CONTENTS| $ | Rates from 1 January 2024 | Rates from 1 January 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incl GST | excl GST* | incl GST | excl GST* | |
| Equity Funding Component A: Low Socio Economic (per funded child hour) | ||||
| EQI 1 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.02 |
| EQI 2 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.90 | 0.78 |
| EQI 3 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.45 |
| EQI 4 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| Equity Funding Component B: Special Needs Funding (per funded child hour) | ||||
| EQI 1 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.48 |
| EQI 2 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.30 |
| EQI 3 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.20 |
| EQI 4 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| Equity Funding Component C: Language (monthly) | ||||
| Language | 465.23 | 404.55 | 474.53 | 412.63 |
| Equity Funding Component D: Isolation (monthly) | ||||
| 1.65 to 1.83 | 113.20 | 98.43 | 115.46 | 100.40 |
| 1.84 to 2.53 | 170.46 | 148.23 | 173.87 | 151.19 |
| 2.54 and greater | 328.93 | 286.03 | 335.51 | 291.75 |
| $ | Rates from 1 January 2026** | |
|---|---|---|
| incl GST*** | excl GST | |
| Equity Funding Component A: Low Socio Economic (per FCH) | ||
| EQI 1 | 1.17 | 1.02 |
| EQI 2 | 0.91 | 0.79 |
| EQI 3 | 0.52 | 0.45 |
| EQI 4 | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| Equity Funding Component B: Special Needs Funding (per FCH) | ||
| EQI 1 | 0.55 | 0.48 |
| EQI 2 | 0.36 | 0.31 |
| EQI 3 | 0.23 | 0.20 |
| EQI 4 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| Equity Funding Component C: Language (monthly) | ||
| Language | 476.91 | 414.70 |
| Equity Funding Component D: Isolation (monthly) | ||
| 1.65 to 1.83 | 116.04 | 100.90 |
| 1.84 to 2.53 | 174.74 | 151.95 |
| 2.54 and greater | 337.19 | 293.21 |
* Pourato uses a funding rate to 6.dp for this set of rates. We have rounded to 2.dp for ease of reading. (Note these GST exclusive rates are not effective until the 1 July payment.)
** Rates with an effective date from 1 July 2025 onwards are GST exclusive rates. These rates are 2.dp in Pourato.
*** GST inclusive rates for rates effective from 1 July 2025 are for comparison only.
