Building the Education Revolution (BER) is a $16.2 billion investment that provides world-class educational facilities, through new infrastructure and refurbishments, to all eligible Australian schools.
BER is a key element of the Australian Government’s $42 billion Nation Building - Economic Stimulus Plan, which aims to provide economic stimulus by supporting employment through local infrastructure projects.
All BER funding has now been allocated for each of three elements of the BER, which has seen:
- the $14.1 billion Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) element deliver funding to
7 961 schools for 10 665 projects including new libraries, multipurpose halls, classrooms and the refurbishment of existing facilities;
- the $821.8 million Science and Language Centres for 21st Secondary Schools (SLC) element deliver funding to 537 schools for the construction of new or refurbishment of existing science laboratories or language learning centres; and
- the $1.28 billion National School Pride program (NSP) deliver funding to 9 497 schools for 13 047 projects, including the refurbishment of buildings, construction or upgrade of fixed shade structures, covered outdoor learning areas, sporting grounds and facilities and green upgrades.
Note that all BER funding amounts include 1.5% administrative funding to education authorities.
To ensure that the BER has the greatest impact on job support, intense construction and refurbishment activity is happening right now in schools right across Australia.
The BER National Coordinator’s Implementation Report is now available, reporting on the progress of the initiatives’ in its first eight months.
Program Guidelines are available for download.
Frequently Asked Questions are also available.
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