Distribution of Performancebased Funding to CASS 2008
ANU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Types of Funding distributed on
performance
Government Coursework Funding:
•Commonwealth Grant Scheme (CGS)
•Higher Education Contribution Scheme
(HECS)
Fee-paying courses:
•International Student Fees (ISF)
•Domestic Tuition Fees (DTF)
Research returns:
•Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)
•Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS)
•Research Training Scheme (RTS)
Not distributed by performance-based formulae
Special Research Funds
School of Music and School of Art special funds
VC’s Discretionary
Government Coursework Funding
Government Coursework funding for
undergraduate and specific Masters by
Coursework – Commonwealth Grant
Scheme (CGS) & Higher Education
Contribution Scheme (HECS)
Government Coursework Funding
Government Coursework funding is distributed
on the basis of the target number of EFTSL
 48 units = 1 EFTSL = one year full time
 6 units = 0.125 EFTSL = one course
To determine the funding received per student in
an undergraduate course worth 6 units –
multiply the CGS & HECS amount by 0.125
Government Coursework Funding
 This is the total funding received by the Budget Unit
for teaching and is to cover all expenses including
electricity, cleaning, purchase of new computers
and photocopiers, access to web, phone, paper,
academic and general staff salaries, etc.
Government Coursework Funding
Commonwealth Grant Scheme - CGS - distributed to CASS 2008
Cluster Old/New
$ per EFTSL
$ per student in
6 unit course =
0.125 EFTSL
03/02 Includes Humanities
2,287.81
285.98
04/03 Includes Mathematics, Statistics
4,045.39
505.67
05/03 Includes Behavioural Science, Social
Studies
4,045.39
505.67
07/04 Includes Foreign Lang, Visual and
Performing Arts
4,975.39
621.92
08/06 Includes Engineering, Science,
Surveying
7,071.19
883.90
11/03 Education
4,045.39
505.67
HECS distributed to CASS 2008
Enrolled at ANU before 2007
Cluster Old/New
$ per
EFTSL
$ per student in 6 unit
course = 0.125 EFTSL
Enrolled at ANU 2007 and after
$ per
EFTSL
$ per student in 6 unit
course = 0.125 EFTSL
03/02 Includes Humanities
3,465.45
433.18
4,330.75
541.34
04/03 Includes Mathematics,
Statistics
4,935.95
616.99
6,171.00
771.38
05/03 Includes Behavioural
Science, Social Studies
3465.45
433.18
4,330.75
541.34
07/04 Includes Foreign Lang,
Visual and Performing Arts
3465.45
433.18
4,330.75
541.34
08/06 Includes Engineering,
Science, Surveying
4,935.95
616.99
6,171.00
771.38
11/03 Education
3465.45
433.18
3,465.45
433.18
CGS + HECS distributed to CASS 2008 for students who
commenced at ANU prior to 2007 and in 2007 or 2008
Cluster Old/New
$ per student
in 6 unit
course >2007
$ per student in
6 unit course
2007 & 2008
719.16
827.32
1,122.66
1,277.05
938.85
1,047.01
07/04 Includes Foreign Lang, Visual and
Performing Arts
1,055.10
1,163.26
08/06 Includes Engineering, Science,
Surveying
1,500.89
1,655.28
938.85
938.85
03/02 Includes Humanities
04/03 Includes Mathematics, Statistics
05/03 Includes Behavioural Science, Social
Studies
11/03 Education
Fee-paying courses
Distribution of Fees paid direct to ANU for courses
These can be from international students paying for any course or from domestic
students paying for a Master by Coursework or for non-award courses.
Distribution of International Student Fees
(ISF)
ISF
$ per EFTSL
Gross Fees:
Less
$20,400 Fee depends on when student first
enrolled in program
Capital:
($3,060) Capital Deduction -15% of the gross
tuition fee
Overheads:
($4,931) 2008 - central overheads are deducted
at a rate of $4,931 per EFTSL
Net Fee for 1 EFTSL:
If a 6 unit (0.125 EFTSL)
course:
$12,409 distributed to teaching area (School).
$1,554.85 distributed to teaching area (School).
Distribution of Domestic Tuition Fee
(DTF)
DTF
$ per EFTSL
Gross Fees:
Less
$14,400 Fee depends on when student first enrolled
in program
Overheads:
$9,469
Subtotal
Less
($4,931) 2008 - central overheads are deducted at a
rate of $4,931 per EFTSL
CASS
Net Fee for 1 EFTSL:
If a 6 unit (0.125 EFTSL) course:
($3,866) College Deduction -20% of the tuition fee
after Overheads deducted
$5,603 distributed to teaching area (School).
$702.03 distributed to teaching area (School).
Research returns
Return on Research Activities
 RIBG
 IGS
 RTS
Research returns
Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC)
Annual Return
$
Publications
HDR
$ reported from the finance data details cash received for
research – Competitive Schemes and Non-competitive
Publications reported from Aries
HDR from statistical data reported by ANU on student numbers
Research Infrastructure Block Grant
(RIBG)
Internal ANU distribution of RIBG
RIBG is paid on the average earnings from Australian Competitive
Grants as reported in Higher Education Research Data
Collection (HERDC) in 2005/2006.
RIBG was distributed at a rate of $0.16143 per $1 in 2008
Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS)
Internal ANU distribution of IGS
IGS is paid on:
 (60%) the average earnings for all research income as reported in
HERDC in 2005/2006. Distributed at a rate of $0.0739 per $1 in 2008

(10%) The average of research publications (converted to points –
book = 5, journal article = 1) as reported in 2005/2006. Distributed
at a rate of $550.5563 per point in 2008

(30%) 2006 Australian research higher degree students , weighted
for high cost/low cost . Distributed at $1,952.31 per low cost student
in 2008
Research Training Scheme (RTS)
Internal ANU distribution of RTS
 RTS students are higher degree research students in
their first 2 years of an MPhil or first 4 years of a PhD
 Once the students have gone beyond 2 (MPhil) or 4
(PhD) years there is no funding given for them.
 2008 Distribution, done on target load, was given to
areas at the rate of:
High Cost (Archaeology) - $32,243 per EFTSL
Low Cost - $20,007 per EFTSL
Special Funding
The University also distributes special funding
which are not defined directly by performance:
 Special Research Funds
 Special additional funding supplied by Federal
Government for School of Music & School of
Art.
 Other Funds distributed at VC’s discretion in
support of the ANU’s strategic plan.
Funds Distribution in CASS
Each Budget Unit is different. Faculty of Arts is
moving to performance-based distribution for 2009.
The process is being discussed by the Director and
Heads of Schools/Centres
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