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

The legislation before this chamber, the legislation that the Turnbull government is giving needs based funding effect to, that legislation will provide over the decade around $81 billion in funding support for Catholic education. It will see growth over the next few years of 3.7 per cent per annum per student, on average, across Catholic education authorities, who will retain the absolute right to redistribute funding as they see fit.