isComply Compliance Calendar 2023
Our online month-to-month calendar outlines key dates for compliance and accountability issues.
January
Date
Event
Reference
Mid-January
First Vic DET (Department of Education and Training) payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) (25%) due.
isComply: State Government Recurrent Grants
First Vic DET (Department of Education and Training) payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) (25%) due.
Mid-January
Aus DoE (Department of Education) pays 50% of General Recurrent Grants.
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Aus DoE (Department of Education) pays 50% of General Recurrent Grants.
30
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications open.
isComply: Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications open.
February
Date
Event
Reference
6
Applications for the 2023 Australian Government Capital Grants Program (CGP) close.
ISV website: Australian Government Capital Grants Program
Applications for the 2023 Australian Government Capital Grants Program (CGP) close.
Mid-February
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system open.
Australian Government DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system open.
22 (TBC)
VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment) Enrolment 1: VCE/VCAL/VET.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment) Enrolment 1: VCE/VCAL/VET.
24
Vic DET School Census Date.
Vic DET School Census Date.
March
Date
Event
Reference
17
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 1.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 1.
Mid-March
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system closes.
Australian Government DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system closes.
Mid-March (TBD)
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system opens.
ACARA: Student Background Data Collection
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system opens.
15 – 27
NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy).
NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy).
April
Date
Event
Reference
n/a
May
Date
Event
Reference
3 (TBC)
VCAA Enrolment 2: VCE/VCAL/VET.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA Enrolment 2: VCE/VCAL/VET.
Mid-May (TBC)
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system closes.
ACARA: Student Background Data Collection
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system closes.
26 (TBC)
Submission of Student Family Occupation and Education (SFOE) data to ISV for state funding purposes.
Submission of Student Family Occupation and Education (SFOE) data to ISV for state funding purposes.
31
Reports due for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (applicable schools).
isComply: Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination
Reports due for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (applicable schools).
31
Final day to request early amendment to state recurrent funding allocations if enrolments change by more than 15%.
Final day to request early amendment to state recurrent funding allocations if enrolments change by more than 15%.
June
Date
Event
Reference
2
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 2.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 2.
23
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications close. (Schools can accept applications from refugee and asylum seeker students in Terms 3 and 4).
isComply: Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications close. (Schools can accept applications from refugee and asylum seeker students in Terms 3 and 4).
Late June (TBC)
System opens for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
System opens for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
30
Annual Report to be completed and published.
isComply: Information about School Performance
isComply: Governance - Financial Statement
Annual Report to be completed and published.
isComply: Information about School Performance
isComply: Governance - Financial Statement
30
Accountability Certificates (Aus DoE) completed by a School’s auditor.
Accountability Certificates (Aus DoE) completed by a School’s auditor.
30
Financial Questionnaire to be completed and lodged.
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Financial Questionnaire to be completed and lodged.
30
Final day for audited financial statements to be returned to Aus DoE.
Final day for audited financial statements to be returned to Aus DoE.
30
Annual Information Statement to be submitted to Australia Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (applicable schools that are registered as charity).
30
Modern Slavery reporting (applicable schools with annual revenue > $100 million).
Modern Slavery reporting (applicable schools with annual revenue > $100 million).
30
Closing date for applications to register a school or amend an existing school registration.
Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
Closing date for applications to register a school or amend an existing school registration.
July
Date
Event
Reference
1
Award Rates of Pay – Increase first full pay period on or after 1 July (Fair Work Commission).
Award Rates of Pay – Increase first full pay period on or after 1 July (Fair Work Commission).
1
High Income Threshold – Increased figure applies from 1 July (Fair Work Commission).
High Income Threshold – Increased figure applies from 1 July (Fair Work Commission).
Mid-July
Second Vic DET payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) (50%).
isComply: State Government Recurrent Grants
Second Vic DET payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) (50%).
19 (TBC)
VCAA Enrolment 3: VCE/VCAL/VET.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA Enrolment 3: VCE/VCAL/VET.
Mid-July
Aus DoE General Recurrent Grants payment (25%).
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Aus DoE General Recurrent Grants payment (25%).
August
Date
Event
Reference
4
Aus DoE Census date.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
Aus DoE Census date.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
Early in the month (TBC)
System closed for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
System closed for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
11
Census Statutory Declaration must be returned to Aus DoE.
Census Statutory Declaration must be returned to Aus DoE.
Early in the month (TBC)
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE opens.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE opens.
18
Aus DoE Census Special Circumstances applications close.
Aus DoE Census Special Circumstances applications close.
25
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 3.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 3.
September
Date
Event
Reference
Mid-September (TBC)
System opened for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
System opened for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Mid-September (TBC)
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE closes.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE closes.
October
Date
Event
Reference
Late in the month (TBC)
System closed for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
System closed for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
During October
Final Aus DoE General Recurrent Grants payment (adjusted for enrolments).
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Final Aus DoE General Recurrent Grants payment (adjusted for enrolments).
Late October/ Early November
Final Vic DET payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM).
isComply: State Government Recurrent Grants
Final Vic DET payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM).
November
Date
Event
Reference
8 (TBC)
VCAA Enrolment Final Day: VCE/VCAL/VET.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA Enrolment Final Day: VCE/VCAL/VET.
24
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 4.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 4.
December
Date
Event
Reference
TBC
Student Background Data provided to VCAA for NAPLAN purposes.
Student Background Data provided to VCAA for NAPLAN purposes.