Schoolfunding analysis-TAS
WhatMy Schooldata tellsus
Publicschools haveafarhigher proportionof FirstNations students
%
Public12.4%6.5% Private7.1%10.6% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% Tas-%prioritycohortstudentsbyschoolsector2023
AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderStudents%LanguageBackgroundOtherThanEnglish
Tas-%studentsinsocio-educationaladvantage
quartilesbyschoolsector2023
Morethandouble theproportionof studentsfromthe lowestquartileof socio-educational advantage
%BottomSEAQuarter%TopSEAQuarter Public42.6%14.0% Private19.6%27.1% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
Note:Fundingincreasesadjustedforinflation.
Excludesspendingonspecialschools.
Butgovernment fundingforprivate schoolshas increasedat1.7 timestherateof publicschoolsover adecade
2013201420152016201720182019202020212022 Public06.0%6.2%10.3%13.3%14.9%14.6%23.1%24.1%28.7% Private07.7%11.6%17.7%24.3%29.9%37.2%47.7%45.0%49.2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% GrowthinCommonwealth/Tasgovfundingperstudent 2013-2022
Public
Totalrecurrentincomeperstudent2022
$19,337
Private
Totalrecurrentincomeperstudent2022
$23,242
Note:excludesspecialschools.
TASprivateschoolshave20%morerecurrentincome
Publicschools underfunded andprivate schools overfunded 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 PublicPrivate Tasmania-publicandprivateSRSsharesin2024 FederalState 94.3%* 101.3% *4%oftheTasGovpublicschoolshareoftheSchoolingResource Standardismadeupofnon-schoolspendingworth$50m.
Noagreement togetTAS publicschools to100%of theSRS
“Ineveryotherjurisdiction,thegovernmentschoolsareon tracktotopoutatabout95percentoverthenextdecadeor so.They’rethereforSouthAustraliaandWAatthemoment. NewSouthWaleswillhitthatpointin2025,Tasmaniain2027, Victoria,2028,Queenslandin2032andtheNorthernTerritory sometimeinthemiddleofthecentury.”
EducationMinisterJasonClare26July2023