Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I think we will check that calculation. There is some contention as to whether the honourable member has got her numbers right. The one thing we do know is that more than 99 per cent of the schools in Australia receive additional funding.

But the most important thing is that we get in 10 years to a position where government schools are funded by the Commonwealth to 20 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard and non-government schools are funded to 80 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard as adjusted for the usual SES calculation. That is transparent. It is clear. It is set out on the minister's web application so that everyone can see. That is the big difference: it is needs based, it is consistent and it is transparent.

We will check what the honourable member said about that particular school and advise the House later as to the actual figures.

Ms Kate Ellis interjecting—

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