This article is for schools to understand if they need to complete an acquittal.
All schools that receive a grant payment must complete an acquittal, even if there was no actual program activity and the grant funds were not used.
IMPORTANT: This information is for acquittals submitted from T1 2024 onwards
Check if you can access your acquittal
Acquittals can only be made within the acquittal window period for the term. Acquittal dates are here https://www.sportaus.gov.au/schools/schools/funding#spending_and_acquitting_funds
- Start by signing into your Sporting Schools portal, here https://hub.sportingschools.gov.au/
- Select the menu option at the top of the screen called 'Grants'
- Select the yellow button 'View school's grants' for the school you are acquitting for. You should now be on the 'School Grants' page for your chosen school
- Navigate to the section 'Acquittals that require action'
- You should now see a button that say's 'Begin primary school acquittal' or 'Begin Secondary school acquittal'. Select this button to start the acquittal process
If you do not see the button 'Begin primary school acquittal' or 'Begin Secondary school acquittal', this could be due to the acquittal window not being open or someone else in your school has already submitted the acquittal.
Steps to investigate - if you cannot access the acquittal:
If you believe you were paid a grant and still need to submit an acquittal BUT cannot see the button to begin the acquittal, please perform the following steps.
- Check to see if the acquittal window for the term is open, dates are here https://www.sportaus.gov.au/schools/schools/funding#spending_and_acquitting_funds
- If you have an option to view the acquittal, select this option. This should inform the last person to update the acquittal
- Log a ticket with our support team here https://support.sportingschools.gov.au/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=7821581447823