Reward for School Improvement

The Gillard Labor Government will provide reward payments to the schools that deliver the greatest improvements across a range of areas. This will help drive excellence in every school and better results for every child.

Individual Australian primary schools will receive $75,000 if they show the most improvement and high schools will receive $100,000. Areas covered will include:

School attendance.
Literacy and numeracy performance.
Year 12 attainment and results.
Post-school destination information, such as the number of students going onto further education, training or work.

The Reward for School Improvement program will provide an additional incentive for schools to improve in the areas that matter most to children and their parents.

Reward payments will be provided for 500 schools in 2013, based on improvement in the 2012 school year, and will be provided to 1000 schools based on improvement in 2013. Principals and school communities will determine the best use of their reward payments, to sustain and drive further improvement.