National School Resourcing Board’s review finds state schools lost more than $2bn in 2022 due to a Coalition-era loophole
The National School Resourcing Board’s annual review, tabled in parliament last week, showed government schools lost more than $2bn in 2022 because of a Morrison-era loophole that allows states and territories to claim up to 4% of public school funding on non-school expenditures.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupThe report found $2.2bn was claimed by states on non-school spending in 2022 that would otherwise have been used on meeting the need of public schools.The former shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek had promised Labor would end the “accounting tricks” if elected.
The report showed Western Australia and NSW were already funding public schools at 78% in 2022, which is significantly higher than was required under their agreements with the federal government.
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