Project Performance

The Project Performance Report is one of the accountability requirements for school communities who have received funding under the Investing in Our Schools Programme.

It is a mandatory requirement for School Parent Bodies (SPBs) and all Government School Community Organisations (GSCOs) to submit a project performance report. See Programme Guidelines Appendix 2, Accounting for Grants.  

It is a requirement under the funding agreement that all schools who accept funding from the Investing in Our Schools Programme submit a Project Performance Report.  The report forms part of the grant acquittal process and also supplies the DEEWR with information regarding the completion of projects and the differences the IOSP funding is making to schools and school communities. 

The feedback obtained from school communities on their Project Performance Reports will be used to help evaluate the Investing in Our Schools Programme.  It will provide:

• information on the final costs of the project;
• a statement that the project has been completed;
• a report on the outcomes achieved from the project and their relationship to the goals; and
• feedback from the school on the effectiveness of the Programme and on how their project turned out and in what ways the school, its students and the school community have benefited from that funding.

All school communities who received IOSP funding, whether as a Government School Community Organisation or School Parent Body, will need to complete the online project performance report which is accessed through https://iios.dest.gov.au/IOSP/AccessPoint/

Yes, the DEEWR will write to the principal to advise them about the IOSP project(s) for which the school community needs to complete a project a Project Performance Report.

The projects for which Project Performance Reports are required will be shown against your school’s record on the IOSP Access Point website.

The report can be accessed using the following web address link: https://iios.dest.gov.au/IOSP/AccessPoint/

The report should be filled out by either the Principal or a Parent representative from the school who has some knowledge of the original application.

Yes.  It is a requirement that you fill out a report on each of the projects funded at your school.  This is because different projects funded under IOSP may have different outcomes and benefits. 

Yes, if the project details appear on the IOSP Access Point website.  However if your project is not yet complete, you will only need to answer the first few questions.  At the time the project reaches completion the school principal or community representative will need to revisit the Access Point website and finalise the Project Performance Report.

If your project has changed since it was approved you must contact the DEEWR to seek a project variation.  Examples of situations where a school should apply for a variation are:

• the location of works has moved to a different area of the school - if it is a construction project
• the numbers or types of products have changed - if it is a procurement project
• changing the scope of the project

Please contact the DEEWR Helpline on 1300 363 079 for information on how to submit a variation to DEST.  

The funding agreement for your project specifies that completion and return of this form is mandatory.  If you do not return the report the Minister may seek recovery of funds for the project and your future applications for schools grant programs may be affected.