Access Funds Terms and Conditions

The Access and Inclusion Fund is available to any school in Victoria that meets at least one of the following criteria:

• Has a school Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) rating of 1000 or lower.
• Has faced special circumstances such as drought, flood, bushfire etc within the last 12 months.
• Has not been the beneficiary of the Access Fund in the last calendar year. 

The transport subsidy is a contribution towards transport costs:

• The subsidy is a flat rate $500 for metropolitan schools, and $1000 for non-metropolitan schools.
• After the visit, schools are required to send an invoice for the transport reimbursement, quoting the Purchase Order number, within 30 days.
• School invoices should be sent to ap.invoices@zoo.org.au
• After the 30 days, if an invoice has not been sent by the school the Purchase Order will be closed and the reimbursement will be voided.  

Fully subsidised admission is capped at 100 students per school, and any additional students are at the current student rate. Zoos Victoria's standard teacher-student ratio applies. 

One Access and Inclusion Fund request per school per year will be accepted, irrespective of numbers:

• Applications can only be made through the Access Fund request form. Schools will be notified if they are successful in securing support through the Fund. 
• Bookings must be made more than four weeks in advance.
• The Fund has limited spaces and will be closed for the year when fully subscribed.
• The Fund cannot be used for the Zoo Snooze camp program.

To demonstrate the impact of the Access Fund and continue to provide this support to schools, we appreciate you completing the short evaluation survey that is sent out after your visit. Completion of this evaluation survey is a compulsory component of this program.