Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ACT 2013 - SECT 3

    The objects of this Act are:

  (a)   to provide a Commonwealth needs - based funding model for school education that:

  (i)   includes a base amount of funding for every student and loadings for students and schools who need extra support; and

  (ii)   is affordable, simple, predictable and fair; and

  (iii)   invests in evidence - based reforms that will improve student outcomes; and

  (b)   to support the objectives of intergovernmental agreements on school education.