide To promote Adelaide as an international study destination and in partnership with intuitions, grow South Australia's international student number. 75 75 75 75 75


Education Standards Board

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Education Standards Board—Administered:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual result $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
Education Standards Board *Operational funding (no grant funding agreement) 4,199 4,082 4,035 4,105 4,176
Education Standards Board Department for Education Supplementary funding (funding agreement) 1,121 1,114 557 n/a n/a


*Funding for HR Systems of $118,000 was carried over to the 2021-22 budget.

Supplementary funding from the Department for Education for 2022-23 has been confirmed to the end of 2022 at this time. As a result of this, Treasury's Budgetary Monitoring System (BMS) shows a funding reduction.