Section 5C - Rural and Northern Education Allocation (RNEA)
This allocation is dedicated funding to further improve education for students from rural and northern communities. It is calculated as follows:
Estimated rural enrolment
x RNEF per pupil funding benchmark
x (rural density factor + rural density ratio)
/ 2,
where estimated rural enrolment, rural density factor and rural
density ratio are listed in a funding regulation table.
This allocation is enveloped for use only on school-level expenses using the ‘List of Schools Eligible for Rural and Northern Education Allocation’ provided on the Education Funding website. Refer to Data Form A2 - Rural and Northern Education for reporting related to the envelope.
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