Costs for the primary and secondary departments have been allocated separately by the education authority. However, some staff and facilities may be shared. The costs may be rather lower than would have been the case if the departments operated as completely separate schools. In a number of cases schools may share a single building or twoschools may occupy a single campus with shared facilities and services. Costs have been allocated to each relevant individual school by the education authority.
Some education authorities locate community provision in certain schools.
This is often reflected by the inclusion of 'community' in the name of the school. Some other schools may have central resources or staff located there. The running costs in all such cases should be shared between the various users but there may be different practices between authorities. Points to remember In looking at the costs of a school you should also consider the size of its roll. The costs of a school may be affected by the nature of any exceptional or specialised provision it makes or by any shared use of the premises.