That takes the total annual Education and Tertiary Education Votes for 2023/24 to just under $21.5 billion.

While the biggest element of Budget 2023 is investment into early childhood education (around $1.8 billion) to support our youngest learners and their families, the education package also focuses on delivering an education infrastructure ($1.2 billion capital) that meets the needs of all learners and responding to the same cost pressures facing the rest of the country.

Budget 2023 pulls together initiatives across 5 critical education areas.