Recurrent Funding:

With a thorough understanding of government funding guidelines, Educational Finance Services can provide comprehensive advice on:

	Commonwealth General Recurrent Grants
	Special Program - Commonwealth and State Grants
	State Recurrent Grants
	School's Recurrent Index Calculations and Implications
	Government Health Assessment Checks
	Australian Government Department of Education Audit Requirements

EFS can facilitate meetings with government departments on matters relating to school funding.

Capital Grants:

The planning and preparation of applications including facility planning, educational rationale, financial projections and justification for:

	Commonwealth Capital Grants
	State Capital Grants

SCHOOL PLANNING

New Schools:

Advice and assistance with the preparation of documentation to support applications for accreditation and funding approval to commence a new school, including:

	New School Applications
	Feasibility Studies
	Viability Assessments

New and Established Schools:

Advice and assistance with the preparation of documentation to support applications for the change of approved attributes of a school, including:

	Business Plans
		The development of business plans take account of all educational, financial and marketing issues that influence the operation of schools and colleges.
			Advice to Governing Bodies, Heads/Principals and Business Managers/Bursars on strategic planning, management and marketing of their schools and colleges.
			Preparation of comprehensive and relevant financial forecasts.
			Preparation of detailed applications for finance to banks or other financial institutions
			Preparation of Due Diligence Reports on the operation of a school as requested by banks or other financial institutions.
	Changes in School Operations
	Facilities Planning
	Strategic Planning
	Master Planning
	Demographic Analysis
	SES Analysis
	Enrolment Projections

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Financial Management:

	Financial Planning
	Applications for Finance
	Activity Based Costing
		Detailed analysis of the cost of operating a school including:
			The cost of providing individual curriculum areas.
			The cost of providing academic and non-academic support structures to a school.
	Benchmark Analysis
		Consideration of a school's performance in relation to established industry benchmarks including:
			Analysis of the school's operation in relation to the benchmarks.
			Interpretation of the operational components of a school's performance as measured by the benchmarks.
	Census & Financial Questionnaires

Reviews:

	Operational Reviews
	Academic Reviews
	Business Office Reviews
	Non-Academic Structural Reviews

Advice to School Councils:

	Development Office
	Foundations
	Appointment of Key Personnel
	Salary Reviews
	Administration Structural Reviews