ACT wants parents to have more say in where their child goes to school. They support bringing back partnership schools (publicly funded but independently run) and want the curriculum to focus on reading, writing, maths, science, and history. They also want schools to be judged on results, and the best teachers to be paid more.
“Every child should have access to a quality education that equips them with the knowledge and skills to succeed in life.”
“Introduce a Student Education Account system — every child to have a publicly funded account parents can use at any registered school or provider.”
“Reward the best teachers — performance-based pay enabling schools to pay their best teachers more based on student progress.”
Summarised neutrally from ACT’s own official policy (as at 2026-06-23) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Education →
ACT would give teachers an explicit legal power to order a disruptive student out of the classroom, with reasonable force available if the student refuses twice. Staff acting in good faith would get clear legal protection, an assault on anyone at school would automatically trigger removal and a stand-down or suspension, and parent meetings would become mandatory for serious or repeated behaviour — enforced with fines of up to $3,000 and liability for deliberate property damage.
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