Public School Funding

In reply to the Hon. R.A. SIMMS ().25 September 2024).

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Education, Training and Skills has advised:

Full funding for every school is crucial to achieving a more equitable education system.

I have been actively advocating for the full funding of public schools since becoming the Minister for Education, having made a commitment in opposition to do so.

The Malinauskas Labor government is focused on ensuring the next school reform agreement will fund South Australian public schools at 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard.

Our government is committed to renegotiating the next school reform agreement to ensure all South Australian schools, including public schools, receive their full and fair funding levels.