Victorian schools to reach full Gonski funding in 2034 as state lifts share to 75 per cent

Key points

• Victoria will raise its share of public school funding from 70 to 75 per cent of the national standard, but full funding will not arrive until 2034. The state and Commonwealth agreed to fully fund state schools against the School Resource Standard, a benchmark from the 2012 Gonski review.
• Premier Ben Carroll called it the biggest investment in schools ever. At Pembroke Primary School in Melbourne's outer east, a basketball court has been unused for two years and half the playground is fenced off.
• School council treasurer James Dunn said the school cannot afford repairs.