School Reform Ideas

Here are some ideas to revitalise schools and incentivise students and parents.

Free Kindergarten

Kindergarten should be added to the public education system. This can be funded through the abolition of the Baby Bonus and a small part of the multi-billion surplus.

TAFE & VCAL

We support re-funding quality TAFE and VCAL tertiary courses at the expense of funding for private tertiary providers.

Intelligent Design

NewAustralia opposes the teaching of 'Intelligent Design' or other ideas emanating from a particular religion as science in schools. These ideas should be discussed within the faiths that they originate from. Schools should only teach science that has been well tested in the peer reviewed literature.

State Control

NewAustralia proposes the States take full control of Education and Health while the Federal Government should take full control of Transport.

This creates clearer lines of accountability and reduces blame-shifting.













Education disaster

11th Dec 2012: Australian children were beaten by students from 26 countries in year four reading in the 2011 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. Article.

Ideology over evidence

5th Sept 2012: As in so many areas of policy Education is also suffering from the dogged implementation of failed ideas. Article.

Sabotaging Gonski

27th August 2012: Both parties now seem to be determined to tip even more money to the elite schools. Article.

Closing TAFE to build prisons

18th May 2012: Victorian premier Ted Baillieu slashes TAFE spending to build more prisons. more...