STRATEGIC BRIEFINGFOR SCHOOLS

Independent Schools Queensland

July 2010

Strategic Issues

• The environment– Enrolments– Community Support– Federal Election

• Funding

- Funding Review

- State funding• Transparency and

accountability

• National Initiatives

- Australian

Curriculum

- BER• Green Paper

- Kindergartens

- Year 7

- Standards Authority• Other Issues

Enrolments

• 2010 – February Census – 105,546 students

• Enrolment growth slower than average (2009 – 3.2%; 2010 – 2.7%)

• Impact of – Global financial crisis– Restricted capacity– Other local considerations

Students Primary Secondary Total

Independent 105,202 12.0% 18.8% 14.7%

Catholic 128,170 17.2% 18.8% 17.8%

Government 484,615 70.8% 62.4% 67.5%

2009 Enrolments - Queensland

Enrolments in Queensland - 2009

Primary Enrolments

Secondary Enrolments

Independent Sector Enrolments - Queensland

Projected Queensland Enrolment Change 2009 to 2022

Source: DEEWR Enrolment Projections 2010 and ABS Schools Australia 2009

  2009 2022 Change (no.) Change (%)

Government Schools        Primary 310,327 461,753 151,426 49%Secondary 174,288 212,439 38,151 22%Total 484,615 674,192 189,577 39%

         

Catholic Schools        Primary 75,539 119,182 43,643 58%Secondary 52,631 79,116 26,487 50%Total 128,170 198,298 70,128 55%

         

Independent Schools*        Primary 52,665 79,228 26,561 50%Secondary 52,537 72,979 20,442 39%Total 105,202 152,206 47,004 33%

Enrolments

• An additional 47,000 enrolments through to 2022

• Up to 100 new schools required?

• Think Tank –– School Infrastructure Planning & Provision

Community Attitudes

Independent schools carry a very positive image across the population

7 in 10 indicate that in general they support independent schools

This support has increased from 54% in 2001 to 70% in 2009

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Support for independent schools has increased since 2001…..

Base: Colmar Brunton 2001 nationwide n=905; UMR Dec 2009 n = 1000 nationwide [used slight variation in question wording and methodology]

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Disagree Neither agree/ disagree Agree

I’m going to read some statements about education. Tell me whether you agree or disagree with each one.“In general I support independent or private schools”

Community Attitudes

Community attitudes towards independent schools: a nationwide survey (February 2010)

Positive Attitudes towards Independent Schools in Queensland (March 2010)

Federal Election

• Education (particularly schools funding) has featured in past Federal elections

• Funding issues “neutralised” for 2010 because of Review of Schools Funding

Seat Held By Margin No of independent

schools in electorate

Participation Rate in

independent schooling (%)

Bonner ALP 4.53 6 17.7Bowman LP 0 4 23.3Brisbane ALP 4.6 8 21.8Dawson ALP 2.59 7 10.7Dickson# LP -2.97 6 16.0Fairfax LP 2.97 11 22.7Fisher LP 3.53 7 19.1Flynn ALP 2.24 7 5.7Forde ALP 3.36 9 19.2Herbert# LP -.03 7 10.8Hinkler NP 1.52 9 12.4Leichhardt ALP 4.06 6 7.5Longman ALP 1.87 6 10.7Petrie ALP 4.21 7 13.6Ryan LP 1.21 4 22.8Wright LP/NP 3.79 6 15.9

Queensland Marginal Seats

Legislation Timeline

Jan 2007 Dec 2007

Jan 2008 Dec 2008

Jan 2009 Dec 2009

Jan 2010 Dec 2010

Jan 2011 Dec 2011

Jan 2012 Dec 2012

Jan 2013 Dec 2013

Jan 2014 Dec 2014

Jan 2015 Dec 2015

Jan 2016 Dec 2016

FEDERAL ELECTION

FEDERAL ELECTION

FEDERAL ELECTION

LEGISLATION FOR NEW QUADRENNIUM INTRODUCED

LEGISLATION FOR NEW QUADRENNIUM INTRODUCED

LEGISLATION FOR NEW QUADRENNIUM INTRODUCED FEDERAL

ELECTION

Review of Schools Funding

Review of Schools Funding

Federal election

Federal election materials

• Alerts

• Fact Sheets

• Independent Updates

• Electorate Information

• Policy updates

• Electorate forums

Julia Gillard’s view – “Australia’s school funding system is one of the most complex, most opaque, and most confusing in the developed world.”

• Review commenced -– Review Panel– Terms of Reference– Discussion Paperhttp://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/Programs/Pages/FundingReview.aspx

Schools Funding Review

Schools Funding Review

Minister’s Message (in Discussion Paper / Terms of Reference):

This review marks an important milestone in schooling for this country...I think the time is right to have this discussion in a constructive and open manner. The review of funding for schooling will be open and transparent. It will be consultative, wide ranging and comprehensiveThe review is not about taking money away from schools... This review is about the best allocation of resources to all schools — government and non-government — and directing funds to where they are needed most.

Minister Crean

• ‘this is not about taking money away from schools”

• “No school will be worse off – not a dollar will be taken away”

• If Labor re-elected, schools funding overhaul would be his biggest priority

Opposition

• “we are committed to SES funding model”

• Funding model would be “enhanced”

• Fully committed to funding maintained and guaranteed

• Fully committed to indexation

• Will look at “sensible” recommendations from the Funding Review

Schools Funding Review

ISQ will contribute to the review through:•direct submissions to the Review Secretariat; •input to submissions made by other authorities such as the Independent Schools Council of Australia (a lead role for Independent sector)•informing member schools through memoranda and website resources -

http://www.aisq.qld.edu.au/Page.aspx?element=271&category=1

•An ISQ Review Reference Group with representatives of the ISQ Board, Independent school systems, principals, bursars and other relevant experts.

Schools Funding Review

• June 2010 - Finalisation of Terms of Reference

• Second half of 2010 - Consultations

• By the end of 2011 - Review Report

• Decisions announced in 2012 Federal Budget?

Funding Models for Non Government Schools

1973 Schools Recurrent Resources Index (SRRI)Expenditure of each school measured against a standard of government costs for schooling

1985 Education Resources Index (ERI)School resources and expenditure compared with the costs of educating a child in a government school

2001 Socio-Economic Status (SES) Student focused proxy measure of the capacity of a school’s community to support it

Schools Funding Review

Some key issues:

• SES model

• Funding Maintenance/Guarantee

• AGSRC as the base

• Indexation

• Targeted programs

• Commonwealth/State relations

• Students with disabilities

Review Outcomes

• Impact of Federal election

• New model

• ICSEA

• Resources Index

• Change in indexation

• National Partnerships

• National Education Agreement

• More funding for schools?

Schools Recurrent Funding 2007-08 ($billions)

SOURCE: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2010 and ANR 2007 and 2008 (latest available data)

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Independent Sector Income 2008

SOURCE: MCEECDYA Annual National Report on Schooling 2008

State Governments11%

Commonwealth Government

31%

Parents58%

Sources of funding for capital development

Total Government Recurrent Funding Per Student – Government and Independent

Schools 2007-08

SOURCE: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2010, DEEWR 2008 SES data and 2008 State/Territory funding data.

$12,639

$6,080

$8,150

$2,600

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$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

Per student average -Government schools

Independent school A Independent school B Independent school C

The SES SystemSliding Scale of Funding Entitlement According to SES Status

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Final 2009 AGSRC Primary $8,380; secondary $10,646

SES score 85Primary $5,866; secondary $7,453

SES score 130Primary $1,149; secondary $1,459

The SES System

Australian Government general recurrent funding for non-government schools - per student grants by SES score 2009

$5,339

$4,291

$3,244

$2,196

$6,782

$5,451

$4,121

$2,790

$1,149$1,149

$5,866$5,866

$1,459$1,459

$7,453$7,453

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$2,000

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Final 2009 AGSRC Primary $8,380; secondary $10,646

Funding Maintenance 2009

1,631 Catholic systemic schools

• 55% funding maintained

• 11% funding guarantee

• 34% on SES score

1,096 independent schools

• 17% funding maintained

• 28% funding guarantee

• 55% on SES score

Number of Funding Maintained Schools by Sector and SES Score 2009

Distribution of Funding Maintained Independent Schools 2009

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Distribution of Independent schools by SES Score 2009 (Australia)

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Distribution of Non-government schools by SES Score 2009

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14.6%

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Independent Catholic systemic

Distribution of Queensland independent and Catholic Schools by SES

Non-systemic School Funding Sources, by School SES Scores, 2006

Systemic School Funding Sources, by School SES Scores 2006

Per capita government recurrent expenditure (FTE) by sector 2007-08

Difference in per capita government recurrent expenditure (FTE) between

government and non-government schools 2007-08

NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Australia

$ 5,531 $ 5,352 $ 5,532 $ 8,945 $ 6,071 $ 5,512 $ 10,133 $ 9,789 $ 6,032

Total Government Recurrent Expenditure Per FTE Student in Government Schools (FTE) 2007-08 ($)

Savings from students attending non-government schools 2007-08 ($ billion)*

NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Australia

2.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 7.0

*Recurrent expenditure only – excludes capital

Movement in the AGSRC

Average Annual Increase 1994 to 2009:Primary 5.6%; Secondary 4.8%

  Primary AGSRC Secondary AGSRC

1994 4.6% 5.9%

1995 2.4% 3.5%

1996 2.8% -0.3%

1997 6.2% 5.2%

1998 5.1% 5.2%

1999 7.3% 4.0%

2000 8.2% 5.2%

2001 6.4% 7.2%

2002 5.2% 5.2%

2003 7.1% 7.4%

2004 8.7% 7.2%

2005 3.1% 4.6%

2006 6.3% 3.6%

2007 5.5% 4.3%

2008 5.6% 3.5%

2009 4.2% 5.8%

AGSRC, CPI and Average Weekly Earnings

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Comparison of growth in AGSRC, CPI and AWE 1990-91 to 2007-08

Primary AGSRC Secondary AGSRC AWE CPI

State Funding

• Education spending has declined from 23.8% to 23.4% of State expenditure.

• Very few new initiatives for schools.

• Continuing significant capital expenditure on state schools

State Funding

• There has been a significant decline in per capita funding support in real terms over recent years

• However, a 7.2% increase in funding for non-state schools in 2010/11 – about 4.3% increase after taking enrolment growth into account

• Driven by teacher salaries in state schools

State Budget

General Recurrent Grants

2009/10 2010/11Increase

(Actual) (Estimated)

435.7mill 467.1mill 7.2%

Students 241,670 249,380 3.2%

Per Student 1,803 1,873 3.9%

State Recurrent Grants

• Increase in the needs component of the distribution formula from the current 22.5% to 40% (commenced 2009)

• This will have a significant impact for many schools – winners and losers

• Also higher volatility in individual school rates from year to year

Transparency

Gillard’s view on transparency• “Very early in the Government, the Prime Minister and I

signaled that a new era of transparency was integral to the Education Revolution”.

• “Parents want more information. Teachers want better feedback. Policymakers need reliable intelligence to know where to best direct resources”.

• “the full power of transparency helps to reveal where there is need and where there are schools that can make a great difference even in the face of disadvantage”.

• “rather than suppressing debate about the performance of schools, we need to encourage it”

Transparency

• My School

• NAPLAN

• Year 12 Outcomes

• Right to Information legislation

Income

Government funding (excl. capital income) 15

Fees (gross amount) 100

Other private sources (e.g. voluntary fees, donations etc) 10

Total gross income (recurrent and fee income) 125

* Current year fee income allocated to current and future capital projects (30)

** Total recurrent current year income 95

* allocated at the discretion of the School

** this figure is exclusive of income associated with depreciation, interest and principal repayments

Capital Expenditure (including source of funding)

Government capital funding 10

* Current year fee income allocated to capital projects 30

Loans 50

Carried forward retained earnings previously allocated to capital projects 150

Capital Donations/Capital Income specifically billed as such 10

Total capital expenditure for the year 250

* this would not necessarily be equal to the 30 shown above under Income.

My School - Reporting School Income

My School - Enhancements

Proposed Enhancements

• Nationally comparable senior secondary information

• Satisfaction with schooling

• Student population indicators

• Growth data on literacy and numeracy achievement

• Teaching staff levels of expertise

My School - Enhancements

• Using student level data to compute ICSEA

• Other enhancements to ICSEA

• Reports of results

• Action to minimise misuse of My School data

NAPLAN

NAPLAN testing– Queensland Govt aims to lift overall performance

– NAPLAN based on National Curriculum from 2012

– “high stakes” issues for schools - possible narrowing of the curriculum, teaching to the test, provision for disadvantaged students, “league tables”

– Qld, WA and Tas have now all published NAPLAN results by school

Year 12 Outcomes

Reporting OP results (bands)

Issues

• percentage of students rather than numbers

• IB students

• Other issues

Impact of Right to Know legislation

Data demands on non-state schools

Australian Curriculum

• Proceeding at pace

• Politics/state issues

• Flexibility

• Assessment issues

Timeframes

• 2010 – release of final version of Phase 1 Australian Curriculum for P – Year 10• 2011 – release of final version of Phase 2 Australian Curriculum for P – Year 10• 2012 – release of final version of Phase 3 Australian Curriculum for P – Year 10• 2013 – significant progress in implementation of Phase 1 for P – Year 10• 2014 – significant progress in implementation of Phase 2 for P – Year 10• 2014 – earliest possible date for implementation of Phase 1 for Year 11• 2015 – significant progress in implementation of Phase 3 for P – Year 10• 2015 – earliest possible date for Year 12 graduates of Phase 1

Development and Implementation Timeline for K-10

Australian CurriculumLearning Area (K-10) Development Started Development

CompletedImplementation from

Substantial implementation by

English 2008 2010 2011 2013

Mathematics 2008 2010 2011 2013

Science 2008 2010 2011 2013

Humanities and social sciences

History 2008 2010 2011 2013

Geography 2010 2011 2012 2014

Business / economics 2011

2012 2013 2015

Civics and citizenship 2011

2012 2013 2015

Arts 2010 2011 2012 2014

Languages* 2010 2011 2012 2014

Health and Physical Education

2011 2012 2013 2015

Technologies Design and technology 2011

2012 2013 2015

ICT 2011 2012 2013 2015

Learning Area Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Notes

English English K-10

Mathematics Mathematics K-10

Science Science K-10

Humanities and social sciences

History K-10

Geography K-10

Economics / business 5-10

Civics and citizenship

To include attention to financial literacy requirements; optional 9-10

The Civics and Citizenship curriculum will be conceptualised with reference to the existing national statement of learning for civics and citizenship; optional 9-10

Languages Languages Consideration will be given to developing the languages curriculum around standards of language proficiency, rather than curriculum content organised by years of schooling

Arts Arts K-10 Providing for learning in Dance, Drama, Media, Music and Visual Arts K-8; option 9-10

Health and physical education

Health and physical education K-10

Technologies Design and technology 5-10

ICT 3-10

Option 9-10

Subject to development of ICT general capability continuum and how best to provide for the teaching of specific ICT knowledge, skill and understanding; option 9-10

 Years Prep–7 Years 8–10

 English Maths Science History English Maths Science History

  2011

 2012

 2013

Implement i.e. to teach, assess and report on the Australian Curriculum.Introduce the Australian Curriculum - awareness raising, engagement and understanding.

Queensland Implementation Plan – Phase 1

Building the Education Revolution (BER)

Consists of three main programs:

• Renewing Australia’s Schools – every Aust eligible school for maintenance and renewal of school buildings and minor building works.

• Primary Schools for the 21st Century – to build or upgrade large scale infrastructure

• Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools – to build around 500 new science laboratories and language learning centres in high schools

The BER: $14.7 billion over three years aimed at school capital funding projects. Independent sector $1.5 billion

Part of the federal government’s economic stimulus strategy

Building the Education Revolution

• Political implications• More inquiries• Implementation in the independent

sector – strong model for future funding

Green Paper - Flying Start

• Consolidation of ‘accrediting’ bodies– Queensland College of Teachers– Queensland Studies Authority– Non-State Schools Accreditation Board (and

Eligibility for Govt Funding Committee)

• Year 7 to be the first year of secondary

• Early Childhood

• Review of Teacher Education

Early Childhood

• Commonwealth and Queensland Government policy – universal access to kindergarten for all children in the year before prep

• 15 hours a week/40 weeks a year (600 hrs / yr)

• Qualified teacher

• Approved education program

Early Childhood

• In Queensland only about 29% of children currently access a kindergarten program

• This compares to other major states where it is up to 90%

• Outcomes of Australian Early Development Index

Kindergartens

• Qld Gov – additional 240 new kindergartens by 2014 – to be located on school sites

• Qld Government – new recurrent funding model for kindergarten provision

• Qld Government – new kindergarten curriculum

Kindergartens

• Child care/long day care centres (mainly for-profit, privately run)

• Community kindergartens (not-for-profit)

• C & K provision

• Independent schools – a variety of provision including long day care and stand alone kindergartens

Kindergartens

• New kindergartens announced for 2010/2011/2012 (40 more to be announced for 2012)

• To date 6 independent schools – 8 units

• Another 15/20 for 2012/13/14

• Government funding up to 75% of the capital costs

Kindergartens

• DECKAS is the current funding scheme – must be affiliated with C & K for funding

• DECKAS will be abolished and replaced by a recurrent funding model as from 2011

• $2,100 per student for stand alone kindergartens

• Funding through Central Governing Bodies• Funding also available for kindergartens

within LDC – at a lesser rate

Year 7

Issues

• 2014?

• Primary schools

• Boarding

• Facilities – capital assistance

• Professional assistance

Prep Year

• Compulsory?

• More flexible entry?

Standards Authority

• Registration of teachers

• Minimum standards for schools

• Quality assurance and improvement processes

• Student outcomes

Other Issues

• Queensland Schools Alliance Against Violence

• Queensland Education Leadership Institute

• National Professional Standards for Teachers

• Consumer Protection Legislation

Discussion and questions

Thank you

Contacts

drobertson@aisq.qld.edu.au

allan.guse@aisq.qld.edu.au