School Funding

In reply to Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (5 December 2018).

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): I am advised:

The state funding contributions under the previous national agreement were measured using the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority financial data reporting methodology for state Net Recurrent Income Per Student. This methodology has not changed; however as outlined in 'Appendix 1: bilateral agreement between South Australia and the commonwealth on quality schools reform', the commonwealth is allowing South Australia to include in its funding contributions transport costs and depreciation of assets to a value of up to 4 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard, plus regulatory expenditure relating to the SACE Board of South Australia and the Education Standards Board.