The Regional Conservatorium Grants Program aims to offer a wide range of music education, training, performance and engagement opportunities for NSW schools, students, teachers and community members in regional, rural and remote areas by catering for learners, performers and audiences of all ages, interests, and abilities, and from all cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds.
There are five key outcomes for the program:
- Increased number of public schools participating in music education activities.
- Increased number of public school students engaged in quality-assured music education and training.
- Increased number of young people from equity target groups (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally, linguistically, and religiously diverse backgrounds including English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) learners and students from refugee backgrounds, persons with disability, and regional, rural and remote learners and students) participating in music education activities.
- Increased delivery of music education services to regional, rural and remote locations.
- Increased number of music professional learning opportunities for public school teachers.
Regional conservatoriums are required to be financially viable and have sustainable funding sources and practices.
Grants are made on the understanding that the money will not cover the full operating costs of the regional conservatorium.
Regional Conservatorium Grants Program funds are not provided to support:
- vocational education and training (VET) courses that are eligible for funding from other public sources
- tertiary programs
- full-time study at regional conservatoriums.