Schools and education

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What Canberrans said about schools and education

25%picked “Delivering high-quality education” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government

42%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

Prioritise recruitment, retention and training of teachers69%
Prioritise funding for public schools65%
Improve student learning outcomes and engagement50%

From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, april 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 478 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.

Always voted forMostly voted forVoted both waysMostly voted againstAlways voted against

Schools and educationPublic school funding

Commit more funding to public schools

11 for · 7 against · 7 not in these votes

1 recorded vote

Bars show how the members of the current Assembly voted across each issue’s votes. They describe voting patterns only, not whether anyone was right.