29520 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education

Written Question

Published date: 07 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	29520 (2026)
Question asked:	23 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Shanan Halbert
Portfolio:	Minister for Tertiary Education
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	01 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_29520_2026
Document guid:	7414bf15-8c08-4482-a84a-c5bbf2f053e7

29520 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How much money, as a percentage of the total funding previous allocated to final-year Fees Free was reprioritised into Vote Tertiary Education in Budget 2026?

Hon Penny Simmonds: 8.4 percent in savings from ending the final-year Fees Free scheme was reprioritised from Vote Revenue to Vote Tertiary Education.