Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 16451 51 The ASC successfully delivered a number of key initiatives under the Play pillar in 2015–16, including exceeding planned performance targets for the Sporting Schools program, with funding provided to 4393 schools and over 1.29 million program attendances. The program continues to grow rapidly, demonstrating a successful partnership between the ASC and NSOs to deliver quality sporting programs, including access to coaches, resources and funding. In the latter part of 2015–16, the ASC also reaffirmed its focus on sport and education through a commitment to leading the development and implementation of a national initiative that aims to improve opportunities for all children to participate in sport in the school environment, including the development of a national literacy standard. AusPlay was launched in November 2015 and fills a major gap in sport and recreation data. During 2015–16, the ASC collected participation data from 15,250 adults and 2,970 children. The AusPlay survey is a key component of Play.Sport.Australia. and demonstrates the ASC’s commitment to providing robust data to help inform strategies to grow participation. The AusPlay survey is on track to collect data from 20,000 adults and 3,600 children annually and in May 2016 interim findings from the first year were shared with the sport sector to ensure that data is relevant and available to users. Supplementing the AusPlay data, the ASC continues to use the ASPR to track NSO participation across a range of measures. This includes membership with sporting organisations, or active participation, and broader exposure to sports through events, school sport or program-level activities. In 2015, 80% of priority category sports reported increases in membership based participation while 71% of NSOs reported increases in the participation base through broader measures. The Participation Investment Categorisation Framework was successfully implemented in 2015–16 to prioritise funding to those NSOs who are best placed to deliver participation outcomes. Under the new categorisation framework, 61 NSOs received participation funding in 2015–16. The implementation of the new investment model resulted in the removal of one funding category, reducing the number of NSOs receiving funding to 61 from an expected 62. The full application of the participation investment model will take effect from 2016–17 with future categorisation to be informed by ASPR and the AusPlay survey. Participation Investment Capability grants and project delivery support was provided to 43 NSOs to deliver 47 projects. All projects commenced during 2015–16, however, nine projects have been delayed and the ASC will work with NSOs to deliver these projects in 2016–17. A major focus in 2015–16 has been communications to support Play.Sport.Australia. and further promote the benefits of sport. A series of videos were released by the ASC during the year along with a dedicated Facebook page, which attracted high levels of social media engagement. The ‘No Time for Never’ video, released in October 2015, attracted more than 1.5 million views while the two ‘Stick With it’ videos, featuring elite athletes Laura Geitz and Stephen Moore, have been viewed almost 646,000 times since being released in March 2016. A third video campaign was prepared but its release withheld until 2016–17.