This document details the administered, departmental and total funding amounts for capped costings included in Appendix C, Table C-1 of the 2019 Post-election report.

This proposal consists of five components. It would be announced immediately following the 2019 general election and would have effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: University tuition fees

Tuition for Australian citizens commencing undergraduate studies at public universities would be funded by the Commonwealth Government without requiring payments by students. Students who have held a Commonwealth-supported place within the two years prior to 1 July 2019 would still be required to pay for their tuition.

This proposal consists of five components. It would be announced immediately following the 2019 general election and would have effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: University tuition fees

Tuition for Australian citizens commencing undergraduate studies at public universities would be funded by the Commonwealth Government without requiring payments by students. Students who have held a Commonwealth-supported place within the two years prior to 1 July 2019 would still be required to pay for their tuition.

The proposal has four components to increase funding for government schools.

Component 1 – Increase Commonwealth Government funding for government schools in even annual steps to reach 25 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) by 2023 and maintain this level on an ongoing basis.
All other aspects of current policy for schools funding remain unchanged.
Component 1 would have effect from 1 January 2020.

The proposal has four components to increase funding for government schools.

Component 1 – Increase Commonwealth Government funding for government schools in even annual steps to reach 25 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) by 2023 and maintain this level on an ongoing basis.
All other aspects of current policy for schools funding remain unchanged.
Component 1 would have effect from 1 January 2020.

This proposal would establish a bursary program to encourage high‐performing students to enter initial teacher education. Under the program 500 bursaries would be provided in 2020, 1,000 bursaries in each year from 2021 to 2030. Each bursary would be valued at $10,000 a year.

This proposal would establish a bursary program to encourage high‐performing students to enter initial teacher education. Under the program 500 bursaries would be provided in 2020, 1,000 bursaries in each year from 2021 to 2030. Each bursary would be valued at $10,000 a year.

This proposal would increase Commonwealth Government funding to government schools as specified below.  These amounts represent the financial‐year implications of calendar‐year funding. 

This proposal would increase Commonwealth Government funding to government schools as specified below.  These amounts represent the financial‐year implications of calendar‐year funding. 

The proposal would increase Australian Government funding for vocational education and training in the following ways.