Karen Andrews (McPherson, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills) Share this | Hansard source

It is actually a $2,324,200 increase for Burke Street Public School. Crown Street Public School receives $7,858,900—that is a $1,860,900 increase; Darlinghurst Public School receives $8,474,300; Plunkett Street Public School receives $1,793,400; Gardeners Road Public School receives $10,399,200; Forest Lodge Public School receives $8,817,600; Alexandria Park Community School receives $22,583,500; Newtown High School of the Performing Arts receives $35,112,800; Glebe Public School receives $7,439,300; Australia Street Infants School receives $3,939,700; Newtown North Public School receives $7,428,900; Newtown Public School receives $11,064,700; Erskineville Public School receives $9,986,800; Lord Howe Island Central School receives $2,189,800, which is actually within that sector; Bridge Road School receives $3,156,500; Sydney Distance Education Primary School, based in Surrey Hills, receives $8,026,800; Sydney Distance Education High School receives $18,120,000; Fort Street Public School receives $5,253,200; Cleveland Street Intensive English High School receives $8,647,400 and Green Square School receives $2,956,300. All of those schools will have significant increases in their school funding as a result of the reforms that this government has put forward in the education sector in schools.

Many people have raised concerns in the past and have indicated that this government does not have the ability to pass legislation through the Senate, but that is not true because we have been able to pass quite contentious legislation through the Senate. I am very confident that the schools reform package that we have put to the parliament will be passed in the House and also by the Senate. I am confident about that because I am confident that the crossbench will understand that the schools are going to be better off under the proposals that we have put forward.

Once we have resolved the funding issues we can then move forward and discuss the issues of quality education and ensure that every dollar that we put into our schools is well spent and results in a significant high-quality-outcome education for our students. We on this side of the House have said many times, and the coalition government has been very clear, that we are focused on a quality education outcome for all students across Australia. The proposal that has been put together by the minister has been well received throughout very large sections of our community, and particularly throughout the education sector. There is endorsement after endorsement that we have been able to put forward.

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