Sikh Grammar School – early education and care service

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5.3 million over 2 years to support the establishment of a new early education and care service in Sydney, with the project led by Sikh Grammar School Australia. The funding would contribute to the planning and construction costs associated with establishing the new service. The new service would be operated by a not-for-profit entity as a Child Care Subsidy approved long daycare service.

The funding would be distributed as $3.9 million in 2025-26 and $1.4 million in 2026-27.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Sikh Grammar School – early education and care service

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5.3 million over 2 years to support the establishment of a new early education and care service in Sydney, with the project led by Sikh Grammar School Australia. The funding would contribute to the planning and construction costs associated with establishing the new service. The new service would be operated by a not-for-profit entity as a Child Care Subsidy approved long daycare service.

The funding would be distributed as $3.9 million in 2025-26 and $1.4 million in 2026-27.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Increase of the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) boarding allowance

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Basic Boarding Allowance (BBA) under the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme by $4,000 per year. The proposal has 2 options:

  • Option 1: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as per the current arrangements.
  • Option 2: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the CPI Education subgroup (CPI Education). The Additional Boarding Allowance (ABA) would also be indexed to the CPI Education.

The proposal would commence on 1 January 2027 and be ongoing.

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Increase of the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) boarding allowance

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Basic Boarding Allowance (BBA) under the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme by $4,000 per year. The proposal has 2 options:

  • Option 1: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as per the current arrangements.
  • Option 2: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the CPI Education subgroup (CPI Education). The Additional Boarding Allowance (ABA) would also be indexed to the CPI Education.

The proposal would commence on 1 January 2027 and be ongoing.

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Increase of the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) boarding allowance

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Basic Boarding Allowance (BBA) under the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme by $4,000 per year. The proposal has 2 options:

  • Option 1: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as per the current arrangements.
  • Option 2: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the CPI Education subgroup (CPI Education). The Additional Boarding Allowance (ABA) would also be indexed to the CPI Education.

The proposal would commence on 1 January 2027 and be ongoing.

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Increase of the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) boarding allowance

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Basic Boarding Allowance (BBA) under the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme by $4,000 per year. The proposal has 2 options:

  • Option 1: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as per the current arrangements.
  • Option 2: Annual indexation of the BBA would be in line with the CPI Education subgroup (CPI Education). The Additional Boarding Allowance (ABA) would also be indexed to the CPI Education.

The proposal would commence on 1 January 2027 and be ongoing.

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Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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