Liberal/National Coalition
Party policy · Schools
Literacy and Numeracy Guarantee; scrap the Schools Tax
Sourced, pending editorial review. Policies are summarised from each party's official material and independent sources captured on 10 November 2026. Summaries were compiled by automated research and have not yet been checked by a human editor — open the cited source to confirm.
What is being promised
Introduce a Literacy and Numeracy Guarantee with targets for student results, and scrap the tax on non-government schools.
How it is intended to work
Achievement targets, teacher training and a curriculum review; removal of a tax affecting non-government schools.
Who may be affected
- Students
- Teachers
- Families at non-government schools
- Announced cost
- Not stated in the captured passages
- Funding mechanism
- Not stated in the captured passages
- Proposed timeline
- Not stated in the captured passages
- Says a Wilson Liberal and Nationals government would introduce a Literacy and Numeracy Guarantee.
- The Nationals say the Schools Tax on non-government schools will be scrapped.
Important uncertainties
- The literacy announcement was captured from a republished copy, not the Liberal Party's own site (unavailable when retrieved).
Positions on key approaches
Public schools should be fully funded and free for parents.
No documented position. No position found in captured sources.
The state should set targets to lift literacy and numeracy results.
Supports. Literacy and Numeracy Guarantee.
The tax on non-government schools should be scrapped.
Supports. Scrap the Schools Tax.