FARMS - financial and resource management for schools

The FARMS manual is the official guideline for schools and a one stop shop to support principals, school body members and business managers to effectively manage the financial and other resources of a school.

• Financial and resource management for schools (FARMS) manual PDF (1.6 MB)
• FARMS manual - acronyms and definitions list PDF (707.1 KB)

Supporting policy and advisory resources

• Overview of Government School Funding – Transition to Year 12 PDF (471.9 KB)
• School cash policy and guidelines PDF (949.4 KB)
• 2025 school resourcing model funding enhancements – information about the better and fairer schools agreement
  PDF (744.0 KB)
• School vehicles procedure and guideline PDF (657.9 KB)

Contacts

For support or inquiries, please email the School Business Services team at school.finance@education.nt.gov.au