Public Schools in Australia’s Largest State on Track to Receive Full Government Funding

Published on February 2, 2024

Public schools in Western Australia (WA) will likely be among the first in the country to be fully funded following a $1.6 billion (US$1.05 billion) deal between the federal and local governments. On Jan. 31, the federal Labor government signed a statement of intent with the WA government, raising funding for all public schools in the state from the current 95 percent of the School Resourcing Standard (SRS) to 100 percent by 2026. According to the agreement, the total additional funding that WA public schools will receive between 2025 and 2029 is $1.6 billion, with the federal government contributing $777 million. The most disadvantaged schools in the state will be the first to be fully funded, followed by schools with better funding conditions....

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