Under the Commonwealth Government Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs (LNSLN) Program - Literacy and Numeracy, applications are invited each year for grants to independent schools educating targeted students in the following school year.

The Application Form and accompanying Guidelines and Instructions for this program are made available to Principals in August of each year for funding in the following year.  These forms will be available from this page.  Eligibility criteria are specified in the Application Guidelines.

Assessment of Applications

All applications are assessed by an external assessment committee of relevant professionals using the criteria detailed in the Australian Government Program for Schools Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines. The assessment committee is chaired by the AISNSW Director: Professional Services.

Recommendations of Applications

The recommendations made by the Assessment Committee are reviewed by the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program (LNSLN) Advisory Committee and the Targeted Programs Reference Panel before being considered for approval by the AISNSW Board.