Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 2 23 standing in my name.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that the Turnbull Government's plan to reduce schools funding will result in a $335 million cut from the following South Australian schools:

Unley High School: $1 551 000

Elizabeth North Primary School: $627 000

Blackwood High School: $1 072 000

Blair Athol North School: $513 000

Brighton Secondary School: $1 849 000

Nuriootpa Primary School: $388 000

Port Augusta Secondary School: $757 000

Mount Barker Primary School $504 000

Mount Barker High School: $662 000

Goodwood Primary School: $440 000

Goolwa Primary School: $431 000

Cowandilla Primary School: $470 000

Salisbury Downs Primary School: $408 000

Happy Valley Primary School: $403 000

Riverdale Primary School: $434 000

Berri Primary School: $403 000

Mount Gambier North Primary School: $428 000

Modbury High School: $1 159 000

Gilles St Primary School: $457 000

Glenunga International High School: $2 000 000

Woodville Gardens School: $763 000

Adelaide High School: $1 624 000; and

(b) calls on the Minister for Education and Training to inform the Parliament which classes, programs and students will suffer as a result of the schools funding cuts.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There are no Commonwealth funding cuts to South Australian schools. Total Commonwealth funding over the budget and forward estimates will increase by 23.5 per cent to all South Australian schools and by 32.9 per cent to South Australian government schools. Although a full signatory to the so-called Gonski deal, Jay Weatherill's state Labor government has reduced state funding for government schools by around five times the level of growth in federal funding. State hypocrisy reached spectacular heights when, over 2013-14 to 2014-15, Commonwealth funding to government schools increased by $12.2 million while the South Australian state Labor government slashed funding by $56 million.

Question agreed to.