Victorian State Budget 2006
Education and Training in Victoria
Budget Highlights
The State Government has tabled the 2006-07 Budget Statement which delivers an additional $1.2 billion to Victoria’s education and training system.
This Budget invests in new schools and school infrastructure, literacy skills and delivering a world-class training system. It also recognises the added expense to families when their children begin primary or secondary school.
The 2006-07 Budget initiatives will play an important role in continuing to build the State’s education and training system which in turn will build a better future for all Victorians.
Budget highlights include:
- $448 million construction and equipment program for Schools and TAFE
- $182 million School Start Bonus to help every child starting Prep or Year 7
- $11.7 million for Literacy Improvement Teams
- $36 million ‘Trades Bonus’ for all first year apprentices to encourage as many as possible to complete their trade
- $230 million towards Maintaining the Advantage: Skilled Victorians
- $5.1 million for a new Academic Number to help improve outcomes for all students
- $24.1 million to continue the Schools for Innovation and Excellence program
- $47.2 million to continue the successful Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
- $11.6 million to school leadership initiative
Download a PDF version of the budget highlights document.
Fact Sheets
- New Academic Numbers to Help Improve Outcomes for all Students
- $448 Million Construction and Equipment Program for Schools and TAFE
- $11.7 Million to Fund Literacy Improvement Teams
- $182 Million School Start Bonus
- Snowy Fund Transforms Victorian Schools
- $11.6 Million will Build Leadership in Schools
- Reform to Continue in Victorian Government Schools
- Investing in a Skilled Victoria
Media Releases
- $1.2 Billion Extra for Education and Training (PDF - 152Kb)
- $182 Million to Give Students the Best Start at School (PDF - 113Kb)
- Action on Literacy Skills Helps Students Reach Potential (PDF - 114Kb)
- $367 Million to Maintain Victoria’s Skill Advantage (PDF - 142Kb)
- Provincial Schools Big Winners in Education (PDF - 148Kb)
Victorian State Budget
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