Our relationships with parents are at the centre of success for every child at school.

Parents in Education (PiE) funding between $1000 and $5000 is available for parent engagement projects. It's open to South Australian government schools and preschools.

The funding is for projects that demonstrate:

• empowerment of parents to develop strong and positive partnerships with schools and preschools
• parents and staff working together to make schools and preschools safer and more inclusive
• development of parent knowledge and skills on how to support their child to talk about their wellbeing, any safety concerns they have, and to ask for help when needed.

Focus for projects in 2025

In 2025 PiE funding will focus on strengthening parent and school or preschool partnerships to support safe and inclusive learning environments for all students.

All applicants need to show a parent-led process and show connection to parents throughout the project.

Who can apply for funding

Applications can be made by:

• parents and carers
• parent or carer groups
• parent clubs
• school or preschool staff
• governing councils.

A school principal or preschool director must support the application. Each school or preschool can only apply once every year.

The funding is only for government schools or preschools.

The term parent refers to parents and caregivers with responsibility for the care of children and young people.

Key dates

Applications for the 2025 school year are closed.

Schools and preschools who submitted an application will be advised of the outcome in term 4 2024.

Applicants can contact us to find out more about how:

• applications are assessed
• to get feedback about their application
• to use the funding
• to tell us about the outcomes of activities.

Benefits of parent engagement

Effective parent engagement has many benefits, including:

• increased student attendance and student engagement in learning
• expanding ways for children to be successful learners, at school, at home, and in the world around them
• enhancing the knowledge, professional skills, and capacity of educators
• a richer, more diverse, and inclusive school community.

Get help with your child’s learning

How you support your child’s learning matters. You shape your child’s values and attitude. You shape their attitude and approaches to learning at home, school, and beyond.

The department has some resources to help you support your child’s learning. The resources cover:

• what being engaged in your child’s education means
• what you can do to help your child.