Independent Schools Victoria Compliance Framework

Education Authority Accountability

Compliance and accountability information related to Government funding, targeted programs and registration requirements.

• Annual Reports
• Australian Government Accountability

Requirements under the Schools Assistance Act 2008 (Cth.).

• Australian Government Capital Grants Program

The Australian Government Capital Grants Program provides and improves capital infrastructure, funds refurbishment and capital infrastructure, and supports the National Goals for Schooling in the 21st Century and other education objectives.

• Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP)
• Australian Government Recurrent Grants

Schools receiving Australian Government General Recurrent Grants must account for those grants both financially and educationally.

• Census (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)

The Australian Government census of independent schools.

• Census (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development)

The Victorian Government census of non-government schools.

• Conveyance allowances

Conveyance allowances are available to eligible students attending government and non-government schools in all country and designated outer metropolitan areas and apply to travel by public transport, private bus and private car.

• Country Areas Program

Eligibility and accountability requirements for the program.

• Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic.)

• Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

Obligations of schools in the administration of EMA.

• English as a Second Language - New Arrivals Program

Eligibility criteria for students and accountability requirements for schools.

• Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace

Reporting requirements under the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (Cth.).

• Financial Questionnaire (FQ)

• Interstate Student Data Transfer Note (ISDTN)

Forms and protocols as agreed by MCEECDYA.

• Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

Obligations of schools that receive funding through the Australian Government's Language Program to support the development and delivery of Languages Other Than English (LOTE).

• Legislative base

The various Acts and Regulations covering school operations.

• Literacy, Numeracy and English as a Second Language (ESL)

The Literacy, Numeracy and ESL component of the Australian Government's Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs (LNSLN) (ESL) Program.

• National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework

Requirements under the National Goals for Schooling in the 21st Century.

• Resiliency Program

Obligations of schools in the expenditure of funding received through the Resiliency Program.

• School Registration

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) has established minimum standards in relation to School Registration.

• Socioeconomic Status (SES) Funding - Student Address Collection

Processes required by DEEWR for the collection of student address information in preparation for the 2009-2012 funding quadrennium.

• State Government Recurrent Grants

The State Grant is paid to schools based on information provided by schools, including EMA applications to the State Government and student numbers in the Australian Government's August Census of Non-Government Schools.

• Statements of Learning

Requirements aimed at achieving greater national consistency in curriculum outcomes.

• Student attendance

Requirements for roll marking and monitoring of attendance.

• Student background characteristics data collection

Data collection required for the Australian Government under the Schools Assistance Act 2008 (Cth.).

• Student reporting

Requirements under Australian Government Regulations.

• VET in Schools

Accountability requirements for the vocational education and training in schools program.

• Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) responsibilities

A principal's responsibilities in providing the VCE and/or VCAL.