Action description:
This loading provides extra funding, in addition to the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) base amount, for each Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student. Students attracting the funding under this loading might also attract funding under other SRS loadings. The amount of extra funding for each student increases as the proportion of First Nations students attending the school increases.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading accounts for about 1.9 per cent of Australian Government recurrent school funding expenditure in 2024 The Commonwealth will provide an estimated $0.5 billion under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading in 2024.
Outcome:
Outcome 05
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
School retention rates, At or above National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) minimum standards in reading, writing and numeracy for Years 3 and 5 and 7 and 9
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Education
Resourcing:
$541.0 million under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading in 2024 (Estimated)
Delivery timeframe:
Ongoing
Agency:
Department of Education