Each school
receives funding from the government to teach the standard curriculum.
This funding pays for:
- staff to do the
teaching and run the school
- the buildings and
facilities, including running costs i.e. cleaning, utilities, services and
maintenance
- extra support for
children with a disability.
In line with DET
Policy, school councils are responsible for developing and approving
school-level parent payment charges and can request payments from parents under
three categories,
- Essential Educational Items - items that are essential to help your child learn the standard curriculum including;
- textbooks and stationery that your child borrows from the school or keeps
- materials used for schoolwork where your child keeps the final product. For example, wood used in a woodworking class.
- school uniform,
- excursions that all students must attend.
- Optional Items - These are items on top of the standard curriculum including;
- extra-curricular or after school programs
- class photos
- graduation
- materials that are more expensive than needed for the standard curriculum.
- Voluntary Contributions - Payments for a specific purpose;
- Nikki Jarvis-Morris Library Fund – Providing additional books for our student library
- Information Technology Contribution – updating of technology in the Prep – 2 area supporting student learning.
Moolap
Primary School teaches the standard curriculum to all students for free,
however, families are asked to pay for the Essential Educational Items that
help their child learn the standard curriculum. At Moolap Primary School, these Essential
Educational Items are ordered in bulk for students, which is the cost we pass
on to families.
