A summary of the status of the national Better and Fairer Schools Agreement. This paper presents what's on the table, the status of the bilateral agreements between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments, and where to from here. It finds that until agreements are finalised, full details about the funding increase will remain unknown.

This paper identifies the current major issues for Australian schooling and outlines the policy offerings of the major parties heading into the 2025 federal election. It finds that battlelines are being firmly drawn on school education policy, with the conversation centring on funding, equity and student outcomes.

This brief summarises a comprehensive review of research studies on the relationship between school funding and student achievement. Its finding is conclusive: money matters. While the review is of studies conducted on the relationship between funding and student outcomes in K-12 schools in the United States, its key findings have immediate relevance to the state...

The report on government services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. This report provides performance reporting for early childhood education and care, school education, and vocational education and training. It includes a summary of government expenditure in the sector, a performance outcomes summary and sector-wide statistics on...

This paper shows that public schools bear the greatest burden of disadvantage but are not resourced to overcome its effect on learning outcomes. It draws on school profile data from the My School website to examine the family socio-educational background of students in public, Catholic and Independent schools. It also examines the extent of concentration...