Per capita grants help cover school operating costs such as teaching materials, staff wages and new equipment.

Funding provided to community organisations through the per capita grants may be expended for the following purposes:

• providing professional development and training
• developing a teaching program
• purchasing educational materials (e.g. textbooks and workbooks)
• stationery, photocopying (for students and teachers)
• meeting the cost of allowances provided to individuals teaching language classes
• purchasing teaching resources
• buying educational equipment and minor capital items which include but not limited to language specific software, and DVD players, Interactive whiteboards, tablets and laptop computers
• meeting expenses associated with the administration of the school.

To find out more refer to the online learning program guidelines and online learning supporting guidance and good practice.

You may receive a per capita grant if your community language school:

• has been operating for more than 12 months
• is managed by an organisation which is a not-for-profit legal entity
• is located more than two kilometres away from any other community language school that teaches the same language
• normally has a minimum of 20 school-aged students enrolled. (Schools outside a metropolitan area with less than 20 students may be eligible for funding in some circumstances.)
• is open to school students from Kindergarten to Year 12, regardless of their language background
• has students who attend at least 70 per cent of lessons in Term 1
• holds classes outside school hours for at least 35 weeks of the year
• provides a minimum of two hours per week face-to-face language teaching based on a sound educational program.

Your community language school must show:

• it is an organisation with 'incorporated association' status
• it has the correct insurances
• it has followed the correct steps for setting up a school
• your statement of income and expenditure is complete for the year if you have received funding through the program before
• your student enrolment and attendance records are in excellent order (program staff may check these at any time).

• Phone: 02 7814 0527
• Email: commlang@det.nsw.edu.au