Australian Education Regulations (Prescription of Guidelines and Documents) Determination 2024

law://au/li/2024/f2024l01180@2026-11-13

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This instrument is the Australian Education Regulations (Prescription of Guidelines and Documents) Determination 2024

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This instrument is made under section 5A, and subparagraphs 31(1)(d)(ii) and 36(7)(c)(ii) of the Australian Education Regulations 2023.

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In this instrument:

Regulations means the Australian Education Regulations 2023.

For the purposes of subsection 5A(1) of the Regulations, the guidelines mentioned in column 3 of the following table are prescribed for the purposes of the definitions in subsection 4(1) of the Regulations mentioned in column 2 of the table.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Definition	Guidelines
1	Capital Grants Program Guidelines	Capital Grants Program Guidelines 2025
2	Choice and Affordability Fund Guidelines	Choice and Affordability Fund Guidelines 2020-2029
3	Ministerial Council disability guidelines	Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability Guidelines: Effective 2026 Onward
4	Non-Government Reform Support Fund Guidelines	Non-Government Reform Support Fund Guidelines 2023

Note 1: In 2025, the Capital Grants Program Guidelines, Choice and Affordability Fund Guidelines and Non-Government Reform Support Fund Guidelines could be found on the Department’s website at www.education.gov.au.

Note 2: In 2025, the Ministerial Council disability guidelines could be found on the website of the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability at www.nccd.edu.au.

6 Documents #

For the purposes of subsection 5A(2) of the Regulations, the documents mentioned in column 3 of the following table are prescribed for the purposes of the definitions in subsection 4(1) of the Regulations mentioned in column 2 of the table.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Definition	Document
1	Capacity to Contribute Data Validation and Quality Assurance Process	Capacity to Contribute Data Validation and Quality Assurance Process
2	DMI methodology document	Direct Measure of Income (DMI) Methodology
3	NAPLAN Online Data Extract Dictionary	NAPLAN Online Data Extract Dictionary

Note 1: In 2024, the Capacity to Contribute Data Validation and Quality Assurance Process and DMI methodology document could be found on the Department’s website at www.education.gov.au.

Note 2: In 2024, the NAPLAN Online Data Extract Dictionary could be found on the website of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority at www.acara.edu.au.

7 Written arrangements with non-government representative bodies #

Each of the written arrangements mentioned in column 3 of the following table between the Secretary and the non-government representative body mentioned in column 2 of the table are:

(a)for the purposes of subparagraph 31(1)(d)(ii) of the Regulations—an arrangement that the body must spend financial assistance in accordance with; and

(b)for the purposes of subparagraph 36(7)(c)(ii) of the Regulations—an arrangement that the body must give reports in accordance with.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Body	Written Arrangement
1	Catholic Schools NSW Limited	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
2	Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
3	Catholic Education Queensland Ltd	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 1 January 2026
4	Catholic Education Western Australia Limited	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
5	South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
6	Catholic Education Centre (Tasmania)	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
7	Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 1 January 2025
8	Catholic Church Diocese of Darwin Education Property Trust	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 1 January 2025
9	Association of Independent Schools of NSW	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
10	Independent Schools Victoria	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
11	Independent Schools Queensland	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
12	Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
13	Association of Independent Schools of South Australia (AISSA)	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
14	Independent Schools Tasmania	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
15	Association of Independent Schools of the ACT	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024
16	Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory	Choice and Affordability Fund Agreement 2020 to 2029, revised 15 January 2024

Note 1: The written arrangements in column 3 of the above table can be found on the Department’s website at www.education.gov.au.

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Australian Education Regulations (Prescription of Guidelines and Documents) Determination 2024

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