TASMANIA'S education union says state and federal government cuts and unfair funding arrangements mean too many students are being denied the teachers and tailored education supports they need.
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A comparison of some Northern Tasmanian schools using MySchool data by The Examiner earlier this week revealed that government funding for non-government schools appears to be increasing, while declining for many government-owned schools.
Government funding decreased for two out of five state schools between 2009 and 2013, while per-student funding improved slightly at all schools.
During the same period, government funding to the region's three biggest independent schools increased, with St Patrick's College receiving 25.78 per cent more funding in 2013 than in 2009.
Independent Schools Tasmania said on Tuesday that increased funding was to do with increasing student numbers.
Australian Education Union Tasmanian branch president Helen Richardson said cuts to government schools meant many students were being held back from learning.
"We can all agree that every child in Tasmania, no matter which school they attend, deserves the tailored learning support and rich education experience needed to give them the best start in life," Ms Richardson said.
"Gonski delivers to every child the teaching and learning supports they need to thrive and it's why the Turnbull government has an important responsibility to deliver the full six-year plan so every child can reach their full potential.
"I applaud the Hodgman government for its support of Gonski, but its good intentions will continue to be undermined, and too many kids held back from learning, until it reverses the education cuts of 2014."
Opposition education spokeswoman Michelle O'Byrne said Labor supported needs-based, sector-blind funding for schools.
"Gonski was designed to deliver support directly to schools to the students and classrooms that need it most," she said.
"Instead we've seen the Liberal government use Gonksi funding to plug its own damaging cuts to education."