Annual Report 2019
The year at A Start in Life, 2018/19
2018/19 was the year A Start in Life began measuring what its support changes for each student, across six areas from personal growth and friendships to school results.
A tailored support plan was built every year for every student, with parents, carers and teachers, and new grants carried tertiary students through 104 weeks of compulsory work placements.
From the reports of Allan Elliott, President, Neil Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Hansell, Treasurer
Everything below comes from the 20-page report, written out here so it works with screen readers and search.
In families' words
A school report worth sitting down for
Every year we ask families how the support is going. Some of the most telling replies are the ones we never expected, like a parent who sat down with her daughter to read a school report together for the first time.
It is the first report we have sat down to read together... We sat and chatted for half an hour about it!
The year at a glance
- given directly to students as assistance
- $884,789
- weeks of tertiary work placement supported by new grants
- 104
- students at a specialist school took part in a partnership program
- 46
- of students completely agreed they have people in their life who care about them
- 85%
Source: A Start in Life Annual Report 2019, pages 9, 11, 13 and 17.
Our six Measures of Effectiveness
- Personal: attributes that support a more fulfilling life
- Social: networks across school, family and community
- Environmental and basic financial: easing barriers and building parent engagement
- Academic engagement: attitudes and learning habits
- Educational progression: progress on tailored learning goals
- Academic attainment: results as reported by schools
Work placements funded for tertiary students
- Human resources, radiology, veterinary practice and paediatrics
- Speech pathology, aviation and dentistry
Financials
A Start in Life receives no government funding. Support for students is sustained by donors, partners and income from investments built up over a century.
| Item | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,608,420 | 1,495,119 |
| Student assistance | (884,789) | (956,778) |
| Fundraising | (136,758) | (144,922) |
| Marketing | (86,715) | (76,372) |
| Banking, investment and accounting | (128,312) | (120,856) |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (6,286) | (19,320) |
| Office and administration | (88,447) | (58,338) |
| Profit for the year | 277,113 | 118,533 |
| Other comprehensive income | 158,849 | 150,382 |
| Total comprehensive income before allocations | 435,962 | 268,915 |
| Allocations from capital funds | 61,386 | 18,785 |
| Allocations to capital funds | (480,000) | (110,000) |
| Total comprehensive income after allocations | 17,348 | 177,700 |
| Item | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 10,875,610 | 10,297,712 |
| Total liabilities | 408,586 | 266,651 |
| Net assets | 10,467,023 | 10,031,061 |
- Student assistance66%
- Fundraising10%
- Banking, investment and accounting10%
- Office and administration7%
- Marketing7%
- Depreciation and amortisation0%
Share of total expenses of $1,331,307, from the statement of profit or loss.
2018 comparatives were restated in this report under accounting standards that began on 1 July 2018.
Help the next student start strong
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30 December 2019
