Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support initiative (Reference 118)
The Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support (MYLNS) initiative provides funding to government schools to release teachers to provide direct teaching support to students in Year 10 who are at risk of finishing school without the literacy and numeracy skills they need for future work.
Eligibility
MYLNS funding is provided to all Victorian government schools with Year 10 students except for:
- camp/outdoor schools irrespective of their listed school type (i.e., 'Camp' school types, Somers School Camp, Outdoor School, Rubicon Outdoor School)
- hospital-based schools (Monash Children’s Hospital School and Yalingbu Yirramboi)
- language schools
- selective entry high schools (including MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne High School, Nossal High School, and Suzanne Cory High School)
- specialist schools
- Centre for Higher Education Studies
- Parkville College
- Victorian School of Languages.
Funding
MYLNS funding allocations are calculated by the department using NAPLAN data, with allocations based on the number of Year 10 students assessed as ‘Needs Additional Support’ in Year 9 NAPLAN reading and numeracy.
Funding is provided to schools through the Student Resource Package (SRP) as a 90% credit, 10% cash allocation.
Eligible schools receive a minimum of $51,491.60, which is equivalent to 0.4 FTE time release funding (0.2 FTE for literacy direct support and 0.2 FTE for numeracy direct support).
The table below outlines the MYLNS funding brackets, associated teacher time release, and number of eligible students (funding amounts are expressed as an FTE time release and funded at Classroom Teacher 2.5 level).
MYLNS funding allocations are communicated in the Indicative SRP and updated if required in the Confirmed SRP based on the enrolments collected through the February census.
| Amount shown in SRP | Associated Full time equivalent (FTE) time release | Associated number of eligible students in literacy or numeracy |
|---|---|---|
N/A | 0.2 | 0 to 15 |
$51,491,60 | 0.4 | 16 to 30 |
$77,237.40 | 0.6 | 31 to 45 |
$102,983.20 | 0.8 | 46 to 60 |
$128,729 | 1.0 | 61 to 75 |
$154,474.80 | 1.2 | 76 to 90 |
$180,220.60 | 1.4 | 91 to 105 |
$205,966.40 | 1.6 | 106 to 120 |
$231,712.20 | 1.8 | 121 to 135 |
$257,458 | 2 | 136 to 150 |
$283,203,80 | 2.2 | 151 to 165 |
$308,949.60 | 2.4 | 166 to 180 |
$334,695.40 | 2.6 | 181 to 195 |
$360,441.20 | 2.8 | 196 to 210 |
$386,187 | 3 | 211 to 225 |
Schools with Flexible Learning Option (FLO) campuses or programs receive additional funding (0.2 FTE) per FLO campus/program to increase the support available to students with high levels of need. FLO funding allocations are reflected in the amount shown in the SRP.
MYLNS funding for schools with Year 10 students but no Year 9 students (such as Senior Secondary Schools is based on their Confirmed 2024 MYLNS allocation.
Funding is not re-allocated between schools if students transfer in or out during the school year.
It is recommended that schools use any unspent 2024 MYLNS funding to include more Year 10 students in the MYLNS initiative and/or continue providing differentiated, needs-based support to students who need it most across all year levels.
Use of funding
Funding is provided to release teachers to deliver teaching support to identified students in Year 10. Schools must only use their MYLNS funding to provide the MYLNS initiative.
Accountability
Schools receiving MYLNS funding are required to:
- provide intensive learning support to MYLNS students, as per the department’s policy on the Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support initiative
- review the MYLNS students pre-identified in CASES21 and update/amend as required
- nominate MYLNS Improvement Teachers and update their details as required
- maintain records of student learning.
More information
For additional information, refer to the Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support initiative PAL page or contact MYLNS@education.vic.gov.au
Reviewed 27 March 2025