Compliance Calendar 2024
Our online month-to-month calendar outlines key dates for compliance and accountability issues.
January
Date
Event
Reference
12 January
First Vic DoE (Department of Education) payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) grants (25%) due.
isComply: State Government Recurrent Grants
First Vic DoE (Department of Education) payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) grants (25%) due.
Mid-January
Aus DoE (Department of Education) pay 50% of General Recurrent Grants.
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Aus DoE (Department of Education) pay 50% of General Recurrent Grants.
29 January
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications open
isComply: Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications open
29 January
Load student enrolment data for NAPLAN tests
VCAA: NAPLAN – Handbooks and information kit
NAP: NAPLAN – Key Dates
Load student enrolment data for NAPLAN tests
VCAA: NAPLAN – Handbooks and information kit
NAP: NAPLAN – Key Dates
February
Date
Event
Reference
5 February
Applications for the 2025 Australian Government Capital Grants Program (CGP) close.
ISV website: Australian Government Capital Grants Program
Applications for the 2025 Australian Government Capital Grants Program (CGP) close.
14 February
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system open.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Address Collection
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system open.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Address Collection
21 February
Monthly Business Activity Statements for December and January (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statements for December and January (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
26 February
VCE / VCE VM - Initial enrolment. Schools should enter VCE including VCE VM Unit 3-4 enrolments by this date.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
VCE / VCE VM - Initial enrolment. Schools should enter VCE including VCE VM Unit 3-4 enrolments by this date.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
28 February
October-December Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
ATO: BAS A – Quarterly business activity statement
October-December Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
29 February
Vic DoE School Census Date.
isComply: Vic DET Census
PAL: Student Enrolment Census
Vic DoE School Census Date.
March
Date
Event
Reference
4 March
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system opens.
ACARA: Student Background Data Collection
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system opens.
8 March
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DoE for Term 1.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DoE for Term 1.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
13 March
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system closes.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Address Collection
Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (Address Collection) system closes.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Address Collection
13-25 March
NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy)
NAP: NAPLAN: Key Dates
VCAA: NAPLAN: Handbooks and information kit
NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy)
NAP: NAPLAN: Key Dates
VCAA: NAPLAN: Handbooks and information kit
21 March
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
26 March
National Assessment Program (NAP) Opt-in Assessment in Science Literacy – registrations open.
NAP: NAP Opt-in assessment – information for schools
National Assessment Program (NAP) Opt-in Assessment in Science Literacy – registrations open.
April
Date
Event
Reference
21 April
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
28 April
January-March Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
ATO: BAS A – Quarterly business activity statement
January-March Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
30 April
Last day for VCE including VCE VM Unit 3–4 sequences and VCE VET scored Unit 3 and 4 units of competency.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
Last day for VCE including VCE VM Unit 3–4 sequences and VCE VET scored Unit 3 and 4 units of competency.
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
30 April
National Assessment Program (NAP) Opt-in Assessment in Science Literacy – registrations close.
NAP: NAP Opt-in assessment – information for schools
National Assessment Program (NAP) Opt-in Assessment in Science Literacy – registrations close.
May
Date
Event
Reference
4 May
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system closes
ACARA: Student Background Data Collection
Student Background Data Collection for Independent Schools system closes
10 May
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.
21 May
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
30 May
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%.
31 May
Reports due for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (applicable to schools).
isComply: Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination
Aus Govt: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Reports due for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (applicable to schools).
isComply: Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination
Aus Govt: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
National Assessment Program (NAP) Civics and Citizenship Sample Assessment – Main Study (applicable to schools that are selected to participate)
NAP: About NAP sample – Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC)
National Assessment Program (NAP) Civics and Citizenship Sample Assessment – Main Study (applicable to schools that are selected to participate)
June
Date
Event
Reference
7 June
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 2.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
Conveyance Allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 2.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
19 June
System opens for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Student Attendance (STATS)
System opens for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Student Attendance (STATS)
21 June
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
28 June
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications close.
(Schools can accept applications from refugee and asylum seeker students enrolling in terms 3 and 4)
isComply: Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund
PAL: Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications close.
(Schools can accept applications from refugee and asylum seeker students enrolling in terms 3 and 4)
isComply: Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund
PAL: Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
30 June
Annual Report to be completed and published.
isComply: Information about School Performance
Financial Statement
Annual Report to be completed and published.
isComply: Information about School Performance
Financial Statement
30 June
‘Authorised person’ under the School Community Safety Order Scheme to provide de-identified report to Secretary of any orders issued under the Scheme in the preceding financial year. Report due within 28 days after 30 June.
Vic Gov: Ministerial Guidelines and templates
‘Authorised person’ under the School Community Safety Order Scheme to provide de-identified report to Secretary of any orders issued under the Scheme in the preceding financial year. Report due within 28 days after 30 June.
30 June
Accountability Certificates (Aus DoE) completed and lodged by a school’s auditor.
Accountability Certificates (Aus DoE) completed and lodged by a school’s auditor.
30 June
Financial Questionnaire to be completed and lodged.
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Schools Hub: Data Collections Financial Questionnaire
Financial Questionnaire to be completed and lodged.
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Schools Hub: Data Collections Financial Questionnaire
30 June
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 June
State Accountability Certificate (Vic DoE) and school audited financial statements to be completed by a school’s Chair and auditor and lodged.
State Accountability Certificate (Vic DoE) and school audited financial statements to be completed by a school’s Chair and auditor and lodged.
30 June
Annual Information Statement to be submitted to Australia Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (applicable to schools that are registered as a charity).
ACNC: The Annual Information Statement
Annual Information Statement to be submitted to Australia Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (applicable to schools that are registered as a charity).
30 June
Modern Slavery reporting (applicable to schools with annual revenue > $100 million).
Aus Govt: Modern Slavery Statements Register
Modern Slavery reporting (applicable to schools with annual revenue > $100 million).
30 June
Closing date for applications to register a school or amend an existing school registration.
VRQA: Dates and timeline for school applications
Closing date for applications to register a school or amend an existing school registration.
July
Date
Event
Reference
1 July
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 July
High Income Threshold – Increased figure applies from 1 July (Fair Work Commission).
isConnect: High Income Threshold
High Income Threshold – Increased figure applies from 1 July (Fair Work Commission).
12 July
Second Vic DoE payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) (50%).
isComply: State Government Recurrent Grants
Second Vic DoE payment of Financial Assistance Model (FAM) (50%).
Mid-July
Aus DoE General Recurrent Grants payment (25%).
isComply: Australian Government Recurrent Grants
Aus DoE General Recurrent Grants payment (25%).
21 July
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
22 July
Last day for VCE including VCE VM Unit 4 or VCE VET scored Unit 3 and 4 units of competency withdrawal
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
Last day for VCE including VCE VM Unit 4 or VCE VET scored Unit 3 and 4 units of competency withdrawal
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
28 July
April-June Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
ATO: BAS A – Quarterly business activity statement
April-June Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
August
Date
Event
Reference
2 August
Aus DoE Census date.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
PAL: Student Enrolment Census
2 August
System closed for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections
System closed for submission of Semester 1 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
7 August
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
9 August
Census Statutory Declaration must be returned to Aus DoE.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
Census Statutory Declaration must be returned to Aus DoE.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
12 August
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE opens.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Compliance Certificate
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE opens.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Compliance Certificate
16 August
Aus DoE Census Special Circumstances applications close.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
Aus DoE Census Special Circumstances applications close.
isComply: Census – Australian Government Department of Education
21 August
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
30 August
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 3.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 3.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
31 August
Annual report to be provided to the VRQA.
VRQA: Submitting school annual reports
Annual report to be provided to the VRQA.
September
Date
Event
Reference
9 September
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
11 September
System opened for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Student Attendance (STATS)
System opened for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Student Attendance (STATS)
20 September
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE closes.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Compliance Certificate
Compliance Certification to Aus DoE closes.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Compliance Certificate
21 September
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
October
Date
Event
Reference
7 October
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
Mid-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).
21 October
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
25 October
System closed for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Student Attendance (STATS)
System closed for submission of Semester 2 Attendance Data to Aus DoE.
Aus DoE: Schools Hub / Data Collections – Student Attendance (STATS)
28 October
Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
ATO: BAS A – Quarterly business activity statement
Quarterly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover < $20 million per annum)
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).
October/November
National Assessment Program (NAP) Information and Communications Technology Literacy Sample Assessment – Field Study (applicable to schools that are selected to participate)
NAP: About NAP sample – ICT Literacy
National Assessment Program (NAP) Information and Communications Technology Literacy Sample Assessment – Field Study (applicable to schools that are selected to participate)
November
Date
Event
Reference
7 November
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
18 November
Last day for VCE including VCE VM, VPC and VET units of competency enrolment or withdrawal
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
Last day for VCE including VCE VM, VPC and VET units of competency enrolment or withdrawal
isComply: Schools offering Senior Secondary Courses
VCAA: Important Administrative Dates
21 November
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
22 November
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 4.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
Conveyance allowance claim submission closing date to Vic DET for Term 4.
isComply: Conveyance Allowances
PAL: Conveyance Allowance Program
December
Date
Event
Reference
9 December
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
Monthly payroll tax payment due (applicable to schools named as liable)
SRO: Payroll tax
Vic Govt: Payroll tax for non-government schools
21 December
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)
ATO: Business activity statements (BAS)
Monthly Business Activity Statement (BAS) due to Australian Taxation Office (applicable to schools with turnover > $20 million per annum)