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Australian students will receive more support to finish year 12 as the federal government attempts to stem the growing drop-out rate at public schools.<br><br>The number of Australian children finishing high school has gone backwards, dropping from 85 per cent to 79 per cent in seven years.<br><br>The fall is even more pronounced at public schools which have decreased from 83 per cent to 73.6 per cent.<br><br>education - [https://lambangcapgiarenhat.com/category/chung-chi-nghe/ website], Minister Jason Clare said this had to change, and over the next ten years, the federal government will try to turn the tide by introducing a new  funding agreement called Better and Fairer Schools.<br><br>"We have a good education system, but it can be a lot better and fairer," he said.<br><br>"There are no blank cheques here. I want to invest billions into our public schools and I want to make sure that money makes a difference to the kids who really need it."<br><br>New targets will be introduced to increase the number of students finishing year 12 by 7.5 per cent from 2022 results to 83.8 per cent by 2030.<br><br>If achieved, this would be the highest rate of Year 12 certification ever.<br><br>To meet this goal, the government will provide support such as catch-up tutoring to help those falling behind and fund wellbeing resources including counsellors and mental health workers.<br><br>It will also focus on students from rural and regional Australia, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.<br><br>In order to maintain the necessary workforce, initiatives will be introduced to attract and retain teachers and provide them with professional learning resources. <br><br>The government also aims to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a Year 12 certificate or equivalent qualification, boost student attendance rates to pre-pandemic levels and improve students' reading and numeracy proficiency.<br><br>The NT government will sign the agreement on Wednesday while WA will sign on in the coming months.<br><br>However, other states are holding out as negotiations continue over the level of funding each government is [https://app.photobucket.com/search?query=expected expected] to provide to reach the Schooling Resource Standard.<br><br>The standard is an estimate of how much total public funding a school needs to meet its students' needs.<br><br>The Commonwealth has committed to raising its funding to 40 per cent of the standard in its deal with the NT government, and 22.5 per cent for WA schools.<br><br>NSW is hoping the government will lift its contribution to 25 per cent for the state's public schools from its offer of 22.5 per cent.<br><br>The hold outs will have until the end of September to confirm whether they will sign on to the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement or continue with current arrangements.