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Schools Assistance Act 2008

No. 153, 2008

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date:    5 March 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 126, 2015

Registered:    13 May 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Schools Assistance Act 2008 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 5 March 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of Act
Part 2—Interpretation
Division 1—Definitions
4 Definitions
Division 2—Other important concepts
5 Students receiving education at non‑government schools
6 Meaning of funding level
7 Levels of education
8 Meaning of schools census day
9 Meaning of school campus census day
10 Meaning of nominated authority
Part 3—Authorisation of financial assistance
Division 1—Simplified outline of Part
11 Simplified outline
Division 2—Authorised financial assistance
12 Authorised financial assistance—funding agreements
13 Authorised financial assistance—schools must be approved
14 Authorised financial assistance—State recognition of schools etc.
15 Authorised financial assistance—financial viability
Division 3—Funding agreements
Subdivision A—Purpose of grants
16 Funding agreements—purpose of grants
Subdivision B—National school performance and transparency requirements
17 Funding agreements—national student assessments
18 Funding agreements—national reports on the outcomes of schooling
19 Funding agreements—individual school information
20 Funding agreements—reporting to parents etc.
21 Funding agreements—publication by schools of information relating to