Independent Public Schools
Fact sheet
Infrastructure services
Built environment and student
outcomes
A school’s built environment can cast a
positive influence on learning outcomes.
Having the right infrastructure delivered
in the right place at the right time can
have a direct impact on student
outcomes.
School Enrolment Management
Plans
A School Enrolment Management Plan
(School EMP) is implemented in a state
school which is nearing its capacity and
aims to maximise the use of available
facilities and ensure that students
residing in a school's catchment area are
able to enrol at that school, by restricting
out-of-catchment enrolments. The
principal must ensure sufficient capacity
is reserved to accommodate incatchment students, taking into account
projected enrolment growth.
Independent Public Schools support the
implementation of School EMPs where
required.
The School EMP procedure, operational
guidelines and the School EMP template
are available at:
http://ppr.det.qld.gov.au/corp/infrastructu
re/facilities/Pages/School-EnrolmentManagement-Plans.aspx.
Further supporting documentation,
including template letters for principals,
and frequently asked questions are
available at:
https://oneportal.deta.qld.gov.au/Service
s/Facilities/Forms/Documents/Forms/Sch
oolEMP.aspx.
If your school has been identified to
implement a School EMP, you will be
notified by your regional office.
Should you have any questions
regarding the School EMP procedure or
require assistance in preparing your
School EMP, please contact your
Infrastructure Manager – Region. You
can also contact the School EMP team
at:
schoolemp@dete.qld.gov.au or on
(07) 3034 4642.
Public Private Partnerships
An Independent Public School that is
subject to a Public Private Partnership
(PPP) is required to comply with the PPP
contract conditions. For example, a PPP
school is not required to formulate either
a maintenance or an infrastructure
(asset) plan as these are incorporated
into the PPP arrangements. The PPP
contract will continue to be managed
centrally by the department.
School strategic infrastructure
plans
Principals of Independent Public Schools
need to consider infrastructure
requirements and industry links to shape
a physical environment that best
matches the strategic vision for their
school. Independent Public School
principals are encouraged to put in place
a strategic infrastructure plan as a
priority within their school strategic plan.
The plan is a tool which enables
Independent Public Schools to document
the school’s facility and education future
direction aims, timeframes and what is
required to achieve them.
Plans are developed in consultation with
Infrastructure Services Branch (ISB).
For more information on developing a
Fact sheet
plan for your school, please contact:
Joe Willis, Director, Infrastructure
Strategy Schools, on (07) 3034 4635 or
joe.f.willis@dete.qld.gov.au.
Queensland Schools Planning
Commission
The Queensland Schools Planning
Commission has produced a series of
demand maps for high growth areas,
showing growth in student numbers and
residential growth areas across the state.
These are available from the website:
s/Facilities/Projects/Pages/SmartSchools
SubsidyScheme.aspx.
In addition, ISB provides specialist
support services to Independent Public
Schools to develop proposals such as
feasibility studies into business cases.
If Independent Public Schools have any
questions or would like advice regarding
business ideas, please contact:
Bruce Duncan, Manager, Infrastructure
Programs and Delivery, on (07) 3034
4842 or bruce.duncan@dete.qld.gov.au.
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/scho
ols-planning-commission.
Direct to Market engagement
and school maintenance
The recommendations from the
Queensland Schools Planning
Commission are currently being revisited
in consultation with key stakeholders.
Like all Queensland state schools,
Independent Public Schools can elect to
manage their own direct to market (D2M)
maintenance using private contractors.
To understand how the growth or decline
in numbers of school-aged children may
affect enrolments at your school, see the
enrolment forecasts in the facility
dashboard in OneSchool. It is important
to note that enrolment forecasts are
based on current trends, and do not take
into account the impact of School EMPs
on enrolment trends.
Schools choosing D2M will receive funds
for planned and routine breakdown
maintenance deposited to the school
bank account. Further information is
available at:
Smart Schools Subsidy scheme
The Smart Schools Subsidy scheme
(SSS scheme) is available to all schools,
including Independent Public Schools.
The funding is initiated for capital works
that fall outside of the scope of other
capital works programs offered by the
department. The SSS scheme is
supportive of innovative infrastructure
projects. For more information or to
contact the coordinator go to:
https://oneportal.deta.qld.gov.au/Service
https://oneportal.deta.qld.gov.au/Service
s/Facilities/Forschools/directtomarketmai
ntenance/Pages/default.aspx.
Schools electing to use Building and
Asset Services (BAS) for maintenance
delivery will have maintenance funding
held in a notional account in line with
previous practice.
School maintenance allocations will be
funded under a new allocation method
agreed with principal associations and
the School Business Managers
Association of Queensland. This
methodology uses a number of factors to
ensure a fair distribution of available
funding to schools.
Fact sheet
Additional funding is also held centrally
or regionally for emergency
maintenance, asbestos management,
service maintenance and special
maintenance, for example Targeted
Maintenance, swimming pools and
condition assessments.
Minor works funding
Independent Public Schools receive a
minor works grant annually to undertake
small routine maintenance and minor
new work activities. There are two types
of activities funded under this grant:

small routine maintenance activities for example refixing locks, repainting
signs, cleaning out gutters, replacing
tap washers

minor new works activities - minor
new works projects under $100,000
for example, access lighting, access
paths, minor grounds development
or security issues.
These funds are tied to facilities-related
activities. For more information, including
the minor works program procedure visit:
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/grant
s/state/core/minor-works.html.
Facility dashboard
The facility dashboard in OneSchool is a
single point of contact for school facilities
data. The facility dashboard is a tool to
assist schools with facilities planning,
management and reporting.
The facility dashboard includes
information such as enrolment forecasts,
catchment details, capital works
information, maintenance information
and utilities information.
Principals, deputy principals and
business service managers have access
to the facility dashboard on the school
management tab in OneSchool. For
technical issues contact the Service
Centre Online at:
https://qlddet.service-now.com/sco.
For data questions and feedback on the
facility dashboard contact your
Infrastructure Manager — Region.