{"id":"F2024L01664","name":"Australian Education (Commonwealth Share for Government Schools) Regulations 2024","slug":"australian-education-commonwealth-share-for-government-schools-regulations-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105535,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L01664-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Australian Education (Commonwealth Share for Government Schools) Regulations 2024.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the Australian Education Act 2013.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth share for government schools","content":"#### 4 Commonwealth share for government schools\n\n For the purposes of subsection 35A(1) of the Act and subject to section 35B of the Act, the Commonwealth share for a government school for a year mentioned in an item of the following table is, for a school located in a State or Territory mentioned in a column of the table, the percentage mentioned for that item in that column.\n\n```html\n

Commonwealth share for government schools

Item

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Col. 4

Col. 5

Col. 6

Col. 7

Col. 8

Col. 9

Year

NSW

%

Vic

%

Qld

%

WA

%

SA

%

Tas

%

ACT

%

NT

%

1

2025

20.00

20.00

20.00

21.25

20.00

21.25

21.25

24.92

2

2026

20.16

20.00

20.42

22.50

20.37

22.50

22.50

28.69

3

2027

20.31

20.00

20.46

22.50

20.37

22.50

22.50

32.46

4

2028

20.63

20.00

20.49

22.50

20.37

22.50

22.50

36.23

5

2029

21.25

20.00

20.50

22.50

21.25

22.50

22.50

40.00

6

2030

22.50

20.00

20.79

22.66

22.50

22.66

22.66

40.00

7

2031

22.81

20.00

21.30

22.89

22.89

22.89

22.89

40.00

8

2032

23.13

20.00

22.08

23.15

23.15

23.15

23.15

40.00

9

2033

23.75

20.00

23.25

23.75

23.75

23.75

23.75

40.00

10

2034 or a later year

25.00

20.00

25.00

25.00

25.00

25.00

25.00

40.00

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