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.