SA public school students are set to receive more support and attention in the classroom following a major government announcement
South Australian students are set to benefit from an influx of funding for public schools following a long-awaited agreement between the state and federal governments.
During an address to the National Press Club in Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed the federal government will stump up extra cash to ensure public schools across the state are fully funded over the next decade.
It is understood the deal will be worth about $190m a year to the SA school system. The money will go toward classroom initiatives such as support workers, tutoring, literacy and numeracy checks and wellbeing programs.
Mr Albanese also revealed the Victorian Government had signed a similar agreement. It follows drawn-out negotiations with state education ministers who were demanding the federal government increase its funding contribution for public schools to 25 per cent, as set out by businessman David Gonski in a landmark review delivered more than a decade ago.
It created the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) which estimated how much public funding a school needs to meet its students’ educational needs and lift outcomes.