Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034
The Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (BFSA) commenced 1 January 2025, replacing the National School Reform Agreement.
The BFSA is a joint agreement between the Commonwealth and states and territories to help create a better and fairer education system for all students.
Download the Heads of Agreement (Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025-2034) [PDF 769 KB | DOCX 1.7 MB]
The BFSA outlines a suite of targeted reforms to lift student outcomes, ambitious targets for improving education outcomes and strengthened funding transparency arrangements.
The BFSA will ensure all public schools in states and territories that sign, receive 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard during the operation of the Agreement.
Interim School Funding Agreement 2025
The Interim School Funding Agreement 2025 (ISFA) is an interim agreement which operates for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
The ISFA enables Commonwealth funding for schools to be provided in 2025 while negotiations continue on the BFSA.
Download the Interim School Funding Agreement 2025 [PDF 648 KB | DOCX 1.6 MB]
The ISFA shares the same objectives and outcomes as the BFSA and focuses on the 3 priority areas agreed by Education Ministers in December 2023.
It maintains the existing Commonwealth funding arrangements agreed under the National School Reform Agreement but contains national policies and priorities that are consistent with the BFSA.
More information
Further details of the BFSA and the ISFA, including state and territory bilateral agreements is 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 (Interim School Funding Agreement 2025)
Superseded agreements
To view the superseded agreements visit Trove's National School Reform Agreement.
