In a wealthy country like ours, everyone should have access to a good education to help them get ahead.
Nothing reflects fairness more than believing that every child deserves a high-quality education, no matter where they live or how much their family earns.
Decades of underfunding have left public schools struggling to meet the needs of their students while elite private schools enjoy taxpayer-funded luxuries.
Unlike Labor and the Liberals, who have failed to address the growing inequity in education, the Greens are committed to fully funding public schools and ending wasteful subsidies for the wealthiest private institutions.
The Greens have a vision for lifelong learning that means everyone has access to whatever education they need to live a good life.
The Greens have already:
- Scrapped the childcare subsidy activity test guaranteeing 3 days of childcare a week
- Secured a better deal to fully fund public schools by 2032
Next we will:
- Remove out-of-pocket fees for public schools and bring in an $800 back-to-school bonus
- Fully fund all public schools to 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard
- Make childcare universally accessible with no out-of-pocket costs
- Wipe student debts and bring back free TAFE and university for everyone
- Help adult students afford the basics by lowering the JobSeeker eligibility age to 18 and abolishing parental income tests for those not at home.
- Ensure every classroom is equipped with a modern air ventilation system
- Raise the stipend for PhD students to meet the national minimum wage and give them paid parental leave