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PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (27 June 2008) (Estimates Committee B).

The Hon. J.D. LOMAX-SMITH (Adelaide—Minister for Education, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the City of Adelaide): An analysis of the 2007 Resource Entitlement Statement (RES) shows that approximately 87 per cent of RES funding is allocated for school-based salaries. Of this, 79 per cent of funding relates to classroom staffing, including teachers, principals and school leadership positions. In practice the percentages of actual salaries may be higher as schools can convert grants and other sources of funding into salaries.

The average per-capita funding in 2008-09 is $11,568. The table below shows indicative average per capita funding according to the Index of Educational Disadvantage based on the relative percentages of resources provided to schools through the annual Resource Entitlement Statements

Indicative Average Per Capita Funding by Index of Disadvantage 2008-09

Index of Disadvantage Primary School Students Secondary School Students
1 $13,809 $13,532
2 $12,546 $13,543
3 $11,584 $13,089
4 $11,105 $12,063
5 $10,435 $11,735
6 $9,948 $11,311
7 $9,670 $10,899


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