Grants of up to $50,000 now on offer for your school

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The Australian Government is offering your school up to $50,000 to help fight climate change, with the introduction of the National Solar Schools Program .

The Government's vision is for solar panels to be on the rooftop of every school in Australia. The program aims to make every Australian primary and secondary school a solar school by 2015. The National Solar Schools Program will offers grants of up to $50,000 (GST exclusive) to install solar power systems, rainwater tanks and a range of renewable energy and efficiency measures. Schools will be able to improve their energy and water efficiency as well as reduce their ongoing energy costs.

The Australian government has recently announced that almost 1400 schools have already signed up for solar (71KB) .

Schools installing a minimum of 2 kilowatt (KW) solar power system are eligible for a grant of up to $50,000 (GST exclusive), and if no solar power system or a system of less than 2kW is installed, a grant of up to $30,000 (GST exclusive) is available to be spent on eligible items, including rainwater tanks.

• National Solar Schools Program guidelines (548KB) 

Origin’s solution for your school

At Origin, our commitment to our environment, sustainability and reducing carbon emissions has seen us become Australia's number one green energy provider and the 2007 Ethical Investor Company of the year. We’re also an active member of the Clean Energy Council and a key member of Solar Cities projects throughout Australia.

For your solar school solution call our solar specialists in your state:

More information

To find out more information or register your interest, please use the solar enquiries form, and select "Solar for schools" for the question "What is your enquiry regarding?".

Providing sustainability solutions to schools, we have worked closely with a number of schools in installing solar electricity systems, including:

• Melbourne Girls College, with the installation of a fully operational 2,040 watt grid-connected solar system, which will generate approximately 2,800 kWh of electricity per annum.
• Overnewton Anglican Community College, with the installation of a fully operational 2,040 watt grid-connected solar system, which will generate approximately 3,000 kWh of electricity per annum.