Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

So, across South Australian government schools, on average, per-student funding will grow, and that per-student funding will grow from $2,600 per student to nearly $4,500 per student under the reforms in question. Equally, I would invite Senator Gallacher to take a look at the published documents the Turnbull government has put out that shows that the school in question will receive a growth in funding. There will be from around $654,000 up to around $5 million of growth over the 10-year period—significant growth over that period of time, ensuring that each school benefits. Of course, the South Australian government, like any system, has its autonomy to make sure that it funds each of its schools responsibly. But the South Australian government gets more money under this model.