Education
In 2013‑14, the Commonwealth will provide funding of $14.5 billion to support state education services.
Table 2.5 provides information on payments to support education services, including additional Commonwealth investments and reforms under the National Education Reform Agreement.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Schools SPP(a) | 11,910.1 | 6,490.6 | - | - | - |
| National Education Reform funding(b) | - | 6,823.8 | 14,314.1 | 15,630.0 | 17,098.6 |
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| More support for students with disabilities | 78.7 | 81.5 | 57.7 | - | - |
| Rewards for great teachers(c) | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Smarter Schools — low socio-economic status school communities(d)(e) | 362.9 | 141.3 | - | - | - |
| Digital education revolution | 200.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Early childhood education — universal access to early education | 461.7 | 406.0 | 234.9 | - | - |
| East Kimberley Development Package — education related projects | 4.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Improving literacy and numeracy | 161.2 | 80.8 | - | - | - |
| Indigenous early childhood development — children and family centres | 56.5 | 78.0 | - | - | - |
| MoneySmart Teaching | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| National quality agenda for early childhood education and care | 21.3 | 19.1 | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| National Solar Schools Program | 27.7 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
| School Pathways Program | 1.7 | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| Secure Schools Program | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| Smarter Schools — improving teacher quality(e) | 18.0 | 175.0 | - | - | - |
| Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory(e) | |||||
| Building a quality school workforce — | |||||
| Additional teachers | 28.0 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 28.1 | 21.6 |
| Quality teaching | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Teacher housing | - | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 7.4 |
| Expansion of the school enrolment and attendance measure | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Trade training centres in schools | 181.9 | 100.3 | 165.1 | 185.0 | 391.0 |
| Total | 13,546.3 | 14,470.6 | 14,823.2 | 15,867.5 | 17,537.2 |
| Memorandum item — payments for non-government schools included in payments above | |||||
| National Schools SPP(a) | 7,965.1 | 4,378.4 | - | - | - |
| National Education Reform funding(b) | - | 4,391.0 | 9,149.7 | 9,851.9 | 10,585.9 |
| More support for students with disabilities | 17.1 | 19.9 | 11.4 | - | - |
| Rewards for great teachers(c) | 1.8 | - | - | - | - |
| Digital education revolution | 74.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Improving literacy and numeracy | 36.2 | 18.1 | - | - | - |
| National Solar Schools Program | 6.9 | - | - | - | - |
| Secure Schools Program | 2.8 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| Trade training centres in schools | 51.9 | 31.1 | 83.0 | 97.4 | 163.8 |
| Total | 8,155.7 | 8,843.6 | 9,244.1 | 9,949.3 | 10,749.8 |
(a) National Schools SPP funding ceases on 31 December 2013.
(b) National Education Reform funding commences from 1 January 2014. As the Commonwealth's offer to States under the National Education Reform Agreement is open until 30 June 2013, the Budget makes provision for National Education Reform funding for all States (government and non‑government schools) from this date.
(c) Under the National Education Reform Agreement, this National Partnership ceases on 31 December 2013. All funding from 2013‑14 onwards will be redirected to the Commonwealth's new needs‑based funding model for schools.
(d) Under the National Education Reform Agreement, this National Partnership ceases on 31 December 2013. Part of 2013‑14 funding and all funding from 2014‑15 onwards will be redirected to the Commonwealth's new needs‑based funding model for schools.
(e) Includes government and non‑government schools. Payments to non‑government schools are not shown in the Memorandum item.
National Education Reform Agreement
The Commonwealth has proposed that the National Education Reform Agreement will replace the current National Education Agreement from 1 January 2014.
The National Education Reform Agreement reaffirms the commitment of the Commonwealth and the States to the objective that Australian schooling should provide a high quality and equitable education for all students.
The Agreement will contribute to shared outcomes, including that:
- Australian students excel by international standards;
- young people make a successful transition from school to work and/or further study;
- all children are engaged in and benefiting from schooling; and
- schooling reduces the disadvantage of children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children from low socio‑economic status backgrounds.
To help achieve these outcomes, the Agreement establishes a more equitable school funding system and will help drive improvement in education outcomes at the student, school and national levels by:
- providing additional funding directed to those schools and students most in need; and
- introducing a National Plan for School Improvement, through which the Commonwealth and the States will commit to five key reform directions — quality teaching, quality learning, empowered school leadership, meeting student need, and transparency and accountability.
The Agreement introduces a new needs‑based funding model for schooling, based on a Schooling Resource Standard (SRS). The Commonwealth's SRS will provide a base amount of funding for every Australian school student, which will be supplemented by additional loadings for: schools in regional and remote areas; students from a low‑socioeconomic status background; Indigenous students; and students with low English‑language proficiency. Following further work to develop a new loading for students with disability, it is intended that the loading will also become part of the SRS from 1 January 2015.
The new funding arrangements will apply for both government and non‑government schools, with additional investment to be phased in over six years and shared between the Commonwealth and the States.
National Schools SPP and National Education Reform funding
Commonwealth National Education Reform funding, to be calculated according to the SRS methodology, will replace the National Schools SPP from 1 January 2014.
In 2013‑14, this will see the Commonwealth providing $6.5 billion to support state education services through the National Schools SPP and $6.8 billion in National Education Reform funding.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | |||||||||
| National Schools | |||||||||
| SPP | 3,765.1 | 2,963.3 | 2,435.5 | 1,216.4 | 907.5 | 264.0 | 208.1 | 150.3 | 11,910.1 |
| 2013‑14 | |||||||||
| National Schools | |||||||||
| SPP(b) | 2,037.6 | 1,609.4 | 1,347.0 | 672.1 | 490.8 | 140.0 | 113.3 | 80.3 | 6,490.6 |
| National Education Reform funding(c) | 2,082.4 | 1,688.0 | 1,434.3 | 707.1 | 511.1 | 164.5 | 118.1 | 118.2 | 6,823.8 |
| Total | 4,120.0 | 3,297.5 | 2,781.3 | 1,379.2 | 1,001.9 | 304.5 | 231.4 | 198.5 | 13,314.3 |
| 2014‑15 | |||||||||
| National Education Reform funding(c) | 4,334.8 | 3,543.6 | 3,049.2 | 1,496.6 | 1,057.1 | 342.4 | 243.7 | 246.8 | 14,314.1 |
| 2015‑16 | |||||||||
| National Education Reform funding(c) | 4,672.0 | 3,885.9 | 3,403.7 | 1,645.3 | 1,126.6 | 370.0 | 258.1 | 268.4 | 15,630.0 |
| 2016‑17 | |||||||||
| National Education Reform funding(c) | 5,112.2 | 4,258.5 | 3,775.6 | 1,785.5 | 1,201.0 | 399.8 | 273.4 | 292.7 | 17,098.6 |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
(b) National Schools SPP funding ceases on 31 December 2013.
(c) National Education Reform funding commences from 1 January 2014. As the Commonwealth's offer to States under the National Education Reform Agreement is open until 30 June 2013, the Budget makes provision for National Education Reform funding for all States (government and non‑government schools) from this date.
As the Commonwealth's funding offer under the National Education Reform Agreement will remain open until 30 June 2013, the Budget makes provision for National Education Reform funding for all States from 1 January 2014.
However, States will only receive National Education Reform funding from 1 January 2014 if they have signed the National Education Reform Agreement and a related bilateral agreement. States that do not sign the National Education Reform Agreement and a related bilateral agreement will continue to receive funding consistent with the National Schools SPP, as well as payments under the Rewards for Great Teachers and Low Socio‑economic Status School Communities National Partnerships until those agreements expire.
Growth factor
The Intergovernmental Agreement defines the growth factor for the government schools component of the National Schools SPP as the product of:
- the growth in average government schools recurrent cost; and
- the growth in full time equivalent enrolment in government schools.
The growth factor for the non‑government schools component of the National Schools SPP is determined in accordance with the Schools Assistance Act 2008.
The growth factor for the government schools component of the National Schools SPP is currently estimated to be 7.08 per cent in 2013‑14, which applies until this SPP ceases on 31 December 2013.
National Partnership payments for education
In addition to the National Schools SPP and National Education Reform funding, the Commonwealth will provide a total of $1.2 billion in 2013‑14 through National Partnerships to support state education services. Further details on these National Partnerships are provided below.
National Partnerships relating to schools reform
Under the National Education Reform Agreement, the National Partnership on rewards for great teachers and the National Partnership on Smarter Schools — low socio‑economic status school communities will cease from 31 December 2013, with savings redirected to the Commonwealth's new needs‑based funding model for schools.
Funding previously provisioned for National Partnerships associated with the Reward for School Improvement program and the next phase of the Empowering Local Schools program will not proceed and will also be redirected to the Commonwealth's new needs‑based funding model for schools.
Funding for the majority of activities associated with these programs will be provided for through the new school funding arrangements, which will also deliver greater consistency in the distribution of funding and provide more support for disadvantaged students.
Funding for the National Partnership on more support for students with disabilities has been extended for 12 months. Following further work to develop a new loading for students with disability, it is intended that the loading will become part of the needs‑based funding model from 1 January 2015.
The measures taken in the 2013‑14 Budget in relation to these programs are discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 25.2 | 19.2 | 16.4 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 78.7 |
| 2013‑14 | 26.1 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 81.5 |
| 2014‑15 | 18.4 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 57.7 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on more support for students with disabilities. This National Partnership was established to provide targeted assistance to teachers and schools to support students with disabilities. This initiative provides education authorities with the flexibility to select a range of activities that will best meet the needs of students, teachers and schools in their jurisdiction.
The focus of this initiative is to build the capacity of Australian schools and teachers to better support the needs of students with disability and/or learning difficulties, thereby contributing to improved student learning experiences, educational outcomes and transitions.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
(b) Under the National Education Reform Agreement, this National Partnership ceases on 31 December 2013. All funding from 2013‑14 onwards will be redirected to the Commonwealth's new needs‑based funding model for schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding in 2012‑13 for the National Partnership on rewards for great teachers. This National Partnership was established to improve the quality and effectiveness of all teachers by ensuring that they have access to constructive performance and development processes which, as a result, contribute to improved learning outcomes for students. To date, the National Partnership has resulted in the development and implementation of strategies for teachers to participate in annual performance and development reviews in which they will receive constructive feedback on performance, as well as opportunities for professional development. Through these discussions, high performing teachers will be encouraged to work towards certification at higher levels of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. All participating states have established certifying authorities, recruited assessors and have commenced assessor training.
While the National Partnership will cease on 31 December 2013, the proposed reforms included in Better Schools: A National Plan for School Improvement will ensure an ongoing focus on supporting and recognising teachers and their ongoing professional development.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 143.9 | 66.7 | 55.4 | 23.5 | 38.7 | 17.0 | 0.7 | 17.0 | 362.9 |
| 2013‑14 | 55.2 | 25.6 | 23.2 | 9.0 | 14.9 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 141.3 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
(b) Under the National Education Reform Agreement, this National Partnership ceases on 31 December 2013. Part of 2013‑14 funding and all funding from 2014‑15 onwards will be redirected to the Commonwealth's new needs‑based funding model for schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding in 2012‑13 and 2013‑14 for the National Partnership on Smarter Schools — low socio‑economic status school communities. The National Partnership was established to promote teacher quality, principal leadership, school accountability and innovative learning opportunities to equip students better for further education, workforce participation and civic responsibilities.
While the National Partnership will cease on 31 December 2013, the proposed reforms included in Better Schools: A National Plan for School Improvement will ensure an ongoing focus on providing educational support to students from economically disadvantaged families.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 63.4 | 47.5 | 42.5 | 20.9 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 200.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the digital education revolution. This National Partnership was established to prepare students for education, training and to live and work in a digital world. The National Secondary School Computer Fund (NSSCF) and associated on‑costs are the major funding element under this National Partnership. The NSSCF helps schools to provide new computers and other information and communication technology (ICT) equipment for students in Years 9 to 12, as well as the necessary infrastructure to support the installation and maintenance of the additional ICT.
Funding to reach the computer to student ratio of 1:1 is provided biannually to education authorities through this National Partnership with States and Territories and through funding agreements with the non‑government sector. The 1:1 ratio was achieved nationally in Australian schools with Years 9 to 12 for the start of the 2012 school year. To date, more than 967,000 computers have been installed under the NSSCF, exceeding the national target of 786,000 computers.
Other National Partnerships for education
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 142.7 | 113.1 | 100.7 | 49.2 | 31.9 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 461.7 |
| 2013‑14 | 131.4 | 97.9 | 85.0 | 43.8 | 27.3 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 406.0 |
| 2014‑15 | 76.0 | 56.6 | 49.2 | 25.4 | 15.8 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 234.9 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on early childhood education — universal access to early education. This National Partnership was established to provide universal access to affordable, quality early childhood education in the year before full‑time schooling with a specific focus on ensuring access for Indigenous children living in remote communities. The program is to be delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher for at least 600 hours a year.
A new spending measure associated with this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding to Western Australia as part of the National Partnership on the East Kimberley Development Package — education related projects. Investment priorities under the package include early childhood development, primary and secondary schooling, post‑secondary education and training, and community meeting facilities in remote locations. Concerted action in the areas of education and training is expected to improve the socio‑economic status, employment status and workforce participation of Indigenous people.
A description of the East Kimberley Development Package as a whole is provided in the Infrastructure section of this Part.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 49.9 | 27.4 | 40.4 | 19.7 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 161.2 |
| 2013‑14 | 25.0 | 13.7 | 20.2 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 80.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on improving literacy and numeracy to improve the performance of students who are falling behind in literacy and/or numeracy in participating schools in 2013, with a particular emphasis on students from disadvantaged backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
The National Partnership aims to sustain the momentum of the National Partnership on Smarter Schools — Literacy and Numeracy, which concluded in December 2012, through: the effective identification of areas in participating schools where support is needed; monitoring and analysis of literacy and numeracy performance; and improved capability and effectiveness of literacy and/or numeracy teaching in participating schools. It will also facilitate the sharing of effective evidence‑based teaching approaches across schools and jurisdictions including through an increase in the number of literacy and numeracy approaches published on Teach Learn Share.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 56.5 |
| 2013‑14 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 16.3 | 78.0 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for element one of the National Partnership on Indigenous early childhood development — children and family centres to improve outcomes for Indigenous children in the early years and to contribute to COAG's Closing the Gap targets for Indigenous Australians. This National Partnership provides for the establishment of 38 children and family centres across Australia by 2014, which will deliver integrated services, including early learning, childcare and family support programs.
Additional elements of this National Partnership provide for increased access to antenatal care and health programs and increased access and use of maternal and child health services by Indigenous families. These elements are reported in the Health section of this Part.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.7 |
| 2013‑14 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 2014‑15 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 2015‑16 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 2016‑17 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
The Commonwealth will provide funding for the National Partnership on MoneySmart Teaching to support the delivery of face‑to‑face professional learning to teachers in primary and secondary schools and the trialling of teacher support materials, consistent with Helping Our Kids Understand Finances, a commitment to improve financial literacy in Australian schools.
A new spending measure associated with this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14. This measure builds on the initiatives undertaken through the National Partnership on Helping Our Kids Understand Finances — Professional Learning and MoneySmart Schools, which expires on 30 June 2013.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 21.3 |
| 2013‑14 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 19.1 |
| 2014‑15 | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| 2015‑16 | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| 2016‑17 | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
(a) A review of this agreement will be undertaken by COAG in 2014. Provision has been made in the Contingency Reserve for funding from 2014‑15, subject to negotiations with the States.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the national quality agenda for early childhood education and care to deliver an integrated and unified national regulatory system for early childhood education and care, and reduce the regulatory burden on service providers. It is promoting continuous improvement in the quality of services through a national quality standard, including the early years learning framework, and a national quality rating system.
The National Quality Agenda is improving educational and developmental outcomes for children, and improving public knowledge of, and access to, information about the quality of early childhood education and care services.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 27.7 |
| 2013‑14 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 18.0 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the National Solar Schools Program. Funding is being provided for approved schools to install solar and other renewable power systems, solar hot water systems, rainwater tanks and a range of energy efficiency measures.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the School Pathways Program in South Australia and Western Australia. This National Partnership was established to increase the pool of young people ready to move from school into further education, apprenticeships, scholarships and part time work/study combinations in the defence industry. The School Pathways Program is also increasing employer awareness of options for recruiting young people and the benefits to business of doing so.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 2013‑14 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the Secure Schools Program. This National Partnership will assist government and non‑government schools at risk of racial, religious or ethnically motivated crimes to meet their particular security needs by providing security‑related infrastructure such as fencing, lighting and CCTV.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.0 |
| 2013‑14 | 56.0 | 44.5 | 34.5 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 175.0 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on Smarter Schools — improving teacher quality. This National Partnership was established to facilitate and reward ambitious, nationally significant and sustainable reforms to attract, train, place, develop and retain quality teachers and school leaders in classrooms and schools. These reforms provide a platform for raising student performance and support other schooling reforms targeting low socio‑economic status school communities and literacy and numeracy outcomes.
National Partnership on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory
The Commonwealth is providing funding to the Northern Territory Government through the National Partnership on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory. There are four education components under the National Partnership on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory. The Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory initiative is described further in the Community Services section of this Part.
Building a quality school workforce
The Commonwealth is providing funding for building a quality school workforce. This funding supports the urgent improvement of schooling outcomes for Indigenous children and comprises three components — additional teachers, quality teaching and teacher housing.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.6 | 27.6 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.1 | 28.1 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.6 | 21.6 |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
(b) Includes $12.4 million of funding in 2012‑13 previously committed under the Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the provision and continued maintenance of 200 teaching positions in remote Northern Territory schools, to maintain a strong workforce and provide access to quality teaching that directly engages young people in education and supports the aspirations of Aboriginal communities for quality education outcomes for their children.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 14.8 |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The quality teaching component will enhance the capability of the existing education workforce in remote Northern Territory communities and improve teachers' abilities to support students with critical needs. Commonwealth funding will allow Northern Territory education providers to develop career pathways for Indigenous staff members, increase the number of Indigenous staff members with education qualifications and provide professional development, support and programs to enable teachers and students to achieve improved outcomes in literacy and numeracy in targeted remote communities.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 7.4 |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth will provide funding for the provision of up to 103 teacher houses in remote Northern Territory communities over the next ten years, to address critical staff housing shortages and help attract and retain high quality teachers in remote schools.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.3 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the expansion of the school enrolment and attendance measure (SEAM). This measure will use the income support payment system as a way to connect schools and families where children are not enrolled in or attending school, and encourages dialogue between the school and the family on factors impacting on school enrolment and attendance. As a last resort, SEAM will use the possible suspension of income support payments to encourage improved school enrolment and attendance behaviours.
This measure aligns with the Northern Territory Government's Every Child, Every Day attendance strategy and has expanded from 6 to 22 communities (including all Northern Territory Remote Service Delivery communities, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Alyangula, Nhulunbuy, and the remaining areas of Katherine not already in scope for SEAM) in the Northern Territory.
This measure supports greater engagement between schools and families and encourages better attendance behaviours and educational outcomes in SEAM communities. SEAM will use attendance conferences and the development of attendance plans that will provide parents with ownership and control of their behaviour towards their children's school attendance. The funding will provide for increased levels of support for families through additional social workers from the Department of Human Services and additional funding for Northern Territory Government Attendance and Engagement Officers.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 48.4 | 46.6 | 36.4 | 21.5 | 14.8 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 181.9 |
| 2013‑14 | 13.7 | 34.7 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 100.3 |
| 2014‑15 | 41.7 | 37.7 | 41.9 | 22.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 165.1 |
| 2015‑16 | 49.5 | 42.6 | 46.0 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 185.0 |
| 2016‑17 | 114.7 | 93.9 | 89.0 | 43.1 | 29.6 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 391.0 |
(a) Includes government and non‑government schools.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on trade training centres in schools. Trade training centres are being established to help increase the proportion of students achieving Year 12 or equivalent qualifications by ensuring students have access to high quality, relevant education and training opportunities that engage and encourage them to complete their studies. The trade training centres also aim to address national skills shortages in traditional trades and emerging industries. Under the program, funds are available for major capital works, upgrade or refurbishment of existing facilities and/or industry standard equipment.
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