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Education Funding, 2016-17

Each year the ministry provides funds to school boards through a series of grants. This page contains information on this year's grants, plus links to information on grants from previous years.

Anyone interested in education funding can visit 2016-17 Education Funding: A Guide to the Grants for Student Needs (PDF, 2.8 MB)

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Information on the 2016-17 Grants for Student Needs

March 2016 Release

Memorandum 2016 B06: Grants for Student Needs Funding for 2016-17 (PDF, 186 KB)
March 24, 2016: Grants for Student Needs: Technical Briefing Video (32:01)
March 24, 2016: Grants for Student Needs: Technical Briefing Presentation Slides (PDF, 405 KB)

Ministry Publications

Technical Paper 2016-17 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
School Board Funding Projections for the 2016-17 School Year (PDF, 10.53 MB)
2016-17 Education Funding: Discussion Summary (PDF, 168 KB)
Memorandum 2016 SB07: Special Education Funding in 2016-17 (PDF, 309 KB)
Memorandum 2016 B07: 2016-17 School Year Education Programs – Other (EPO) Funding (PDF, 109 KB)
Memorandum 2016: Ontario's Renewed Mathematics Strategy (PDF, 130 KB)

Appendix I: Funding for the Renewed Mathematics Strategy (PDF, 33 KB)
Appendix II: District School Board Funding Allocations (PDF, 93 KB)

2016-17 Education Funding: A Guide to the Special Education Grant (PDF, 560 KB)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2016-17 (PDF, 543 KB)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Incidence Portion (SIP), 2016-17 (PDF, 809 KB)

References

List of Schools eligible for School Foundation Allocation for the 2016–17 school year, dated April 2016 (PDF, 2.58 MB)
District School Board and School Authority Tangible Capital Assets: Provincial Accounting Policies and Implementation Guide, revised April 2015 (PDF, 784 KB)
User Guide for the School Facilities Inventory System Application, dated November 2009 (PDF, 1.05 MB)
Common Course Codes: Course Descriptions and Prerequisites, Grades 9 to 12
Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 2011
The 2005 Data Form A (PDF, 40 KB)
Good Places to Learn

Stage 1 Funding Allocation (PDF, 4.86 MB)
Stage 2 Funding Allocation (PDF, 1.53 MB)
Stage 3 Funding Allocation (PDF, 1.15 MB)
Stage 4 Funding Allocation (PDF, 918 KB)

The Report of the Pupil Accommodation Review Committee, dated August 1998 (PDF, 98 KB)
The Uniform Code of Accounts, revised April 2016 (ZIP, 210 KB)
Variable Area Per Pupil Benchmark Table, May 2015 (ZIP, 76 KB)
Geographic Adjustment Factors – School Facility Specific, May 2015 (ZIP, 346 KB)

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