Funding, retention and social reproduction in Australian schooling

What this note covers

1. Two sectors, one system: how Australian schools are funded
2. From the Enrolment Benchmark Adjustment to the SES model
3. Reading the apparent retention rate correctly
4. Funding and cultural capital together: how schooling reproduces class position
5. Worked example: two constructed schools compared
6. Power, politics and the funding debate as a live legislative struggle
7. How funding and retention are examined and what separates a top response

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes