Parents Victoria made a submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Public School Funding in late 2025.
The submission makes the following points (among others):
- Victorian government schools are funded well below the SRS benchmark that governments themselves have endorsed as the minimum required to meet student needs.
- The failure of the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments to reach a long-term funding
agreement for two consecutive years will have real and compounding consequences. - Funding delayed is funding denied.
- Chronic underfunding directly affects the capacity of schools to attract, retain and support
staff.
The Parents Victoria submission urges the Parliament’s Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee to recommend:
- A clear public explanation of the policy rationale behind delaying full funding for
public schools - Accelerated progress toward full SRS funding, consistent with need and equity
- An end to reliance on interim agreements that entrench underfunding
- Transparent reporting on the real, classroom-level impacts of funding shortfalls.
(You can read other submissions from schools, individuals and stakeholder groups on the
Victorian Parliament website.)
