In accordance with section 75A of the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000 (the Act) the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) conducted an evaluation of the Establishment Grants Programme. The main focus of the evaluation was to examine: Programme eligibility and accountability requirements; the transparency of the Programme arrangements; and the administration of the payment of the grants. The evaluation reported that overall the Programme has been running effectively and is meeting its objectives. Stakeholders were appreciative of the funding provided in the formative years of their new schools. Recommendations include: that the Programme be continued; that current accountability provisions remain; and that some improvements be made to the Programme’s administration, mainly in the area of awareness and the eligibility criteria.
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