9. If a school has been given a Development Award (DA), when can the school apply for the Outstanding Development Award (ODA)?

A school that has been given a DA (for e.g. in 2006) can re-apply two years later (2008) for the ODA following the same process of application. However, in the event that the school does not qualify for an ODA in 2008 it will retain its DA status, and the validity period will be for 3 years (i.e. from 2008 to 2011).