Recent media stories in The Age and Herald-Sun have reported on the high costs of schooling in Victoria. Both articles refer to a recent report from ACARA, the National Report on Schooling in Australia. While the ACARA report covers both public and private schools, parents at public schools may be particularly interested in the following
Articles in today’s Age and Herald-Sun focus on the issue of under-funding of Victorian schools. The Age article begins: Parents, teachers and principals at Victorian public schools are being forced to spend their own money to fill funding gaps, as school allocations per child continue to lag way below the rest of the nation. Average
An article by Chip LeGrand in today’s Age lays out the cold, hard facts about school funding in Victoria – we have the worst funded government schools in Australia. According to the article: Every other state and the ACT have inked long-term agreements with Canberra that set out when and how they will deliver 100
A recently released report from the For Every Child campaign – ‘Investing in Australia’s Future (2025)’ – outlines the reforms and investments needed to make sure every child in every public school can thrive.
The Victorian Government has signed an interim bilaterial agreement with the Commonwealth Government, under the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement. This will secure Commonwealth funding for Victorian schools until a long-term agreement is signed in 2026. According to a recent update distributed to schools, “The parties are committed to reaching a long-term Victorian bilateral agreement
Today’s Age reports on a major cut to school funding made by the Victorian government in 2024, and “buried in last year’s budget papers”. The article begins: The state government secretly ripped $2.4 billion from state schools after delaying by three years its commitment to provide the funding required to pay for the long-promised Gonski
