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The chart below shows the tuition charged by the province, as calculated under the Technical Paper
(2009/10) in the Calculation of Student Fees. 167
2009 / 10 Grant Description of Grant Amount
Pupil Foundation Allocation
Salaries, libraries, staff development, textbooks, paraprofessionals,
consultants, and classroom computers
4,702.70
Special Education Allocation Special Education programs, services, and equipment 1,610.83
Language Allocation To support French as a second language 263.55
Supported Schools Allocation To assist underperforming and low enrolment schools 9.81
Remote and Rural Allocation
Learning Opportunities Allocation
Teacher Qualifications & Experience
To support the higher cost of purchasing goods and
services for school boards that are remote and rural
Provides funding based on economic indicators for
programs and services for students at risk
To cover the costs of teachers with years of experience
and degrees who earn higher salaries as a consequence
of the salary grid
47.53
90.48
598.40
New Teacher Induction Program To cover the costs to mentor new teachers 7.21
Administration and Governance
School Operations Allocation
Non-Teaching Staff – Cost Adjustment Allocation
Declining Enrolment Adjustment
School Foundation
Program Enhancement Allocation
First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Supplemental
Allocation
Provides funding for board-based staff, trustees and
related expenditures
Facility costs (heat, light, custodial, snow removal,
minor repairs, etc.)
To recognize the differences in salaries paid to nonteaching
staff
To recognize that fixed costs do not decrease as
quickly as variable costs as most grants are tied to
enrolment
To pay for the cost of Principals, Vice Principals, school
clerical staff and office supplies
To assist with school supplies and school materials
costs
To cover Native language instruction and Native Studies
courses, the fee is based on demographics
268.70
922.66
8.20
85.30
791.09
38.56
27.29
Rural and Small Community Allocation To support small boards in rural or small communities 20.42
Safe Schools
Pupil Accommodation Charge (PAC)
Adjustment for School Foundation
To assist in the implementation of the Ministry’s Safe
Schools strategy
A charge which pays for capital costs, and has remained
constant since 1998
Where school boards have combined elementary and
secondary facilities and receive a School Foundation
Allocation, the amount is deducted from the total
tuition charges
22.98
141.00
111.58
Total Tuition Charges – per pupil $9,545.13
If the First Nation requires transportation for its students, then an additional $870.90 per pupil is
charged.
167 Ministry of Education, Province of Ontario, “Education Funding: Technical Paper” (Spring 2010), online: http://www.
edu.gov.on.ca/eng/funding/1011/technical10.pdf.
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