education funding, student fees, university
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the following changes to university funding proposed by the Federal Government?
| Total approve | Total disapprove | Strongly Approve | Approve | Disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Don’t know | ||||||||
| Reducing funding to universities by $2.8 billion | 28% | 56% | 7% | 21% | 33% | 23% | 15% | |||||||
| Increasing student fees by $2,000 – $3,600 for a 4-year degree | 30% | 60% | 7% | 23% | 32% | 28% | 11% | |||||||
| Requiring students to begin repaying loans once their salary reaches $42,000 instead of $55,000 | 47% | 44% | 14% | 33% | 24% | 20% | 10% | |||||||
56% disapproved of the proposal to reduce university funding by $2.8 billion, and only 28% approved. Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (80% disapprove), ALP voters (69%) and those with a university degree (65%). Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (45% approve) those aged 65+ (40%) and males (34%).
60% disapproved of the proposal to increase student fees, and only 30% approved. Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (84% disapprove), ALP voters (73%) and those aged 18-24 (71%). Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (51% approve) and those aged 65+ (46%).
47% approved of the proposal to require students to repay their loan earlier, and 44% disapproved. Those most likely to approve were those aged 65+ (68% approve), Liberal/National voters (67%) and other party/independent voters (57%). Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (68% disapprove) and those aged 18-24 (59%).
Deregulation of university fees, education funding, university
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Federal Government’s proposal to deregulate university fees?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
22% |
12% |
43% |
7% |
17% |
|
| Total disapprove |
53% |
73% |
30% |
81% |
59% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
6% |
10% |
2% |
5% |
|
| Approve |
16% |
6% |
33% |
5% |
12% |
|
| Disapprove |
23% |
27% |
21% |
22% |
25% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
30% |
46% |
9% |
59% |
34% |
|
| Don’t know |
24% |
14% |
27% |
12% |
24% |
22% approve of the Federal Government’s proposal to deregulate university fees and 53% disapprove.
60% of those aged 18-24 and 59% of those with a university degree disapprove.
education funding, education in Australia, university
Q. It has been claimed that deregulation of university fees will enable universities to create more scholarships for financially disadvantaged students. Overall, do you think deregulating university fees will increase or decrease access to a university education?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total increase |
22% |
21% |
29% |
9% |
19% |
|
| Total decrease |
44% |
54% |
29% |
74% |
43% |
|
| Increase a lot |
9% |
12% |
8% |
3% |
11% |
|
| Increase a little |
13% |
9% |
21% |
6% |
8% |
|
| Make no difference |
18% |
14% |
27% |
8% |
18% |
|
| Decrease a little |
15% |
13% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
|
| Decrease a lot |
29% |
41% |
11% |
59% |
30% |
|
| Don’t know |
16% |
11% |
15% |
10% |
19% |
44% think that deregulating university fees will decrease access to a university education and 22% think it will increase access. 18% think it will make no difference.
Those most likely to think access will decrease were aged 18-24 (57%) and those with a university degree (53%).
22 April 2013, 220413, education funding, Gonski
Q. The Government has announced a plan to implement the Gonski recommendations by providing substantially increased funding for public schools, some increased funding for private schools and some reduction in funding for universities. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s plan?
|
Total
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
40% |
60% |
28% |
42% |
| Total disapprove |
43% |
25% |
59% |
42% |
| Strongly approve |
12% |
23% |
5% |
14% |
| Approve |
28% |
37% |
23% |
28% |
| Disapprove |
25% |
15% |
33% |
30% |
| Strongly disapprove |
18% |
10% |
26% |
12% |
| Don’t know |
17% |
16% |
13% |
15% |
40% approved the Government’s plan for implementing the Gonski recommendations and 43% disapproved. 60% of Labor voters approved and 59% of Liberal/National voters disapproved. Greens voters were split.
By income, for those earning $600-$1,600pw, 47% approve and 37% disapprove while for those earning over $1,600 pw, 36% approve and 50% disapprove.
30 July 2012, 300712, education funding, increase funding, private schools, public schools
Q. Do you think all schools should get a similar increase in funding, public schools should receive a larger increase or private schools should receive a larger increase?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| All schools should receive a similar increase in funding |
28% |
23% |
39% |
7% |
| Public schools should receive a larger increase |
63% |
74% |
51% |
79% |
| Private schools should receive a larger increase |
2% |
1% |
3% |
– |
| Don’t know |
7% |
2% |
6% |
13% |
63% think that public schools should receive a larger increase in funding, 2% think private schools should receive a larger increase and 28% think all schools should receive a similar increase.
Labor voters (74%) and Greens voters (79%) showed strongest support for increased funding for public schools – although a majority (51%) of Liberal/National voters also supported it.
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, school funding, Schools, students, taxpayers
Q. The Gonski report on funding education has recommended a new model for school funding that would mean all students are entitled to a set level of funding regardless of where they go to school, disadvantaged schools receive more funding and taxpayer funding for private schools is adjusted down based on parents’ capacity to pay.
Do you support or oppose these recommendations?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
68% |
79% |
64% |
76% |
| Total oppose |
13% |
7% |
17% |
14% |
| Strongly support |
25% |
37% |
17% |
35% |
| Support |
43% |
42% |
47% |
41% |
| Oppose |
9% |
5% |
12% |
9% |
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
19% |
14% |
19% |
10 |
68% say they support the recommendations of the Gonski report on funding education and 13% were opposed.
Strongest support was shown by Labor voters (79%), Greens voters (76%) and people aged 55+ (75%).
budget, Budget Surplus, Education, education funding, Federal Budget, Gonski report, Polling, polls, Schools
Q. The Gonski report also recommends a $5 billion increase in education funding with $1.5 billion of this additional funding coming from the Federal Government and the rest from the State Governments. If the Federal Government provides this additional funding it may mean they will not be able to return the budget to surplus next year.
Do you think it is more important to provide this additional funding for schools or more important to return a budget surplus?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| More important to provide additional funding to schools |
61% |
63% |
58% |
83% |
| More important to return a budget surplus |
24% |
25% |
29% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
15% |
12% |
12% |
6% |
61% think it is more important to provide additional funding to schools and 24% say it is more important to return a budget surplus.
Those who think it is more important to provide additional funding were women (65%), aged 45+ (67%), and Greens voters (83%).
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, private schools, public schools, school funding, Schools
Q. Do you think all schools should get an increase in funding or should some of the wealthy elite private schools not get an increase in funding?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| All schools should receive an increase in funding |
23% |
17% |
31% |
11% |
| Some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase in funding |
73% |
78% |
68% |
83% |
| Don’t know |
4% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
Only 23% think that all schools should receive an increase in funding and 73% think that some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase.
Highest support for all schools to receive an increase in funding came from Liberal/National voters (31%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (28%).
Highest support for wealthy elite private schools not receiving additional funding came from Greens voters (83%), Labor voters (78%) and people aged 45-64 (78%).