Alarming statistics about education of children with a disability in Australia. Join the campaign

From Children with a Disability: The statistics about the process and outcomes in school education for students with disability are alarming: 63% experience problems fitting in at school, only 30% completed year 12 or equivalent (approximately half the rate of other students) and only 12% completed a bachelor level tertiary qualification. More telling is that while states and territories fund integration to support 5% of all students, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimate that around 15% of all students need additional support. 

Many children with needs for assistance in school do not get funded supports due to the arbitrary eligibility criteria, resulting in schools not getting the resources needed to properly educate these students. This is a major inequity in the system that needs to be fixed through reform of the funding system and the raising of expectations that schools will educate all students. Therefore, reform of how education is funded is vital for students with disability. 

Gonski recommended an overhaul to our funding system so that much more money is invested, and for schools to be funded on the basis of need. (What is Gonski?)

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