Fully Funded South Australian Public Schools

South Australia has signed up to the ‘Better and Fairer Schools Agreement,’

This means that after a decade of neglect, South Australian public schools will be fully and fairly funded.

It will give South Australian Public Schools an extra 1 billion dollars over next 10 years.

This represents the biggest investment in South Australian public schools by the Australian Government – ever.

It’s not a blank cheque; it’s tied to:

A year 1 numeracy and phonics check,

Greater access to mental health professionals

Access to high quality and evidence based professional learning for teachers

Initiatives that attract and retain teachers

At a practical level, it will mean more support for kids in the classroom.

It will mean more support for our public school teachers who do life changing work every day.

We’re working in partnership with the Malinauskas Labor Government to make our schools better and education better for SA kids.

Two Labor Governments are working hand in hand to deliver on our core mission of fairness. Fairness and opportunity start with an excellent education, and our funding deal will support that in public schools in my state.

Peter Dutton published a list of his 12 priorities for government. Education and skills didn’t even rate a mention.

Gonski went backward under the Liberals; Labor is building Australia’s future.

This is a tremendous outcome for my state