Schools Assistance (Learning Together Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2) (Cth)

Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 350

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004.

Dated 17 October 2007

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

JULIE BISHOP

Minister for Education, Science and Training

1. Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

These Regulations commence as follows:

(a)on the day after they are registered — regulations 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

(b)on the day worked out in accordance with subsection 140 (2) of the Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004 — Schedule 2.

1. Amendment of Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity Regulations 2005

Schedules 1 and 2 amend the Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Regulations 2005.

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Part 4                      Changes to amounts and costs

4.1Changes to Average Government School Recurrent Costs

For subsection 121 (1) of the Act, each amount mentioned in Schedule 1 of the Act for a program year and a type of education is replaced by the amount mentioned in the table for that type of education and program year.

Item	Type of education	2005 program year ($)	2006 program year ($)	2007 program year ($)	2008 program year ($)
1	Primary	6 787	7 216	7 614	7 614
2	Secondary	8 994	9 319	9 724	9 724

Note 1   Section 121 of the Act provides for changes to Average Government School Recurrent Costs mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Note 2   In accordance with sections 122 and 123 of the Act, each amount mentioned in Schedules 2 and 4 of the Act is replaced by an amount worked out using the corresponding amount mentioned in this regulation.

4.2Changes to grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs

For subsection 123A (1) of the Act, the amounts mentioned in the table for a program year are specified for columns 3 and 5 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Act for that program year.

Grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs
Column 1	Column 3 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 9	Column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 9
Program year	Grants for schools: guarantee amount ($’000)	Grants for non‑government centres: guarantee amount ($’000)
2005	7 233	3 118
2006	5 421	2 728
2007	3 921	2 178
2008	4 342	2 169

4.3Changes to recurrent grants — general

For paragraph (b) of the definition of recurrent number for the program year in subsection 124 (1) of the Act, the number for the program year is set out in the table.

Program year	Number
2005	1.038
2006	1.087
2007	1.140
2008	1.140

4.4Changes to capital grants for government schools and non‑government schools

For paragraph (b) of the definition of capital number for the program year in subsection 126 (1) of the Act, the number for the program year is set out in the table.

Program year	Number
2005	1.117
2006	1.175
2007	1.244
2008	1.244

4.5Changes to other grants for non‑government rural student hostels

For subsection 127 (1) of the Act, for an amount mentioned in Schedule 6 in relation to a program year, the amount for the program year is increased by the factor set out in the table, which is the factor by which the Wage Cost Index No. 1 has changed from the 2003–2004 financial year.

Program year	Factor
2005	1.021
2006	1.040
2007	1.061
2008	1.061

Note   The Wage Cost Index No. 1 is the index determined in writing by the Finance Minister for subsection 127 (1) of the Act.

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(a)for the application of a provision of these Regulations in relation to the program year 2005, 2006 or 2007 — spelling; and

(b)for the application of a provision of these Regulations in relation to the program year 2008 — spelling, grammar and punctuation.

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2.7Educational accountability — common national tests

For subsection 19 (4) of the Act, the common testing standards are to be implemented in 2008 by each school administering common national tests in reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy, as endorsed by MCEETYA, or approved by the Minister, to each child who:

(a)attends the school; and

(b)is in Year 3, 5, 7 or 9.

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3.7Educational accountability — common national tests

For subsection 36 (4) of the Act, the common testing standards are to be implemented in 2008 by each school administering common national tests in reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy, as endorsed by MCEETYA, or approved by the Minister, to each child who:

(a)attends the school; and

(b)is in Year 3, 5, 7 or 9.

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