Queensland Secures $2.8 Billion in Historic National Schools Funding Deal

The agreement marks the end of a 19-month negotiation, ensuring equitable resourcing for 560,000 public school students in Queensland over the next decade.

• Queensland was the final state to sign the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, securing $2.8 billion in federal funding over the next ten years.
• The funding is part of a broader $16.5 billion national investment to fully resource public schools across Australia starting in 2025.
• The agreement addresses unique challenges in Queensland, including geographic decentralization and historically lower educational outcomes.
• Funding is tied to reforms such as evidence-based teaching practices, phonics and numeracy checks, mental health support, and catch-up tutoring.
• This investment fulfills a decade-long goal to meet the school resourcing standard identified in the 2011 Gonski report, ensuring no student is left behind.

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