25 March 2025 - Australia’s New School Funding Deal : Full Funding for All by 2034
A landmark school funding deal to finally end the war over public versus private is here. It's a big deal
Conor Duffy (ABC, 24/03/2025)
There have been six Australian prime ministers since prominent businessman David Gonski delivered the formula to fairly fund every school in Australia back in 2011. Now, finally, after 14 years of false starts and a system that continues to over-fund private schools and under-fund public schools, his model will be implemented.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces pledge to fully fund every public school in Australia
Maddison Leach (9 News, 24/03/2025)
Every public school in Australia will be fully funded by the federal government, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today. The PM said the introduction of $2.8 billion in additional funding for Queensland public schools over the next decade, supporting some 560,000 students, will bring the state into line with the rest of the country.
A new deal means every school in Australia will be fully funded by 2034. Here’s what you need to know
Caitlin Cassidy (The Guardian, 24/03/2025)
On Monday the prime minister and the Queensland government signed a landmark deal to ensure every public school in that state would be “fully funded” by 2034. Queensland was the final state to sign such a deal, after protracted negotiations, meaning every school in Australia will be fully funded for the first time within a decade. But what does fully funded actually mean, and why has it taken so long?
4 key changes you may have missed in the new school funding agreement
Mick Tsikas (The Conversation, 24/03/2025)
Queensland and the federal government have reached an agreement on school funding. This means all Australian states and territories are now signed up to new arrangements, which officially began at the start of 2025. The agreement follows more than a year of negotiations between the federal and state governments. Here are four major changes we can expect to see in schools and classrooms around Australia.