Deadline: 27-Aug-21
Applications are now open for Secondary School Grant to deliver free Sporting Schools programs before, during or after school to students, using one of their NSO partners.
Objectives
The objectives for the targeted, secondary schools component of Sporting Schools (for students in years 7 and 8) are to:
- Tackle the decline in sport participation that occurs during adolescence.
- They seek to do this by targeting secondary students aged 12-14, particularly girls, encouraging long-lasting relationships with sport.
- Increase physical activity in areas with large cohorts of inactive students.
- National data tells us that only one in ten Australian secondary school students get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day of the week. The targeted secondary schools (years 7 and 8) program provides sporting activities designed to motivate and spark the interest of these students.
- Provide access to tailored resources for schools where there is evidence of disadvantage.
- Studies show that areas of social disadvantage can often link to large groups of inactive youth. By providing funding and additional resources, the program aims to reduce the barriers these schools face.
Funding Information
- Grants of between $1,000 and $2,500 (GST exclusive) are available per secondary school for each term.
- Participants per term
- 10 to 30: Funding $1,000
- 31 to 60: Funding $1,750
- 61+: Funding $2,500
Eligibility Criteria
- Any Australian school registered with their respective state or territory school registration authority, which has an Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) ID listed on the Australian Schools List website, can register with Sporting Schools.
- To be eligible to apply for a Sporting Schools grant, a school must:
- be registered with Sporting Schools;
- provide valid bank details (name, account name, BSB and account number). Note, Account details can refer to the registered school’s general account or a department of education account in the event of a shared service arrangement (such as those currently in place for NSW and WA Department of Education schools);
- have no outstanding debts with Sport Australia, whether in relation to Sporting Schools or otherwise;
- not be an organisation named by the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse on its list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme; and
- to submit a secondary school grant application — be registered as a secondary, combined, or special school with enrolled secondary school-aged students in years 7 and/or 8.
For more information, visit https://www.sportaus.gov.au/schools/schools/funding