Funding boost for NSW schools: Berejiklian

Needs-based funding for NSW schools will be increased by about $80 million in 2018, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced.

Gladys Berejiklian says needs-based funding for NSW schools will be increased by $80m in 2018. (AAP)

Needs-based education funding for NSW government schools will be increased by eight per cent to more than $1 billion, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced.

The $1.09 billion, allocated to schools based on student needs, will fund targeted numeracy and literacy programs as well as teacher training, Ms Berejiklian said on Wednesday.

The funding increase in 2018 to the Resource Allocation Model is worth about $80 million, according to the premier.