About CAP

The Country Areas Program (CAP) is administered as part of the Australian Government funding provided through the Rural and Regional Assistance for the 2005 - 2008 quadrennium. CAP is managed for eligible NSW Public Schools and the agreed Catholic Dioceses of Canberra-Goulburn, Bathurst and Armidale by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) .

Under this management:

CAP supports in excess of 24,000 students in 240 schools (two thirds of which are small one and two teacher schools) including Distance Education schools which service the most geographically isolated areas of New South Wales.

CAP addresses the disadvantage associated with geographic isolation.

Individual schools and their communities are encouraged to develop initiatives within the guidelines to address specific issues faced by their students.