Queensland Budget 2024-25: How much every public school scored in state budget

Queensland‘s investment in the public education system is also going up to in excess of $12.63bn in the upcoming financial year. SEARCH FOR YOUR SCHOOL

Queensland private schools will get more taxpayer cash in the new financial year with boosts for infrastructure project approvals and overall funding, state budget documents reveal.

Private schools received $892m in current grants and $131m in capital grants in the 2023-24 financial year, and Tuesday’s budget papers show this will increase to $922m in current grants and $138m in capital grants in 2024-25.

Meanwhile, state investment in the public education system is also going up to in excess of $12.633bn in the upcoming financial year.

This includes a sharp spike in fresh investment from $178.2m this year to a projected $395.6m in the 2024-25 calendar for more teachers and teacher aides and to lift student outcomes in priority cohorts such as those with a disability.

However, approved funding for state school infrastructure projects is decreasing year-on year, going from $1.45bn in 2023-24 to $1.19bn in the upcoming financial year for construction and refurbishment of state school and early education centre facilities.

In his budget address, Treasurer Cameron Dick said the overall education package included school infrastructure upgrades, classroom staffing boosts, and subsidised school meals.

“This budget allocates $1 billion over five years to deliver more teachers and teacher aides to help every student realise their potential, including priority cohorts such as students with a disability,” he said.

“To help recruit teachers to remote and regional Queensland where housing pressures can be greater than they are in the South East, we are investing $45 million over three years to subsidise teacher accommodation.”

“To ensure that Queensland children are able to get everything they can out of each day at school, this budget allocates $15 million for subsidised school breakfasts and lunches.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles and Treasurer Cameron Dick outlining what’s in the state budget. Picture: Dan Peled / NewsWire

“Our investment in school infrastructure in 2024-25 includes $342 million for new facilities at schools experiencing the fastest enrolment growth, $273 million to upgrade facilities at existing schools, and $167 million for the Building Future Schools program to deliver world-class learning environments for students,”

“[In addition], $144 million as part of the strategic land acquisition fund to acquire land for new and expanded schools, and $117 million to continue the rollout of our successful School Halls Program.”

More broadly, Mr Dick highlighted the multifaceted Putting Queensland Kids First strategy, with more than $500 million in state funding.

“This program will stretch across education, health and communities to support Queensland children from birth onwards,” he said.

“It encompasses everything from health development checks to extended free kindy for four-year-olds, particularly in discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as well as supporting behavioural specialists and health practitioners in state schools.

“It is the most comprehensive package of measures to help children that Queensland has ever seen.”