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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.
Applications for the 2026 school year will open in term 3 2025.
Aims of funding
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.
Successful applications for 2025
Congratulations to the 22 successful applicants who will share in $83,000 worth of funding for parent-led projects.
School or Preschool | Project name | Funding awarded |
|---|---|---|
Athelstone School | It takes a village: Strengthening our community through connection and education | $2500 |
Berri Primary School | Growing Together - Community Garden Hub Project | $5000 |
Charles Campbell College | Connect, Support, Thrive: Growing Students through Family-School Partnerships | $3500 |
Christie Downs Primary School | Wellbeing Hub | $5000 |
Coromandel Valley Kindergarten | Children being heard: Creating a safe space where children | $5000 |
Craigmore High School | Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Families in Education | $5000 |
Cummins Area School | School TV | $4250 |
Cummins Child Parent Centre | Partnership and Confidence: creating a shared understanding | $4520 |
Fisk Street Primary School | Fostering Strong School-Parent Partnerships: A Path to Wellbeing and Inclusion | $5000 |
Glossop Community School | Glossy 'Grub Club' | $4000 |
Kirton Point Children's Centre | The Art of Belonging | $4000 |
Lenswood Primary School | Resilient Lenswood - learning together for community wellbeing | $5000 |
Marree Aboriginal School | Connection and Community | $3000 |
Mount Compass Area School | Connecting our Community | $4600 |
Mount Gambier North Primary School | North Community Hub Family Connections Program | $4800 |
Ocean View College Children's Centre | Me Time for grandparents and caregivers | $3300 |
Parafield Gardens Primary School | Multicultural Women's Group | $1900 |
Port Lincoln High School | Bridging Community through Indigenous Governance for Inclusive Schooling and Cultural Wellbeing | $3000 |
Ramco Primary School | Ramco Primary School Parent Connections | $1400 |
Sturt Street Children's Centre | Sturt Street Community Collective | $2800 |
Torrensville Primary School | Regulation Strategies Parent Sessions | $1450 |
Woodcroft Primary School | Garden of Growing Minds sensory path and working bees | $3980 |
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.
How to apply for project funding
Applications for the 2026 school year will open in term 3 2025.
Applicants can contact us to find out more about how:
- applications are assessed
- to get feedback about a previous 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.
