Public school students will be left $1000 “worse off” every year unless the Albanese Government agrees to tip an extra $12 billion into classrooms, states have warned amid a bitter funding stoush. The federal government has been accused of “short ...
More »NSW threatens to delay school reform agreement until Clare agrees to funding deal
NSW Education Minister Prue Car has threatened to extend the current National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) another year in a bid to convince her federal counterpart to agree to a funding deal for the state. The current NSRA is already ...
More »Australia’s richest and poorest schools by state
Australia’s richest schools of 2024 have been revealed, with the top five in several states exposing a major wealth divide between public and private schools. In analysis of financial data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s (ACARA) MySchool ...
More »What’s in the SA budget for education?
A total of $256.3m will has been allocated to education by the South Australian state government in the 2024-25 budget, along with a new 20-year framework that will change how schools receive infrastructure spending. The plan will make significant changes ...
More »$28,000 up for grabs for teachers hired in hard-to-staff schools
A NSW recruitment program that offers bonuses of up to $28,000 to teachers, among other benefits, has been expanded to 111 schools from the previous 85 amid increasing concerns from teachers and principals about workforce shortages. Schools with 'significant teacher ...
More »The key education efforts in Victoria’s budget
Part-time principals, international recruitment of teachers, and $400 for state school parents make up the key education measures of the Victorian state budget released on Tuesday. Premier Jacinta Allan's first budget's focus is on helping families, with a heavy focus on ...
More »See which NSW schools are getting $250k for infrastructure upgrades
More than 50 NSW schools will each get more than $250,000 for new infrastructure such as hi-tech classrooms and sporting facilities under a $68m funding rollout. Western Sydney and regional NSW will be the big winners, with public schools with the greatest need receiving ...
More »9/10 schools do not have funds for disabled students
Public schools do not have the funds needed to educate the rapidly increasing numbers of students with disabilities, with nine out of 10 principals saying their school is under-resourced in that area. An Australian Education Union (AEU) survey, which questioned 15,000 principals, teachers ...
More »Public school enrolments down, NSW funding cut
NSW public school enrolments have dropped by more than 24,000 since the Covid-19 pandemic, as families opt to send their kids to non-government schools. New figures released last Tuesday show a year-on-year fall in government school enrolments for the fourth consecutive year in NSW. ...
More »Sky-high school funding message from AEU
The Australian Education Union (AEU) organised an easy-to-read message for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outside Parliament House on Tuesday, renewing the union's calls to fully fund public schools. AEU president Correna Haythorpe used skywriting that read "fund our schools PM" ...
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