Principals are responsible for using the SRP to undertake preventative and reactive maintenance works, and school’s ensuring that facilities are maintained at an appropriate standard. While the Department does allocate capital works funding annually through the State Budget and provides some emergency maintenance grants, this funding should not be relied upon as an alternative to regular proactive and reactive maintenance. No. The headline measure for productivity in the School Performance Framework is Workforce Bridging Finance. This measure is included in the framework because the condition of the infrastructure assets in a school is fundamental to its continuing viability. If the infrastructure assets deteriorate in their condition, the school is likely to face other challenges such as maintaining the morale of its students and staff and developing its standing in the local community. A low value for this measure might indicate that increased attention to business management is required in the school. Other measures in the framework which relate to the viability of the school include: bank balance enrolment trends use of workforce bridging support. 9. Is it a headline measure? Data updating timelines Reporting method Is it useful for small schools? NO Yearly in November School Performance Report Yes December (with the August Against Threshold school census data) Standards from 2016 – This measure shows the percentage increase in full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments in the school over the most recent year and over the previous four years. This measure is based upon the August school census. It is expressed as a percentage and is calculated by taking the difference between the two relevant enrolment counts and dividing it by the earlier count. This measure was considered in prioritisation meetings in 2015 and will be included in the2016 release of the School Performance Report Against Threshold Standards. It is updated in November/December each year, when the results of the August school census are available. It shows whether the enrolments in the school are increasing, stable or declining. Yes. Along with the actual enrolment counts, it gives an indication of whether provision in the school is likely to be affected by a declining number of enrolments.
Principals are responsible for using the school’s SRP to undertake preventative and reactive maintenance works, and ensuring that facilities are maintained at an appropriate standard. While the Department does allocate capital works funding annually through the State Budget and provides some emergency maintenance grants, this funding should not be relied upon as an alternative to regular proactive and reactive maintenance. No. The headline measure for productivity in the School Performance Framework is Workforce Bridging Finance. This measure is included in the framework because the condition of the infrastructure assets in a school is fundamental to its continuing viability. If the infrastructure assets deteriorate in their condition, the school is likely to face other challenges such as maintaining the morale of its students and staff and developing its standing in the local community. A low value for this measure might indicate that increased attention to business management is required in the school. Other measures in the framework which relate to the viability of the school include: bank balance enrolment trends use of workforce bridging support. 9. Is it a headline measure? Data updating timelines Reporting method Is it useful for small schools? NO Yearly in November December (with the August school census data) School Performance Report Against Threshold Standards – from 2016 Yes This measure shows the percentage increase in full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments in the school over the most recent year and over the previous four years. This measure is based upon the August school census. It is expressed as a percentage and is calculated by taking the difference between the two relevant enrolment counts and dividing it by the earlier count. This measure was considered in prioritisation meetings in 2015 and will be included in the2016 release of the School Performance Report Against Threshold Standards. It is updated in November/December each year, when the results of the August school census are available. It shows whether the enrolments in the school are increasing, stable or declining. Yes. Along with the actual enrolment counts, it gives an indication of whether provision in the school is likely to be affected by a declining number of enrolments.
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