Christian Schools embraced the commitment from Australia’s Education Ministers to work together to get every school to a minimum of 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).
The Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth) establishes a funding framework where all students receive a base level of funding, means tested for non-government school students, and additional loadings for identified educational needs. Under the Act the Commonwealth will fund 80% of the needs of non-government schools and 20% of the needs of government schools. The States and Territories would be responsible for contributing 75 – 80% of the needs of government schools and 15 – 20% of the needs of non-government schools unless otherwise specified in agreements with the Commonwealth.
