Business Manager

There is always information regarding school funding in the media, with the Independent vs Public School debate on who receives what portion of the school funding slice. The video below was created by the Association of Independent Schools and it is designed to assist parents understand how the funding is calculated.

In the Non-Government sector, funding is determined by a base amount per student, loadings for disadvantaged students and parental income. Together, this combination of factors makes up the school resource standard (SRS) and determines the allocation of funding.

What do we do with the Funding: School funding received from the Government and school fees paid by the parents, are combined to provide the funds to run the operations of the College including paying salary and wages, resources for faculty departments, grounds and maintenance upkeep, co-curricular sport, music programs, insurances, and other operational budgetary items. At the conclusion of each year any surplus funds are retained for capital projects, such as new buildings, refurbishment of classrooms, and capital purchases such as desks, printers, and other essential equipment to ensure the smooth running of a school.

Capital Works: Our capital works projects, and capital expenditure purchases are funded from those surplus funds invested for such purposes, loans, and donations from generous community members and our families. Those donations include the Tax Deductible Building Fund donations from families each year.

From time to time the Government provides a pool of Capital Grant Funding that schools can apply for. In its 40-year history, Oxley has not been successful in receiving any Government Grants, meaning that all our capital works are carefully budgeted from our surplus each year and have been contributed to by our parent body. From time to time, we may run fundraising capital campaigns inviting those families with the means to contribute – so that we can fast track our projects or invest funds into areas that require refurbishing.

We are very thankful to you all for your commitment to paying school fees and hope this video explains a little about how Oxley is funded.

Staffing: We offer a warm welcome to Mr Jason Harwood joining our Maintenance Team as Leading Hand. Many would know Jason from his long association with Cricket at the College in the capacity of coaching and umpiring.

We are also delighted to welcome Sue Hickson as a full-time day cleaner after 14 years of working in a casual capacity at Oxley (She finally agreed to sign that contract!). Sue will work from 6.30am – 2.30pm so I am sure you will see her around the school.

Kindest regards 

Mrs Em Cassin
Business Manager