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...

This report examines whether the Queensland Department of Education’s strategies are effective in protecting students from bullying. It finds the strategies do not explicitly address bullying and lack specific objectives, targets and measures for monitoring progress.

The primary objective of this annual report is to meet the requirements under section 127 of the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act). The report provides a brief overview of the current funding arrangements for schools and the type of financial assistance provided by the Australian Government.

Data on the number of schools, students and teachers in each NSW electorate from 2009 to 2023, for the three school sectors: Catholic, independent and public.

The Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill amends the Australian Education Act 2013 to change the Commonwealth’s contribution to funding for government schools. It would increase Commonwealth contributions to government schools while also allowing that contribution to vary by state or territory.