Capacity To Contribute Score Of A School

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The Department of Education released media guidance regarding Presbyterian Ladies College's Capacity to Contribute (CTC) score. The CTC score, calculated under the Schooling Resource Standard funding arrangements, measures non-government schools' capacity to contribute to operating costs and determines Commonwealth funding discounts. The methodology uses direct measure of income (DMI) based on median family income of students, derived from tax office data and averaged over three years. The Minister directed a departmental review into how PLC's specific CTC score was calculated. The disclosure is internal correspondence providing departmental staff with talking points for media inquiries, explaining the regulatory framework (Australian Education Act 2013 and Education Regulations 2023) governing CTC calculations and the data validation processes ensuring score reliability.