- The Crisafulli Government has secured critical school funding arrangements for 2025.
- The Interim School Funding Agreement 2025 and associated Bilateral Agreement provide certainty for schools after the former government failed to deliver a better funding deal.
- Negotiations on suitable long-term funding arrangements for Queensland schools will continue.
The Crisafulli Government has secured critical school funding from the Commonwealth Government for the 2025 school year.
This funding injection provides certainty for state and non-state schools by continuing the existing Commonwealth and Queensland shares of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).
The current agreement expires on 31 December 2024.
Without the new funding agreements, Queensland’s Catholic and Independent schools would have received no Commonwealth Government funding for the 2025 school year.
The former government had nine months and failed to secure a better funding deal for Queensland schools.
A better deal will recognise the needs of students and families across the state and aims to deliver a Commonwealth share of 25% of the SRS for state schools.
Under the interim agreement, the Commonwealth Government will continue to provide 20% of the SRS for state schools.
The Interim School Funding Agreement 2025, and associated Bilateral Agreement, was the best option to ensure federal funding reached Queensland schools from the start of 2025.
Under Commonwealth legislation, Queensland must sign a national agreement and bilateral agreement to receive annual federal funding for state and non-state schools in 2025.
Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the Crisafulli Government would focus on negotiating a better long-term deal for Queensland.
“This is an absolute failure of the former government which had nine months to secure a new funding agreement from their mates in Canberra,” Minister Langbroek said.
“It’s seriously concerning how close Queensland schools came to receiving no Commonwealth funding under Labor’s watch.
“Queensland’s schools deserve better, and our students deserve better.
“The Crisafulli Government is committed to supporting our schools. We will use the next year to fight tooth and nail to ensure Queensland schools receive their fair share of funding from the Commonwealth Government.”
