"That ICPA Qld lobbies the Department of Education to provide an additional allocation of The Rural and Remote Education Access Program (RREAP) funds to RREAP eligible schools whose students have been impacted by natural disaster.”
Providing additional support to geographically isolated children who have experienced natural disaster is essential to ensure they don’t have poor learning outcomes and a decline in educational functioning. The RREAP provides funding to eligible rural and remote state schools and their communities to improve the educational outcomes and opportunities for students who are disadvantaged because of their geographical isolation so that students' learning outcomes match those of other students. All eligible schools receive funding automatically through school grant payments each year in line with the RREAP appropriation profile in February and July. https://education.qld.gov.au/schools-educators/other-education/rural-and-remote-education/support-rural-and-remote/rreap . We are requesting an additional allocation of funds be granted to RREAP eligible schools whose students have been impacted by natural disaster, so they are not further disadvantaged. This is in addition to the $0.075m set aside for emergent needs related to rural and remote state schools.
