Grattan Institute presents 'radical but achieveable' plan to fix Australia's school funding mess

By Matthew Knott
Updated November 28 2016 - 5:08pm, first published November 27 2016 - 9:00pm
The Grattan Institute says its "radical but achievable" solution would see all schools receive appropriate funding by 2023 Photo: XiXinXing
The Grattan Institute says its "radical but achievable" solution would see all schools receive appropriate funding by 2023 Photo: XiXinXing
Federal Education minister Simon Birmingham has welcomed the report Photo: Wayne Taylor
Federal Education minister Simon Birmingham has welcomed the report Photo: Wayne Taylor
Loreto Kirribilli, an elite Catholic girls school, received 283 per cent of its funding entitlement. Photo: Wade Laube
Loreto Kirribilli, an elite Catholic girls school, received 283 per cent of its funding entitlement. Photo: Wade Laube

All Australian schools would reach their appropriate funding levels within seven years under a bold plan to cut taxpayer support for over-funded schools and ramp up support for disadvantaged schools.

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