Purpose:
The Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AIS) has the responsibility of administering the Australian Government's Capital Grants Programme (CGP) for independent schools in NSW. It does this through a separate company called the AISNSW (BGA) Ltd. Each year the Government allocates a fixed 'block' of money to be allocated through the BGA to independent schools in NSW for capital works projects on a needs basis.

Building the Education Revolution (BER)

SLC successful schools list

P21 Round 2 successful schools list

Applications for BER assistance will be available from 25 February 2009. Schools should:

• access and read the guidelines for BER
• access the Building the Education Revolution (BER) application information here or click below for the application form/s for 
  • National School Pride; (closed)
  • Primary Schools in the 21st Century; (closed)
  • Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools (closed)
• download and return a completed Participants Agreement if not already an AISNSW BGA participant.

 

 NSW Taskforce Update - Planning Edition Issue 2, 12 June 2009 

 

Nation Building and Jobs Plan Infrastructure Delivery Act Guidelines (click here for information)

Capital Grants Program:

The rules or criteria that apply to the allocation of these grants are set out in the document titled Programmes for Schools Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines 2009-2012. This document has been sent to schools and is also available from the Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

Applications for capital assistance are called by the BGA each year. Schools wishing to be considered should:  

• access and complete the Application: Major Projects for a major capital works project 
• (new schools only) download, complete and return the BGA Participants' form  

Membership of ISCGC:
An independent committee known as the Independent Schools Capital Grants Committee (ISCGC) has been established to assess capital applications and determine which will be recommended for grant assistance to the Australian Government Minister.

Secretariat:
The secretariat for the BGA is provided by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW. The company secretary is Ray Whitfield, who is also the executive officer to the ISCGC. Wendy Godden is the Grants Administration Manager and Corwin Hooper and Nick Evans are the Grants Administrators for the BGA.

Objectives:
The specific objectives of the Capital Grants Programme are to:

• provide and improve school infrastructure, particularly for the most educationally disadvantaged students
• ensure attention to refurbishment/ upgrading of capital infrastructure for existing students, while making provision for needs arising from new demographic and enrolment trends
• pursue the Australian Government's other priorities and objectives for schooling as outlined in the introduction to the Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines