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Vic & SA funding agreements announced

School funding agreements between the Federal Government and the governments of Victoria and South Australia were announced late last week.

A joint media release from the Federal and Victorian governments gives the following details:

As part of the agreement, the Commonwealth will provide an additional 5 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) to Victorian public schools.
This will lift the Commonwealth’s contribution from 20 per cent to 25 per cent of the SRS by 2034.
This will see around an estimated $2.5 billion in additional Commonwealth funding to Victorian public schools over the next 10 years.

This article from ABC News summarises the new agreements and the reaction from stakeholder groups.

The For Every Child campaign has welcomed the announcement, as has the Australian Education Union.

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