Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I wish to ask a further supplementary question. Given that the Gonski reforms are to be implemented over seven years, and in light of the clear evidence that compared to other OECD countries Australia's schooling system is characterised by a strong concentration of disadvantaged students in certain schools, predominantly government schools, and that disadvantage is directly related to the poor performance of students, will the government commit to prioritising the most disadvantaged government schools as it gradually implements the Gonski reforms over the next seven years?