The Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034
The Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034 (BFSA) and the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement – Full and Fair Funding 2025–2034 (Full and Fair Funding Agreement) started in January 2025. They replace the National School Reform Agreement, which ended on 31 December 2024, and the Interim School Funding Agreement 2025.
Both agreements will run for 10 years, ending on 31 December 2034.
The Australian Government and state and territory governments jointly agreed the BFSA and Full and Fair Funding Agreement. They aim to support a better and fairer education system for all students.
The Northern Territory signed the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034 [PDF 769 KB | DOCX 1.7 MB]
The remaining states and the Australian Capital Territory have signed on to the Full and Fair Funding Agreement [PDF 1.5 MB | DOCX 1.4 MB]
The BFSA and Full and Fair Funding Agreement put government schools on a path to reach 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard over the life of the agreements.
More information
Further details of the BFSA and Full and Fair Funding Agreement, including state and territory bilateral agreements, are available on the Department of Education website:
- The Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (2025–2034)
- Heads of Agreement (Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034)
- Heads of Agreement (Better and Fairer Schools Agreement – Full and Fair Funding 2025–2034
Superseded agreements
To view the superseded agreements visit Trove’s National School Reform Agreement and the Interim School Funding Agreement 2025 [PDF 648 KB | DOCX 1.6 MB]
