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

By having a strong economy that's delivering a stronger budget bottom line, we're able to deliver fully funded investment in Australian schools that over the next 10 years sees an additional $24½ billion support for Australian schools—around $1 billion growth, year on year, into the future. And most important, of course, is: what happens with that money? It equates to growth on average per student of about 4.3 per cent each year for those 10 years—growth above inflation forecasts, above wages forecast—allowing for additional investment in the types of resourcing of teachers and programs rolled out in schools in specialised attention for individual students.

We, of course, are working in tandem with the states and territories to deliver on the reforms recommended by the recent Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools that focuses very much on how we ensure every student gets the basics of literacy and numeracy in the early years but are then extended to their full capability throughout their education to give them the best chance to succeed in further study or work.